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Maternity and paternity at work
Maternity protection makes headway amid vast global gaps
Despite progress in maternity benefits and a trend supporting paternity leave, an ILO report finds most women around the world are still not protected at work.
Labour Standards
Slovenia ratifies the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187) and the Night Work Convention,...
New ILO book
Work sharing can save jobs in times of crisis
Reducing hours of work can have positive effects on employment levels during a severe economic downturn, preserve skills and sustain enterprises.
Teleworking
The strong case for working remotely
New technology has made teleworking easier and more efficient but there has been resistance to the idea from unexpected quarters. There is, however, a strong business case for working from home. By Jon Messenger, ILO senior research officer and...
Global Wage Report 2012/13
Economic crisis leads to huge changes in working practices
Large numbers of employees are getting lower wages because they are working fewer hours and doing less overtime. Many are also ‘work sharing’ - in order to avoid being laid off.
Allow moms to breastfeed at work
World Breastfeeding Week (Aug 1-7) is celebrated in more than 170 countries to encourage the practice and improve the health of babies. Marking the occasion, the ILO highlights the importance of allowing breastfeeding at the workplace.
Korea ratifies three ILO Conventions
The Government of Korea ratified the Unemployment Convention, 1919 (No. 2), Forty-Hour Week Convention, 1935 (No. 47) and Occupational Cancer Convention, 1974 (No. 139).
Exploratory Study to Identify Workload Factors that have an Impact on Health and Safety – A Case Study in the Service Sector
The IRSST just published an exploratory study that try to further understanding of workload by examining work activity within a dynamic context involving individuals, their occupational activities and their organizational environment. The IRSST is a...
Press release
ILO book sheds light on working conditions in the remote work industry
A new book by the International Labour Organization (ILO) says that “remote work” – the offshoring and outsourcing of business services from developed to developing countries using information and communications technologies – is creating jobs that...
Role Reversal: When it comes to who works the longest hours, many Philippine women are the global exception
A new ILO study says men average longer working hours in paid work than women in almost every country around the world for which data are available. The sole exception to this pattern is the Philippines where employed women were two to three times...
Almost half of Thai workers are putting in 'excessive' hours, New ILO stufy finds
Nearly a century after adopting its first international standard on working time, a new study by the International Labour Office estimates that one in five workers around the world – or over 600 million persons – are still working more than 48 hours...
Working Time Around The World - One in five workers worldwide are putting in "excessive" hours: New ILO study spotlights working time in...
Nearly a century after adopting its first international standard on working time, a new study by the International Labour Office estimates that one in five workers around the world - or over 600 million persons - are still working more than 48 hours...
ILO to launch new global study on working time trends
Are people working more or less hours, and where? What is the status of the 40-hour week? In what jobs, and where, do people work longer or shorter hours? Who works longer hours, women or men, and why?
Thai families are struggling to care for families and earn a decent living - says new ILO report
A new ILO report shows that low-income workers in Thailand are earning less and working longer hours than before.