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International Youth Day

Youth employment crisis: disarming the pandemic-triggered time bomb

By the start of 2021, the youth unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean had reached 23.8 per cent and nearly three million had left a workforce dominated by informality. There is a risk of a "lockdown generation" the ILO warns on...

Businesses struggle to build back from the Beirut blast

A year on from the blast that devastated large parts of Beirut, the ILO is working to help small businesses across the Lebanese capital affected by the explosion. Many were already struggling to survive due to COVID-19 anti-infection measures and...

ILO builds the capacity of Egyptian textile companies on gender responsive workplaces

Message of support at the National Consultative Dialogue of the Ship to Shore Rights Southeast Asia (SEA) Programme

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the National Consultative Dialogue of the Ship to Shore Rights Southeast Asia (SEA) Programme, 5 August 2021, Manila, Philippines

Asia-Pacific labour market insights

What future for the Asia garment industry post-COVID?

The COVID-19 crisis has hit the global garment industry hard and nowhere has this been felt more than in Asia, where the majority of the industry is based. A new brief from the International Labour Organization looks at what the future holds for the...

ThrivePH Media Advisory

UN to launch joint research findings to diversify, upgrade Ph economy

The COVID-19 led to massive disruption of the economy and labour market. It has also revealed vulnerabilities of sectors and firms. The UN in the Philippines, in collaboration with the ILO, UNDP and UNIDO conducted a joint research to diversify and...

ThrivePH Media Advisory

UN to launch joint research findings on gender-responsive, resilient MSMEs

The Philippines endures the world’s longest COVID-19 lockdown halting operations of businesses and enterprises that led economic slowdown with severe implications for micro, small and medium enterprises. Yet, there are emerging opportunities to...

ILO in action

A win-win for young refugees and local farmers

The third of our ILO in Action series of video stories takes us to an ILO refugee project located in Bassikounou, Mauritania. Led by ILO Chief Technical Advisor, Federico Barroeta, the project trains young people in building public infrastructure. ...

Asia-Pacific labour market insights

Depressed global consumer demand continues to hit jobs in Asia and the Pacific

Almost 1 in 3 jobs in Asia and the Pacific are linked to the production of manufacturing products. COVID-19 has led to severe declines in global consumer demand, with only partial and in many cases uncertain recovery in sales of many of these...

BLOG

Will the pandemic help tackle climate change?. By Gary Rynhart, Specialist in employers’ activities.

The ILO launches recovery grants for refugee and host community-owned businesses

To contribute to the recovery of COVID-affected businesses, the ILO has launched a small business grant scheme, targeting 200 enterprises owned by refugees and host community members in Rhino Camp, West Nile, and Nakivale in Isingiro District in...

Gender equality

Fewer women than men will regain employment during the COVID-19 recovery says ILO

A new policy brief shows that the disproportionate job and income losses suffered by women during the pandemic will persist in the near future.

Ramifications of the UK Supreme Court judgement in Uber Bv v Aslam and others. Article by Ravi PEIRIS, Senior Specialist, Employers'...

The judgment of the Supreme Court of UK in the case of Uber Vs Aslam and others has been subject to much discussion and interpretations. It was therefore important to analyse the judgment from different standpoints – Independent Contractors / Own...

Message at the launch of the ILO Japan Bringing Back Jobs Safely under the COVID-19 Crisis in the Philippines: Rebooting Small and Informal...

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the ILO Japan Bringing Back Jobs Safely under the COVID-19 Crisis in the Philippines: Rebooting Small and Informal Businesses Safely and Digitally, 15 July 2021,...

COVID-19 and the World of Work

Targeted support to MSME’s during Fiji’s COVID emergency

In response to the Fiji COVID emergency, the ILO is working with the Fiji Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport (MCTTT) and the Fiji Commerce & Employers Federation (FCEF) to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), including...

BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment Endorsement

ILO welcomes BRICS Ministers' support for human-centred recovery from COVID-19

The ILO’s Global Call to Action for a human-centred recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, adopted by the membership at the International Labour Conference in June, has been endorsed by the Labour and Employment Ministers of the five BRICS economies.

ILO-Japan initiative targets safe return to work for small enterprises

Small enterprises and alternative livelihoods will benefit from a new ILO project with the Government of Japan through safer, more digitalized and productive workplaces, which will help prevent the spread of COVID-19 at work and mitigate the impact...

A bridge over troubled water

By André Gama, Social Protection Programme Manager, ILO Viet Nam

Child Labour

The Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) and the ILO fight against child labour in Egypt

raise awareness of private sector partners FEI and ILO support them to be in better compliance with International Labour Standards to combat child labour in Egypt

Integrating contingency plans and post-disaster needs assessments to build more resilient labour markets

ILO virtual workshop provides Caribbean constituents with practical training for crisis preparedness and response