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Education sector

Help educators now so they can help build a better future of work, says ILO

Education workers need more support if they are to provide the additional learning needed for building a more resilient and sustainable recovery from the pandemic.

Media advisory

ILO to release new analysis of labour market and social trends

ILO Caribbean Resilience Symposium

Labour experts call for greater investments in digital, blue and green economies, skills development and reduction of inequalities to...

Government Ministers, employers’ and workers’ representatives as well as academic researchers and development agencies gather for ILO Caribbean Resilience Symposium

Labour migration

2021 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

The Competition aims to recognize fair and balanced media reports that contribute to the elimination of public misperception, xenophobia and discrimination against migrant workers and highlight the positive contributions they make.

Our impact, their voices

Social dialogue is a win-win in times of crisis

Social dialogue is a key strategy for management and workers to find win-win solutions. One of the Better Work Indonesia (BWI) participating companies shows the benefits gained from social dialogues for both workers’ welfare and business continuity.

G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting

Protect workers and businesses in the tourism industry

ILO Deputy Director-General, Martha Newton, called on G20 countries to take action to support the travel and tourism industry, which has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. She was speaking at a virtual G20 Tourism Ministers’ meeting on 4 May,...

The resilience of Indonesia’s OSH System is tested during the pandemic

The ILO and its partners commemorated the World Day for Safety and Health at Work by examining efforts taken by relevant stakeholders, including mass media organizations, in ensuring long-term OSH investments and resilient OSH systems in Indonesia.

Message at the Bangsamoro Labour Summit, Labour Day 2021

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Bangsamoro Labour Summit, Labour Day 2021, 1 May 2021, Manila, Philippines via Zoom

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

ILO calls for resilient occupational safety and health systems for future emergencies

Better national occupational safety and health policies, institutional and regulatory frameworks, that are also integrated into crisis response, are needed, says the International Labour Organization.

Our impact, their stories

Restarting with resilience

A Value Chain Financing (VCF) model piloted by ILO as part of its COVID-19 response is helping Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) access working capital, and regain their footing

Message at the Pre-summit dialogue for businesses on the National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS)

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Pre-summit dialogue for businesses on the National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS), 23 April 2021, Manila, Philippines via Zoom

Message at the Pre-summit dialogue for workers on the National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS)

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Pre-summit dialogue for workers on the National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS), 22 April 2021, Manila, Philippines via Zoom

News

Peace is everyone’s business

Summary of ILO, WHO, the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO/DPPA) and Interpeace panel discussion

Yemeni business leaders explore means to position the private sector at the heart of reconstruction

Business leaders from across Yemen met virtually to discuss how to boost the activities of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry to ensure that the private sector plays a central role in the country’s reconstruction process.

Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank

COVID-19 strategies must invest in human-centred recovery, ILO tells World Bank/IMF

Economic and social recovery from the pandemic will require policies that promote decent work, address poverty and inequalities, and encourage a green recovery, the ILO’s Director-General has said in statements to the World Bank and International...

Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF Development Committee

COVID-19 recovery must be human-centred

To be effective, we need a global response that is addresses poverty and inequalities, promotes social dialogue, strengthens the institutions of work and supports social justice, the ILO’s Director-General said.

Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

We need a just transition and a green recovery from COVID-19

To be effective, pandemic recovery strategies must be as human-centred in their impact as the effects of the crisis itself have been, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder told the IMF Committee.

ILO and UNTFSSE participated in a Conference on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) and creation of jobs in the EU

The ILO Director of ACTRAV and the UNTFSSE Chair participated in the event titled “The role of Social Economy in the creation of jobs and in the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights” organized by the Portuguese Government on March...

Japan and ILO to support environmental and socio-economic resilience of Sudan

The Government of Japan has contributed US$ 1.9 million to the ILO’s dual response to recent flooding and the COVID-19 pandemic in Khartoum, Sudan.

The Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) and the ILO support the transition from "Corporate Social Responsibility" to "Responsible...