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Tackling inequalities

Global jobs gap widens even as recovery takes hold

In a statement delivered to the 2014 Spring meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, the ILO Director-General warns of rising global unemployment and calls for measures to boost household purchasing power.

ILO and Belgium reiterated commitment to promoting decent work

At a consultation in Brussels, the ILO and the Belgian government and social partners underlined the pivotal role of decent work for sustainable development.

Lecture of ILO Deputy Director-General at Leuven University

Lecture of ILO Deputy Director-General, Gilbert Houngbo, at Leuven University

“The dynamism of competition should lead to a ‘race to the top’ instead of a ‘race to the bottom’ in labour standards”

Gilbert Houngbo, ILO Deputy Director-General, addressed the University of Leuven, Belgium, in a public lecture on the “Key challenges for global protection of labour rights”.

Corporate Social Responsibility

Promoting responsible investment: ILO convenes CSR Roundtable

This year’s Roundtable will focus on how international organizations work with capital markets and policy makers to promote responsible investment, and how to encourage governments to promote good CSR practices.

UN-EU Partnership Report 2013 launched

The eighth annual Partnership Report, "Saving and Improving Lives: UN-EU partnership for food and nutrition security 2008-2012", was launched today in Brussels.

IMF and World Bank Fall meetings

Avoiding the risk of a slow growth trap

Jobs are central both for the economic recovery and the long-term development of the global economy, says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder in a statement to International Monetary and Financial Committee and Development Committee. But in order to...

IMF and World Bank Fall meetings

Avoiding the risk of a slow growth trap

Jobs are central both for the economic recovery and the long-term development of the global economy, says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder in a statement to International Monetary and Financial Committee and Development Committee. But in order to...

68th UN General Assembly

UN Member states call for emphasis on full employment and decent work in more equitable post-2015 development agenda

At the UNGA high level events on the MDGs and sustainable development, member states lauded the achievements made towards reducing poverty, but say too many still left behind.

Post-2015 development agenda

Social protection can help fill gaps left by the Millennium Development Goals

A meeting of high-level ministers and ambassadors in New York has examined how social protection floors can combat inequality and promote inclusive growth in the post-2015 era.

Post-2015 Development Agenda

Growth and employment, key to the post-2015 development agenda

68th UN General Assembly

Tackling the Jobs Challenge

In New York this week, business, unions, and policymakers called for post-2015 discussions to first tackle the employment crisis.

G20 Leaders' Summit - St Petersburg

Jobs and Growth in focus at G20 Summit

G20 leaders marked a shift toward measures that would support a more inclusive pattern of growth.

International Labour Standards

ILO to mark entry into force of Maritime Labour Convention on 20 August

ILO calls for additional job creation policies in G20 countries

ILO Director-General says that "more can be done" to achieve high employment levels and growth.

Skills and competitiveness

Ryder calls for strengthening skills development to bridge the gap between the worlds of education and work

ILO and WTO stress their shared goal to realize the potential of trade opening for employment and for productive and decent work for more people.

G20 Labour Ministerial in Moscow

ILO and OECD to publish G20 labour market update

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will publish updated G20 labour market data on 17 July ahead of the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting in Moscow.

Unions call for employment and decent work in the post-2015 Development Agenda

United Nations System Private Sector Focal Points Meeting 2013: Strengthening Partnership Synergies for Local Impact

Co-hosted by the International Labour Organization, Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP, United Nations Global Compact Office, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United...

Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

Ryder warns that prospects for jobs recovery are receding

In a statement to the IMFC in Washington, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder says international policy response efforts are not matching growing global concern over growth, job creation and poverty reduction.