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Businesses report growing benefits from gender equality

New ILO report finds progress in women’s business leadership but calls for greater focus on implementing gender equality and diversity initiatives to sustain gains and scale up what works.

ILO Bureau for employers' activities (ACTEMP)

Women in business and management: Scaling success

The report highlights growing evidence that gender equality strengthens business performance, while calling on enterprises and employers’ organizations to accelerate action to advance women’s leadership, opportunity and participation in the world of...

9–19 November

ILO Governing Body to hold its 358th Session

The 358th Session of the ILO’s Governing Body will take place in Geneva from 9 to 19 November 2026 to elect the next Director-General and discuss key policy issues.

International Day of Care and Support

ILO Director-General: Care workers deserve decent work, dignity and respect

Care is essential for our societies and economies – and care workers deserve decent work, dignity and respect. On International Day of Care and Support, the ILO calls for investment in comprehensive, rights-based care and support, and for all care...

New ILO estimates

Domestic workers see progress but informality remains widespread

New ILO estimates show progress on formalization, but major decent work gaps persist for 80 million domestic workers worldwide.

International Equal Pay Day 2026

Equal Pay for work of equal value — For everyone, everywhere

On International Equal Pay Day, the ILO reaffirms a fundamental principle: work of equal value deserves equal pay.

Media advisory

ILO to hold public interactive event with candidates for the post of Director-General

A public interactive event with all candidates for the post of ILO Director-General will be held on Wednesday, 23 September 2026. The event will provide an opportunity for the candidates to present their vision and engage with representatives of the...

News

ILO promotes stronger links between trade, investment and decent work in Asia-Pacific

Regional seminar brought together governments, employers and workers to strengthen policy coherence and turn trade and investment opportunities into better outcomes for workers and enterprises.

Just transition

Japan’s SME decarbonization calls for just transition finance

As Japan’s automotive sector decarbonizes, SMEs face growing pressure to adapt. A just transition will require not only new technologies and finance, but also skills development, workforce support and targeted policies to ensure no one is left...

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2026

Youth unemployment rises as young people face a harder road to decent work

New ILO report finds global youth unemployment rising, with some of the sharpest increases in higher-income economies and more young people outside employment, education or training.

Responsible business conduct

Mentorship supports human rights due diligence in Thailand’s automotive and electronics supply chains

Seven companies participated in a new four-day programme designed to build responsible business conduct (RBC) through peer learning, dialogue and hands-on facilitation.

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2026: Back to the future

The report examines recent developments in youth labour markets worldwide and provides the latest global and regional analysis of youth employment trends and prospects.

Japan–ILO partnership

The seventh Japan–ILO annual strategic consultation

The high-level session brought together senior officials from both sides to exchange views on development cooperation.

Responsible business conduct

ILO training strengthens human rights due diligence in Thailand's automotive and electronics sectors

Enhanced programme equips companies with the workplace dialogue and cooperation skills needed to implement effective human rights due diligence.

Just transition

Enabling a just transition for Japanese automotive parts SMEs

This report examines how Japanese automotive parts SMEs are adapting to electrification and other industry transformations, and identifies the support needed to enable a just transition for workers and enterprises.

The Government of Mali and Japan, through the ILO, launch a project to combat child labour in Ségou

Funded by the Government of Japan and implemented by the ILO in partnership with the Sasakawa Africa Association, the project aims to strengthen the economic resilience of vulnerable cotton-farming households and promote sustainable agricultural...

Explainer

How will the new Convention No.193 promote decent work in the platform economy?

The International Labour Conference adopted Convention No. 193 in June 2026, establishing the first international labour standard dedicated to the platform economy. This Q&A explains what the Convention does, who it covers and what it means for...

114th Session of the International Labour Conference

International Labour Conference ends with adoption of the first Convention on decent work in the platform economy

Governments, employers and workers reaffirm the importance of social dialogue to tackle current and future challenges in the world of work.

Factsheet

Advancing Responsible Supply Chains and Decent Work in Asia (RSC)

Funded by the Government of Japan, the RSC project promotes decent work, supports more responsible and sustainable enterprises, and strengthens supply chain resilience across Asia.

Enabling small and medium-sized enterprises towards a low-carbon future: a study of the decarbonization experience of six Japanese SMEs