All news: artificial intelligence
Lifelong learning must become a strategic policy priority
A new ILO report warns that without stronger, more inclusive lifelong learning systems, the digital, green and demographic transformations risk deepening inequality.
Artificial intelligence and the workplace
AI-driven intrusive surveillance and loss of autonomy at work linked to psychosocial risks for employees
The findings are based on new ILO analysis that highlight emerging risks to workers’ mental well-being and point to gaps in existing frameworks to address them.
World day for safety and health at work 2026
Kazakhstan conference examines AI and workplace safety
KIOSH 2026 in Kazakhstan brought together governments, employers, workers and ILO experts to discuss digitalization, psychosocial risks and workplace safety.
AI in the manufacturing industry
ILO adopts first-ever conclusions on AI in manufacturing work
Tripartite conclusions guide governments, employers and workers to harness AI’s potential while limiting its disruptive effects.
Artificial intelligence
New ILO brief explains what AI exposure indicators reveal about jobs
The findings underline both the usefulness of these measures and their limitations in predicting job losses or labour market outcomes.
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...