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Coconut culinary training

From storm to stove: Coconut culinary skills revive livelihoods in Siargao

A mother and aspiring entrepreneur rebuilt her life through coconut farm recovery and culinary training, which helped turn her loss into coconut muffins, coco balls, and new hope.

ILO Working Paper 143

Collective bargaining and collective action in the platform economy

This working paper was prepared in 2024 and reviews developments internationally since 2021 relating to the exercise of the right to bargain collectively and the existence of collective agreements among workers in the platform economy. The paper...

Arizmendiarrieta Social Economy Think Tank Forum

ILO highlights transformative power of the social and solidarity economy at a global forum in Spain

The ILO participated in the first Forum of the Arizmendiarrieta Social Economy Think Tank (ASETT), emphasizing the role of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) in contributing to decent work, social justice, and inclusive development. It...

Social rights as a cornerstone of democratic resilience and inclusive development

The Director of ILO-Brussels participated in an event titled: “Social rights: Building social justice and democratic stability”.

ILO Director-General calls for placing decent work at the heart of automation and AI adoption

ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, highlighted the likely positive impact of AI on job creation while cautioning against potential challenges in the labour market.

ILC.113/Report V(2)

Realizing decent work in the platform economy

This report contains a summary of the replies received to the questionnaire contained in ILC.113/Report V(1) and a set of proposed Conclusions, which will be the basis of the Conference work on this item.

"Employment in focus" Blog

Reflecting on Brazil’s G20 Presidency: Tackling poverty, inequality and financing challenges

Kee Beom Kim, ILO Macro-Economic and Employment Policies Specialist, reflects on the G20 Brazilian Presidency’s initiatives to tackle the challenges of poverty, employment, inequality and financing.

In Moldova, unearmarked voluntary funding serves as a catalyst for ILO to extend its reach

ILO Regular Budget Supplementary Account (RBSA) has been instrumental in advancing the goals of the Decent Work Country Programme and has also attracted further support from international development partners, thereby amplifying the overall impact...

News

ILO and IOM publish reports on strengthening labour market recovery in Türkiye’s earthquake-hit regions

Empowering social partners in Türkiye

Advancing awareness on fundamental labour rights through social dialogue

ILO and Confederation of Turkish Real Trade Unions HAK-İŞ joined forces to foster sustainable awareness of fundamental labour rights through active engagement with social partners.

News

The ILO research provides evidence-based data and policy recommendations for the prevention of workplace violence and harassment

The results of the “Perceptions and Experiences of Workplace Violence and Harassment Research,” first study of its kind in terms of scope, conducted with 3,007 respondents as a collaborative effort between the International Labour Organization (ILO)...

News

ILO supports technical exchanges between Türkiye and France on eliminating child labour in agriculture

Key stakeholders met in Paris to discuss strategies for formalizing the agricultural labour force and eliminating child labour.

Paris 2024

Groundbreaking Olympic Social Charter aims to bring decent work standards to Paris Games

This year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games will, for the first time in the history of the Olympic movement, follow a Social Charter that aims to ensure that the Paris Games have a durable social, environmental, and economic legacy.

Video

New film spotlights unique social, economic and environmental approach of Paris 2024 Olympics

A new documentary, highlighting the groundbreaking Social Charter adopted by the organizers of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic games, has been released just days before the 2024 games open in Paris, France.

Future of work

Algorithmic management practices in regular workplaces are already a reality

While it can improve productivity and service quality, algorithmic management also presents risks to workers’ surveillance and job quality, particularly if there aren’t robust legal safeguards.

Informal EPSCO

Promotion of social justice essential for sustainable and equitable recovery, ILO tells EU ministers

Speaking to EU ministers of employment and social affairs, the ILO Director-General underlined the need to put social justice back at the centre of policy-making, using concerted and decisive action.

ILO in partnership with Government of France

ILO and Pôle emploi sign Memorandum of Understanding

With this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the International Labour Organization and Pôle emploi, the French Public Employment Service, have committed to strengthen and develop existing forms of collaboration, and to explore new ones in areas of...

Case study on the ratification of Conventions 88 and 181: France

France: Human-centred public-private cooperation for strengthening employment services

International labour standards

France ratifies Convention C190 on violence and harassment in the world of work

France becomes the 27th country in the world, and the 5th country in the European Union, to ratify the International Labour Organization Convention on Violence and Harassment.

ILO joins Expert Dialogue on Dignified Work for all at the 61st Session of the Committee on Social Development

The Expert Dialogue on Dignified Work for all, as organized by ATD Fourth World, took place on Tuesday February the 7th evening.