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ILO-EU Relations

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

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...

Job creation in the Western Balkans

How nearshoring may create opportunities for the Western Balkan economies?

In this issue of short interviews with important researchers and practitioners from Central and Eastern Europe on burning questions concerning labour and social policies, we talked to Zuzana Zavarska, Economist at the Vienna Institute for...

Background paper

Global value chain analysis of the automotive and garment sectors: A study of Germany, Spain, Romania, Indonesia and Mexico for 2000-2014

Since the end of the last century, there has been an increasing trend of production fragmentation. Although all manufacturing sectors have become globalised to some degree, the case of automotive and garment sectors stand out. This report analyses...

Youth labour markets in the EU

Three essential questions: Interview with Pola Schneemelcher, Project Manager at Institute for Macrofinance, Berlin, Germany

We interviewed Pola Schneemelcher, Project Manager in the area of labor market and fiscal policy at the think tank Dezernat Zukunft – Institute for Macrofinance. She shared her insights on how youth labour markets in the European Union were impacted...

ILO welcomes renewed EU focus on decent work worldwide for a just transition and a sustainable recovery

The European Commission has adopted a Communication on decent work worldwide, which sets out how the EU will act upon the challenges linked to a just green and digital transition and a sustainable recovery from the pandemic.

Report of the seminar on Social Security Agreements between India and EU Member States

The seminar on social security agreements (SSAs) between India and European Union (EU) Member States (MS) was held on 22 November 2021, in New Delhi, under the EU– India Common Agenda on Migration and Mobility (CAMM) framework. The seminar was the...

Maternity Protection

Germany ratifies the Maternity Protection Convention

Indigenous and Tribal Peoples

Germany ratifies ILO Convention, 1989 (No. 169) as a strong expression of solidarity for the protection of indigenous and tribal peoples’...

Social Summit in Porto

ILO Director-General addresses EU Social Summit in Porto

Europe must seize its opportunity to increase investment in training, social protection, social dialogue and the jobs of the future, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, told EU leaders at their Social Summit in Porto, Portugal.

Social Protection Spotlight

Extending social protection to the cultural and creative sector

Workers in the cultural and creative sector often lack effective access to social protection.

ILO working paper 28

Social Protection in the Cultural and Creative Sector - Country Practices and Innovations

Collective bargaining in Germany and Ukraine: Lessons learned and recommendations for Ukraine

The country studies of the report describe the legal frameworks of collective bargaining in Germany and Ukraine, the main actors including the state, the actual levels of bargaining and the articulation between these levels, the coverage by...

Germany Latest Updates

EU and ILO mark anniversary of the Council Recommendation on a European framework for quality and effective apprenticeships

At a high-level conference on quality and effective apprenticeships, organized by the ILO and the European Alliance for Apprenticeships, the ILO Director-General said that the pandemic has severely affected skills and lifelong learning. The effects...

ILO joins informal EPSCO meeting on Priorities for a stronger social Europe

Speaking to the EU Ministers for Employment and Social Policy, the ILO Director-General underlined the need to invest in people, in the institutions of work, and in the jobs of the future. He welcomed the process towards an Action plan to implement...

EU and ILO reinforce cooperation for just recovery from crisis and promote decent work

The International Labour Organization and the European Union have reinforced their cooperation to shape the future of work and promote decent work. This will help the EU and the ILO in their responses to the devastating impact of the coronavirus...

Research Brief

Protecting the life and health of workers during the COVID 19 pandemic: Overview of national legislative and policy responses

The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the cardinal importance of protecting health and safety in the workplace. ILO Member States are responding, through legislative and policy measures in the world of work, to the occupational health and safety...

Summary report of the Global research webinar "Towards a brighter future of work in the digital economy" (30 September 2020)

Global Compact on Migration

UNECE region reviews Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration