All news: artificial intelligence
Generative AI could transform millions of jobs in Viet Nam, new ILO brief shows
A brief identifies the potential GenAI exposure in Viet Nam and its concentration across sectors, occupations, provinces and worker groups, including differences by gender, education and formality.
Social dialogue critical to ensure positive outcomes of AI in the workplace
Robust social dialogue is critical during all stages of the design process of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, from development to deployment, the ILO has told a meeting of the European Parliament.
Trade and digitalization
AI training opens doors for women entrepreneurs in the Philippines
In the Philippines, women entrepreneurs in a remote Benguet community harness the use of artificial intelligence to strengthen their small businesses and expand opportunities.
Productivity ecosystems for decent work
Viet Nam strengthens capacity of SME support organizations to drive productivity and decent work through digital and green transformation
A series of five training courses strengthened the capacity of SME support organizations in northern Viet Nam to help enterprises improve productivity through digital and green transformation while promoting decent work.
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises
Philippine partners shape new guided mobile financial education for small businesses
In the Philippines, the ILO and its partners are advancing the rollout of a new mobile phone-based financial education model for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), particularly first-time borrowers using digital financial services.
Trade and digitalization
Trade officials complete training to introduce AI tools for enterprises
Officials of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) joined a Training of Trainers co-organized by the ILO and the Negosyo Center-Project Management Office that equipped them to help micro, small and medium enterprises adopt simple, practical AI...
Artificial Intelligence
AI adoption shapes productivity in Kuwait
The ILO has launched a report produced in collaboration with the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) that examines how enterprises in Kuwait are adopting artificial intelligence and finds that while adoption is expanding, uneven readiness...
ILO pilot hub helps employment counsellors match skills to opportunities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
An AI-driven job hub, piloted by the ILO, shifts mediation away from rigid occupational matching, toward skills-based matching—reflecting the evolving nature of labour markets.
New ILO data confirm women face higher workplace risks from generative AI than men
A new report finds that women face higher risks, as they are concentrated in tasks more prone to automation and remain underrepresented in technology and science fields.
OpEd
AI for people, applying technology for social good
Artificial intelligence must help advance social justice, inclusive work and equitable growth, explain the ILO Director-General and the Minister of Labour and Employment of India in a joint opinion piece published ahead of the AI Impact Summit...
Opinion editorial
AI is changing the way we work - women and youth must not be left behind
In this Opinion piece, the Director of the ILO in the Philippines draws on a new research brief, which highlights how generative artificial intelligence is transforming jobs, and why urgent investment in women, girls and youth is needed ahead of the...
World of Work Series: Employment and Social Trends 2026
Global job quality stagnates despite resilient growth
Challenges persist, especially for youth and women, the Employment and Social Trends 2026 report warns.
Employers and business membership organizations
ReguLens: AI-Powered policy analysis and advocacy strategies in 60 seconds
ReguLens is an AI‑powered digital platform developed by the ILO to help employers’ and business membership organizations (EBMOs) analyze the impact of new regulations and obtain practical recommendations for advocacy quickly and efficiently.
Skills development
Africa draws up a common roadmap for integrating artificial intelligence into vocational training
Meeting in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, members of the African Network of Vocational Training Institutions and Funds (RAFPRO) and their partners adopted the Abidjan Declaration on Artificial Intelligence, a joint commitment to integrate AI into...
Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions
Big Data: What it is, what it does and how it impacts the world of work
Big Data is sweeping up information on just about everything, from traditional sources of information to mobile phone use. It’s a powerful new tool for powering economic development and informing policy making that can improve people’s lives and...
Productivity ecosystems for decent work
When AI meets decent work: A productivity breakthrough from the factory floor
Insights from HITI’s real-world pilot under the ILO’s Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Programme
Questions and Answers
Rethinking AI’s impact on the future of work
AI’s impact goes beyond the quantity of jobs- it’s also about how technology is affecting wages, conditions and new opportunities. Sher Verick answers questions about some overlooked dimensions and what it will take to ensure AI benefits all...
AI and Work
Modern talking: A new chapter in human-computer interaction
The article examines the long trajectory of human-computer communication, from early interface innovations to the rise of multimodal AI. It shifts attention away from speculative debates about artificial general intelligence and instead focuses on...
Press release
AI for equality at work in Indonesia: Harnessing technology to create fair, inclusive and decent workplaces
The fifth ILO artificial intelligence (AI) and the world of work forum explore how AI can equality at workplace.
Artificial intelligence
ILO study highlights the need for human resource managers to better understand AI-related risks
The publication examines the growing use of AI in HR and warns that flawed system design can undermine effective people management.