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Summit of the Future: Managing global interdependence

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024

Number of youth not in employment, education, or training (NEET) a cause for concern, despite falling jobless rate

New ILO report finds high shares of youth NEETs, regional and gender gaps, and growing youth anxiety about work, despite encouraging global youth unemployment trends.

Mind the Gap: Bridging the AI divide will ensure an equitable future for all

In a joint report, the ILO and the UN Office of the Secretary General’s Envoy on Technology warn that without international action, the AI revolution could widen the gap between high and low-income countries.

More workers than ever are losing the fight against heat stress

Heat is a silent killer that threatens the health and lives of a growing number of workers around the world, ILO report finds.

ILO and Uzbekistan agree to develop new programme to improve labour conditions and strengthen social justice

The announcement was made during the ILO Director-General’s official visit to Uzbekistan from 7-11 July.

Global Accelerator Progress Report 2023-2024

This is the first progress report of the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions for the period January 2023 to April 2024. The report presents the vision, strategy, and results of the Global Accelerator in...

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Cooperatives are at the heart of social justice and sustainable solutions

ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, issued a statement for the 2024 International Day of Cooperatives, emphasizing the theme “Cooperatives Build a Better Future for All”.

Labour migration

Labour migration agreement between Kenya and Germany nears completion

Kenya and Germany are finalising a labour migration agreement. This will create a system for skilled workers to move between the countries, while protecting Kenyan workers' rights. The agreement is expected to be signed in September 2024.

Promoting effective grievance mechanisms for workers in Serbia

The ILO has joined forces with GIZ to provide better access to enterprise-level grievance mechanisms for workers in Serbian enterprises in Serbia that are part of the supply chains of German companies with better access to enterprise-level...

Germany ratifies the Occupational Safety and Health in Agriculture Convention (No. 184)

Germany reaffirms its commitment to promote and protect the fundamental right to a safe and healthy working environment for all workers.

World Day Against Child Labour

ILO Director-General calls for ending child labour

Marking the 25th anniversary of Convention 182 on the worst forms of child labour, the only universally ratified ILO convention, the ILO Director-General underscores the need to make ending child labour a central goal of economic and social policies.

World Employment and Social Outlook

ILO expects global unemployment to drop slightly in 2024, but slow progress to reduce inequalities is “worrying”

Unequal access to employment opportunities remains a problem worldwide, even as new projections from the ILO show an improvement in global joblessness this year.

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Towards a renewed social contract. Report of the ILO Director-General

ILO leads initiative to rehabilitate key road networks and create decent jobs across Lebanon

The ILO’s Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme (EIIP), with funding from Germany and in collaboration with the Lebanese Ministry of Public Works and Transport, has launched vital road maintenance projects across Lebanon.

ILO Director-General reaffirms importance of the Declaration of Philadelphia for Social Justice

On the 80th anniversary of the Declaration of Philadelphia, ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo underscores its enduring relevance in advocating for social justice, human rights, and solidarity as a basis for sustainable and lasting peace.

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Institutional and labour relations regimes promoting decent working conditions for Local and Regional Government (LRG) Workers in Croatia,...

This publication presents a comparative analysis of the Local and Regional Government (LRG) sector workforce in five European countries: Croatia, Germany, Greece, Spain, and Sweden.

Forced labour

Annual profits from forced labour amount to US$ 236 billion, ILO report finds

The new study on forced labour in the private sector reveals a 37 per cent rise in illegal profits from forced labour since 2014.

ILO at the 68th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), 11-22 March 2024

The ILO will be involved in several events at CSW with a view to promoting decent work for women, reducing the gender pay gap, reducing unpaid care work done by women, investing in the care economy, and enhancing access to social protection for...

Rights of domestic workers

New ILO policy brief calls for domestic workers to be included in care policies to ensure their rights at work

Domestic workers play an integral and increasing role in care provision but lack access to labour rights and social protection. Governments and social partners need to act.

Migration

Shaping migration narratives: Insights from the ILO/OSCE E-MINDFUL project

The E-MINDFUL project, which closed in December 2023, developed evidence-based and action-oriented guidance, including innovative instruments, that can orientate future communication efforts on migration and migrants.