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Climate Action for Jobs Initiative

New Climate Action for Jobs Board calls for a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 crisis

Labour and environment ministers, employers’ and workers’ leaders, and UN and development bank representatives have set in motion an “Alliance for a decade of action” on climate change, decent jobs and social justice.

G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Time to talk about building back a better world of work, Director-General tells L20 trade union leaders

The ILO’s Director-General has told L20 trade union leaders that international solidarity and common purpose are essential to building back better from the COVID-19 crisis.

Q&A

A Private Sector Perspective on COVID19 – Conclusion of Joint Webinar Series between ILO and the Pacific Employers

Responding to the demand for deeper private sector dialogue from employer and business membership organizations in the Pacific, an eight part webinar series was launched in collaboration between the Pacific Island Private Sector Organization (PIPSO)...

COVID-19 and the world of work

ILO: Sustainable solutions urgently needed to address collapse of Caribbean tourism employment

New report assesses sector job losses and other decent work deficits due to COVID-19

Women's empowerment

SCOPE and ILO to undertake a joint study on women empowerment in India

Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE), an apex body of Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) and ILO signed an understanding for a Joint Study on “Women Empowerment - Adoption of Work from Home Model.”

Employment Intensive Infrastructure

ILO creates decent jobs to support Beirut explosion clearing operations

The International Labour Organization has mobilized its Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme in Lebanon to clear rubble in the aftermath of the Beirut explosion.

Kerala flood response

Video: Working Back Better - The ILO Story | Kerala Flood Response

On requests received for support from State constituents, ILO in collaboration with its constituents facilitated response for Kerala Floods in 2018

Kerala flood response

Video: Working Back Better - The ILO Story | Kerala Flood Response (Hindi)

On requests received for support from State constituents, ILO in collaboration with its constituents facilitated response for Kerala Floods in 2018

Kerala flood response

Video: Working Back Better - The ILO Story | Kerala Flood Response (Malayalam)

On requests received for support from State constituents, ILO in collaboration with its constituents facilitated response for Kerala Floods in 2018

WORK FROM HOME

Employers’ Federation of India (EFI) releases Work From Home (WFH) Guide

The EFI Work From Home (WFH) Guide intends to facilitate members, clients and partners to respond to the prevailing COVID 19 related crisis or for those who see it as an opportunity to replace the current jobs or co-opt WFH along with the current...

The ILO participates in the IUCN launch of the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions

ILO's statement at the IUCN launch of the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions

Joint Op-Ed ECLAC, ILO & UN Geneva

Building back better: Equality at the centre

We must put equality and environmental sustainability at the centre of the recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Virtual Global Summit

ILO Global Summit builds commitment to create better world of work after COVID-19

Global leaders discussed strategies to ensure the world of work after the COVID-19 pandemic tackles the vulnerabilities exposed by the outbreak, including a lack of social protection, the informal economy, inequality and climate change.

Mikhail Mishustin and Mikhail Shmakov Speak on Leaders’ Day at ILO Global Summit

Today on July 8 the Global Leaders’ Day was held online as part of the ILO Global Summit to address the impact of COVID-19 on the world of work. In the course of the event mediated by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, the Heads of State and...

ILO Global Summit on COVID-19 and the World of Work: Building a better future of work

Leaders from Asia-Pacific address ILO Virtual Global Summit on COVID-19 and the World of Work

Government, Employers’ and Workers’ leaders from Asia Pacific are to address the largest ever online gathering of workers, employers and governments to discuss how to build back better in the post-pandemic recovery.

Virtual Global Summit

Global leaders to address ILO Virtual Global Summit on COVID-19 and the World of Work

The largest ever online gathering of workers, employers and governments will discuss how to build back better in the post-pandemic recovery.

Virtual Global Summit

Regional events pave the way for global discussions on COVID-19 and the World of Work

Participants from five ILO regions discussed the challenges of recovery and building back better, and their conclusions will feed into discussions at a ILO virtual Global Summit.

COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment

As jobs crisis deepens, ILO warns of uncertain and incomplete labour market recovery

The International Labour Organization’s latest analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 finds its impact on the world of work was more severe than previously estimated, and offers three scenarios for the second half of 2020.

Media advisory

ILO to hold virtual, Global Summit on COVID-19 and the World of Work