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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

ILO Director-General calls for social protection and minimum wages to respond to cost-of-living crisis

In statements to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings, ILO calls for a crisis response that reduces inequalities and promotes sustainability, through universal social protection, adequate wage increases, greater support for...

ILO internship programme

ILO tops internship rankings

The ILO has been ranked as having the best UN agency intern programme in Geneva for the second consecutive time.

UNGA resolution on human rights

UN General Assembly recognizes human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment

Moustapha Kamal Gueye, Head of the ILO’s Green Jobs Unit and Tim de Meyer, Senior Adviser in the NORMES Department, explain the broader implications of the new UNGA resolution declaring a clean, healthy and sustainable environment to be a universal...

Mental health at work

WHO and ILO call for new measures to tackle mental health issues at work

New global WHO guidelines on mental health at work are reinforced by practical strategies outlined in a joint WHO/ILO policy brief.

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting

ILO calls on G20 to support the “Global Accelerator for Jobs and Social Protection”

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting puts the focus on improving employment conditions to achieve a better recovery.

77th UN General Assembly

World leaders gather to address ‘interlocking’ crises

At the UN General Assembly in New York the ILO will seek to alleviate the impact of humanitarian, economic and climate crises by rallying support for the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection.

Member States strongly support tabling a resolution on Social and Solidarity Economy for Sustainable Development at the United Nations...

During the side-event “Role of Social and Solidarity Economy in achieving the SDGs: Potential General Assembly Resolution,” Member States recognized the role of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) in contributing to the attainment of Agenda 2030...

ILO-EU Relations

ILO and European Commission reaffirm mutual partnership at 16th High Level meeting

Decent work in supply chains

Tripartite working group agrees on a way forward for ILO work in supply chains

The ILO will take a leading role in initiatives to achieve decent work in supply chains by providing guidance and support to Member States and tripartite constituents.

G7 Leaders’ Communiqué

ILO welcomes commitments in G7 leaders’ communiqué

New commitments by the G7 Leaders, covering gender equality, tackling inflation, climate change, and support for a just transition to a sustainable and inclusive future, have been welcomed by the ILO.

G7 Summit

ILO Director-General warns G7 Summit on great divergence

In his statement to the G7 Summit in Germany, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, says pandemic and conflict have widened divergence between industrialized and developing countries. Raises concern over inequalities within countries, including gender...

Priorities of Decent Work Country Programme discussed between ILO and Azerbaijan

On June 20, 2022, a conference to discuss priorities and outcomes of the new Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for Azerbaijan 2022-2026 was held in Baku.

Press release

ILO social partners prioritize Social dialogue and Human-centred recovery for the joint UN action in the Pacific

The ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries in collaboration with the UN Resident Coordinator Multi Country Offices based in Fiji, Samoa and Micronesia have held consultations with Employers and Workers’ organizations on the Sustainable Development...

G7 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting

ILO welcomes G7 call to make a just transition to a green economy happen

At the end of their meeting the G7 Labour Ministers highlighted the urgent need to greater focus on rights and occupational safety and health.

Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All

Incentivizing collaboration towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals

Progress on achieving the health-related targets of the Sustainable Development Goals is lagging, and greater multilateral collaboration, as spelt out in the SDG3 Global Action Plan, is needed, according to a new report.

Media advisory

The International Migration Review Forum to take place from 17-20 May 2022

Tourism sector

Tourism has potential to play a major role in global pandemic recovery

With the right policies the tourism sector can play a major role in the global COVID-19 recovery, provided that an enabling environment for sustainable enterprises is established and the jobs created are decent and support social and economic...

Disability and work

Unilever and ISS join ILO’s Global Business and Disability Network

The expansion of the International Labour Organization’s Global Business and Disability Network indicates increasing recognition by companies of the benefits of disability inclusion.

Media advisory

ILO to release new report on future of work in Least Developed Countries

A just transition to greener economies

Bold action needed to reduce carbon emissions

The latest report from the UN‘s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change outlines opportunities to reduce carbon emissions and strengthens the ILO‘s call for a just transition to greener economies.