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International Day of Persons With Disabilities

Make persons with disabilities a priority in the COVID-19 response

Disability issues need to be included in pandemic recovery plans says the ILO’s Global Business and Disability Network.

Virtual “1+6” Roundtable

Promoting World Economic Recovery and Growth in the Post-COVID-19 Era

ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder's, remarks to the Fifth “1+6” Roundtable Dialogue.

G20 Leaders’ Summit

ILO welcomes G20 continued commitment to safeguard livelihoods

ILO Director-General says job protection and creation, social protection and social dialogue are essential to minimize the long-term damage from the COVID-19 pandemic.

G20 Leaders’ Summit

G20 nations need to lead a global response to pandemic

In a speech at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Saudi Arabia, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder outlined the steps needed to restore economic growth and jobs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Agreement ILO/IOM

ILO and IOM sign agreement to strengthen collaboration on migration governance

To strengthen their work on migration and enable them to provide more policy and practical support to their members, the ILO and the IOM have signed an agreement on migration governance.

Social dialogue

Social dialogue crucial to tackling impact of COVID-19

Agreements between governments, employers and workers help protect workers, businesses and economies during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report says.

Annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank

ILO: The world economy needs a new engine of economic recovery

In written statements to the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder warned against higher levels of poverty and inequality resulting from the COVID-19 crisis. Highlighting the urgent need for social protection...

ILO-EU Relations

ILO and European Commission reaffirm mutual partnership at 15th High Level meeting

Food security

Impact of COVID-19 on people’s livelihoods, their health and our food systems

Joint statement by ILO, FAO, IFAD and WHO.

Education and skills

ILO and UNICEF MOU to strengthen skills and lifelong learning

The collaboration between the two agencies aims to improve the employability of young people and help the transition from school to work.

G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting

Tourism can kickstart economic recovery, with the right policy support, ILO Director-General tells G20 Ministers

Tourism can play a critical role in kickstarting the global economy, but special measures to support vulnerable worker groups will be essential, along with social dialogue and effective cross-sectoral policies.

Equal pay

Prioritize pay equity in COVID-19 recovery

The Equal Pay International Coalition says governments need to take action to close the pay gap between women and men.

UNDP-ILO Framework for Action

The present Framework for Action between UNDP and ILO for 2020 and beyond builds on key areas of collaboration and seeks to add concrete value to both organizations’ strategic priorities in a reformed UN system and within the context of the 2030...

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

Stranded seafarers: A “humanitarian crisis”

ILO and other UN bodies want member States to take urgent action to help hundreds of thousands of seafarers left stranded by COVID-19 restrictions.

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers

ILO welcomes G20 commitment to inclusive, employment-focused recovery from COVID-19 crisis

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting Declaration puts the focus on decent work, women and youth.

G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

ILO Director-General’s remarks at G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting (LEMM): Update on Global Labour Markets

Climate Action for Jobs Initiative

New Climate Action for Jobs Board calls for a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 crisis

Labour and environment ministers, employers’ and workers’ leaders, and UN and development bank representatives have set in motion an “Alliance for a decade of action” on climate change, decent jobs and social justice.

IOE Summit Commemorates 100th Anniversary and Calls for Further Tripartite Collaboration in Multilateral Organizations

G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Time to talk about building back a better world of work, Director-General tells L20 trade union leaders

The ILO’s Director-General has told L20 trade union leaders that international solidarity and common purpose are essential to building back better from the COVID-19 crisis.

Virtual Global Summit

ILO Global Summit builds commitment to create better world of work after COVID-19

Global leaders discussed strategies to ensure the world of work after the COVID-19 pandemic tackles the vulnerabilities exposed by the outbreak, including a lack of social protection, the informal economy, inequality and climate change.