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Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024

Number of youth not in employment, education, or training (NEET) a cause for concern, despite falling jobless rate

New ILO report finds high shares of youth NEETs, regional and gender gaps, and growing youth anxiety about work, despite encouraging global youth unemployment trends.

New course developed by ILO Vision Zero Fund initiative

Commuting safety matters: Collective action for a safe commute

News

ILO and IOM Unveil Key Findings to Strengthen Labour Market Recovery in Türkiye’s Earthquake-Hit Regions

Social protection

Coconut farm workers register for social protection coverage

Coconut farm workers and their families in typhoon-affected areas enrol for social protection coverage online through free internet access and interactive orientation in Siargao.

Beyond the crisis: strengthening nexus coherence for social protection in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Coordination between humanitarian and development actors is critical to the emergency response in the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip

Impact story

Breaking waves and gender barriers in Sri Lanka maritime sector

A partnership between the International Labour Organization and Sri Lanka’s Mahapola Port and Martime Academy has led to Nayomi Amarasinghe becoming one of the few female seafarers in the country.

ILO’s emergency response to the Rio Grande do Sul Floods

Rio Grande worst ever floods on record in Brazil

Strengthening social protection systems in the humanitarian, development and peace nexus

Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and UNICEF share experiences at the Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development 2024.

ILO Joint social protection program in Zambia enhances lives amid drought: Success stories and challenges

Every year, the Government of Zambia through the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services and development partners hold Social Protection Joint Annual Performance Review (SP-JAR) to generate evidence to facilitate learning and...

Partners pledge support to ILO’s Palestinian labour market recovery programme

As the ILO implements its emergency plan in response to the war in Gaza, development partners boost their support for the ILO’s vital role in mitigating the devastating impact of the crisis on Palestinian workers and employers.

ILO assessment

War propels unemployment to close to 80 per cent and shrinks GDP by 83.5 per cent in the Gaza Strip

The war has caused unprecedented devastation to the Palestinian labour market and the wider economy, according to new data and analysis by the ILO and the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.

World Bank / IMF Spring Meetings

Greater social justice is the cornerstone of a more sustained recovery, ILO tells World Bank and IMF

In statements to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in Washington D.C., the ILO’s Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, underlined "the crucial need for concerted, coordinated action at all levels" in the face of...

Statement

ILO is committed to Decent Work amid conflicts in Sudan

On the first anniversary of the war in Sudan, ILO stands in solidarity with the people of the country as they face danger, displacement, job losses, and economic decline.

Work-Based Learning Programme for vulnerable communities affected by earthquakes in Aleppo, Syria: An Explainer

ILO assessment

Palestinian unemployment rate set to soar to 57 per cent during first quarter of 2024

New estimates show a loss of 507,000 jobs to date, shedding light on how the disruptions to economic life have led to unprecedented losses in employment and livelihoods across the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

ILO initiative strengthens engineers’ capacities in post-earthquake Syria

An ILO workshop has provided engineers in Aleppo in northern Syrian with structural damage assessment equipment and trained them on its use, to support rehabilitating infrastructure and buildings damaged by last year’s earthquake.

Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington D.C.

Advancing Decent Work and Labour Rights Globally

In his keynote address to the event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington D.C., ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, says the fight for decent work and labour rights is one that demands our urgent attention.

ILO report

High unemployment rates to worsen despite optimistic economic outlook in Arab States

While many economies in the Arab States region continue their post-pandemic recovery, recovery of the labour market lags behind, requiring concerted efforts to intensify diversification and to create jobs in more resilient sectors, a new ILO report...

ILO Voices | Crisis response

My work with earthquake survivors in Türkiye gives me purpose

When multiple earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria on 6 February 2023, Jin Dawod set to work matching survivors with therapists through her platform Peace Therapist. A Syrian refugee living in Türkiye, she knows first-hand how critical psycho-social...

Our impact, their voices

After the earthquake: ILO projects contribute to recovery in Syria

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is helping communities in the city of Aleppo to rebuild after the earthquake in 2023.