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COVID-19: Protecting vulnerable groups

From the classroom to the living room: online classes ensure ongoing professionalization for vulnerable groups amid the pandemic in Brazil

Cozinha&Voz Project is part of a broader initiative to promote decent work for vulnerable populations, jointly developed by the ILO and Brazil´s Federal Labour Prosecutor´s Office (MPT).

COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment

COVID-19: How social and economic sectors are responding

The COVID-19 crisis is having a devastating effect on all social and economic sectors. In a series of briefs, the ILO analyses how the pandemic is affecting the functioning of these sectors and how they are responding to alleviate its effects.

The importance of strengthening social protection systems to cope with the impact of Covid-19 on the world of work

The rapid spread of COVID-19 has not only caused millions of confirmed cases and hundreds of thousands death worldwide, but also brought significant impact on the economy, employment and social affairs.

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ILO Caribbean hosts high-level virtual roundtable on the impact of COVID-19 on the world of work

Session brought together tripartite and ILO leaders from across the region to share ideas on policy measures

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ILO Office for the Caribbean to host high-level tripartite virtual roundtable on the world of work in a time of COVID-19

Session to bring together tripartite and other stakeholders, as well as ILO leaders from across the region to share ideas on policy measures implemented during this pandemic.

COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment

COVID-19 responses must be built on human solidarity, ILO tells World Bank/IMF

In submissions to the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank the ILO Director-General has laid out a four-pillar plan of policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis, that are human-centred and built on global solidarity.

Virtual Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

COVID-19: Immediate relief needed to protect workers and enterprises, says ILO Director-General

Priority attention should be given to small enterprises, unprotected workers and those in the informal economy, says the Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Guy Ryder, in a statement to the Spring Meeting of the IMF/World Bank...

Virtual Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

We need a human-centred response to COVID-19 through global solidarity

In a statement to the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the IMF and World Bank, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Guy Ryder, outlined the steps that need to be taken to lessen the impact of the crisis on...

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Viet Nam can well address labour market challenges

ILO Viet Nam Director Chang-Hee Lee answers some questions on COVID-19's impacts to Viet Nam’s labour market and the roles of social protection and suggests policy resonses.

Editorial

COVID-19 in Vietnam: The unprecedented dual crisis

"If we fail to save people’s livelihoods, we will ultimately fail to protect their life and heath against the virus, and vice versa" explains ILO Viet Nam Director, Chang-Hee Lee, emphasizing the health and economic challenges posed by the COVID-19...

ILO Voices | Youth employment

Young workers will be hit hard by COVID-19’s economic fallout

The COVID-19 emergency is affecting almost everyone in the world, regardless of age, income or country. However, young people are likely to be particularly hard hit by the economic fallout of the crisis. Find out five reasons why.

COVID-19: Challenges and Impact on the Garment and Textile Industry

The ILO Siraye programme on Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialization in Ethiopia hosted the first of a planned series of webinar aimed at bringing together representatives from the garment and textile factories and brands to address...

Supporting small and medium enterprises through the COVID-19 crisis

The COVID-19 outbreak has hit small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and their workers hard, including in Indonesia. So what do SMEs need and what has worked in previous calamities to help them survive? Here are our top five policy options.

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COVID-19 Pandemic and Employment Relations Reset High on the Agenda of the Saint-Petersburg International Legal Forum

How to save one’s business and comply with obligations before the workers? What changes to the labour law are now possible and acceptable? How to settle the legal and other aspects of remote work? These and other issues were discussed at a special...

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In times of crisis, solidarity between workers and employers is paramount, says the ILO

Past crises show that workers and employers need to work together to address the impact of COVID-19, says a new joint report from the International Labour Organization’s workers’ and employers’ groups.

COVID-19: Country policy responses

The world of work and COVID-19: How countries are responding

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll in many countries, the ILO is publishing a digest of the actions taken by its member States and their social partners, to lessen the impact on their economies and labour markets.

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Employment-Intensive Investment-Programme (EIIP)'s Response to COVID-19

Rationale for EIIP response, summary of actions, and helpful tools and guidelines for partners

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ILO: COVID-19 eliminates the equivalent of 14 million jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean, and challenges the region to seek measures...

The region records enormous losses in working hours, which is reflected in a drop in employment. The pandemic especially affects sectors that generate a large number of jobs in the region, such as commerce and the service industry.

COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment

ILO: COVID-19 causes devastating losses in working hours and employment

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a catastrophic effect on working hours and earnings, globally. A new ILO report highlights some of the worst affected sectors and regions, and outlines policies to mitigate the crisis.

World Health Day 2020

Improving nurses’ and midwives’ working conditions: An investment in resilience for all

The rapid expansion of COVID-19 emphasizes the urgent need for a strong health workforce as integral part of every resilient health system.