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World Employment and Social Outlook - Trends 2020

Insufficient paid work affects almost half a billion people, new ILO report shows

A lack of decent work combined with rising unemployment and persisting inequality is making it increasingly difficult for people to build better lives through their work, according to the latest edition of the ILO’s global report on employment and...

World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2020

Insufficient paid work affects almost half a billion people, new ILO report shows

A lack of decent work combined with rising unemployment and persisting inequality is making it increasingly difficult for people to build better lives through their work, according to the latest edition of the ILO’s global report on employment and...

Partnering with the private sector for Occupational Safety and Health in Ethiopia

H&M and the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) partner with ILO to invest in prevention

ILO100 in Viet Nam

2019: Viet Nam’s labour issues in pictures

Look back at the events that shaped the year 2019 in labour and employment areas in Viet Nam

Employers' organizations

"Social dialogue is the best tool to balance conflicting interests" -- Interview with Angel Dimitrov, President of the Organization of...

ILO asked Mr Dimitrov to assess how social dialogue works in North Macedonia from the employers’ perspective.

G7 Social High Level Meeting, Paris

Inequality compromises inclusive growth and social cohesion

The ILO has called for countries to implement a range of measures to tackle inequality, in a joint statement with other international agencies attending the Paris G7 meeting.

Ship to Shore Rights

How a simple upgrade to Thai fishing vessels can help reduce forced labour

A case study from a new ILO report on Thailand’s fishing labour market highlights a solution to improve working conditions and reduce forced labour in the sector through simple technical upgrades on fishing vessels.

The Federal Ministry of Labour And Employment Launches Nigeria’s Future of Work Report

The Government of Nigeria with support of the ILO launched the report of the national dialogue on the Future of Work and recommended key areas of implementation that will be beneficial to Nigeria.

G7 Social High Level Meeting, Paris

Reducing inequalities for sustainable development

Paris Joint Statement of the French Minister of Labour, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), and the Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic...

ILO/UN Women study

Public attitudes towards migrant workers remain unfavourable in ASEAN destination countries

Despite their positive contribution, public attitudes towards migrant workers remain unfavourable in ASEAN destination countries, new ILO and UN Women study reveals.

Press release

The Maldives Celebrates the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Century of Advancing Social Justice and Decent Work

The centenary celebrations were graced by His H.E. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, President of the Republic of the Maldives.

EU, ILO and Chinese Ministry of Human resources partner to promote universal social protection in China

Global Refugee Forum

Joint action to support refugees and host communities

The ILO will work to strengthen socio-economic growth and decent work for refugees and host communities as part of the PROSPECTS partnership.

The focus on productivity: A workers point of view

ILO’s SIRAYE programme on Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialization launched its productivity and quality intervention pilot led by the Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Programme. The intervention was a four...

ILO celebrates 100 years of promoting decent work and advancing social justice

The ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia, its friends and supporters, came together to celebrate the end of 2019 which marked the 100 years anniversary of the Organisation.

Tripartite social dialogue – promoting inclusive decision-making

Fifty representatives from all 10 countries in the sub-region came together in Moscow from December 11-13 to learn from each other how tripartite social dialogue promotes inclusive decision-making.

Article

Roads to Employment Opportunities and Harmonious Communities

Forcibly displaced persons including refugees and IDPs in Ethiopia could find employment opportunities and maintain harmonious communities through the bridge of labour-based technology approaches between forcibly displaced persons and host...

Interview

Government’s continued efforts on social health protection essential to ensure healthy population

Marielle Phe Goursat, manager of ILO project on “Support to the extension of Social Health Protection in South East Asia”, discusses the project priorities and how to make Viet Nam’s social health insurance sustainable.

50th anniversary of the ILO office in Argentina

"Argentina and the ILO can build a future with social justice"

Director-General Guy Ryder has made a two-day visit to the Argentine capital during which he led the celebration for the 50th anniversary of the ILO office in the country.

The Republic of Djibouti passes a law on the social and solidarity economy (SSE)

The new law was adopted to promote the development of SSE organizations as a means of extending social protection and eradicating poverty in Djibouti.