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UN General Assembly

Prime Minister of Belgium addresses high-level event on the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions

At an event during the UN General Assembly, Belgium’s Prime Minister underlined the need for a rapid transition to a greener and more digital economy, and expressed his full support to the Global Accelerator initiative.

TICAD 8 side event

Scaling-up action and investments on job creation and social protection in Africa

The ILO in collaboration with the African Union held a high-level policy dialogue on the Global Accelerator for Jobs and Social Protection. Government, worker’s, and employer’s representatives discussed together with development partners...

Sida supports ILO’s work across the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus (2022-2025)

Labour legislation

Spain approves law improving working conditions and social security for domestic workers

The new Spanish legislation will bring the rights of domestic workers into line with those of other employed workers.

The development of Suriname's Third Decent Work Country Programme is in motion

A full overview of the performance of the DWCP II was conducted at the start of the DWCP III workshop

Social security

Mongolia’s pensions challenge calls for careful reform not radical change

In common with many countries around the world, Mongolia needs to make difficult decisions regarding its pension scheme. Nuno Meira Simoes da Cunha, the International Labour Organization’s Senior Technical Specialist on Social Protection explains...

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting

ILO calls on G20 to support the “Global Accelerator for Jobs and Social Protection”

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting puts the focus on improving employment conditions to achieve a better recovery.

77th UN General Assembly

World leaders gather to address ‘interlocking’ crises

At the UN General Assembly in New York the ILO will seek to alleviate the impact of humanitarian, economic and climate crises by rallying support for the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection.

Members of Parliament, Government officials and ILO intensify efforts to strengthen social protection and labour rights in the Kurdistan...

With the support of the European Union, officials held a consultation on the draft Labour Law and the draft Social Security Law, followed by a training on social security governance aimed at strengthening capacities of relevant authorities in the...

Interview

How can Unions contribute to the achievement of universal social protection?

The ILO's Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV) launched a new resource package on social protection to assist workers and their organizations. Ursula Kulke, Senior Social Protection Specialist, explains the objectives of this resource package and...

Suriname’s new national midterm labour market policy (2022-2025) launched

The Policy is the result of a research and consultative process which started in October 2021, under the lead of the ILO.

Indonesian unemployment insurance scheme reviewed for improvements after six-months of implementation

The ILO supports the review and examination of the implementation of the Indonesian unemployment insurance scheme (JKP) for better improvements and expansions to benefit all workers facing job lost and replacement.

Presse Release

The ILO Director-General Guy Ryder celebrated the successes of his colleagues in Africa

The Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) ended this Wednesday, September 7, 2022, a 48-hour visit to Côte d'Ivoire that allowed him to bid farewell to Africa after ten years at the head of the institution.

ILO ADVOCATES FOR STRENGHTENED SOCIAL PROTECTION STATISTICS IN NIGERIA

As part of the ILO effort to support the government’s effort in monitoring progress in social protection coverage and tracking expenses, the ILO Abuja office paid an advocacy visit to the Statistician General of the Federation to discuss...

The Government of Sierra Leone Through NASSIT in collaboration with the ILO trains members of the technical and steering committee on the...

The government of Sierra Leone through the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT), representatives of employers’ and workers’ organizations have kickstarted a new initiative to extend social protection to the informal sector.

Social protection

More than half of people in Asia and the Pacific still lack social protection, says new ILO report

Despite significant progress in much of Asia and the Pacific social protection policies still lag behind other areas of the world, according to a new ILO report.

Tokyo International Conference on African Development

Decent work agenda for Africa to be promoted at TICAD 8

Key elements of the decent work agenda will be promoted at ILO-organized events taking place during the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8).

ILO to conduct Actuarial Review of Belize’s Social Security Scheme and the cost assessment for the unemployment insurance

The review will also consider the avenues to enhance the SSB’s investment portfolio allocation strategy, governance and operative structures, to ensure alignment with the Scheme’s retirement benefit liability profile as well as to maximize...

TICAD 8

ILO co-hosts TICAD 8 Side Event

Human security and emergency jobs for peace and resilience/ Experiences through partnership between Japan and the ILO for the promotion of decent work agenda in the context of fragility

Building Iraq’s Social Protection Floor: Joint UN paper proposes recommendations to strengthen the adequacy, coverage and equity of the...

The paper is part of efforts to facilitate the transition and reform of the social protection system in Iraq.