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Joint ILO MPI reports

Many immigrants in Europe struggling to move out of low-skilled jobs; European governments have opportunities to prioritize policies to...

Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 53

A chronology of employment protection legislation in some selected European countries

G20 Leaders' Summit - Brisbane

Global jobs challenge top of G20’s priorities

Leaders’ Summit marked by concern that economies might continue to suffer slow growth and recognition that concerted action is needed to make progress on jobs which remain at the centre of public concern.

G20 Leaders' Summit - Brisbane

No sustainable recovery without more and better jobs

With global economic growth forecasts down and weak prospects for job creation, ILO Director-General says both weak global demand and supply constraints need to be tackled.

The Labour Market Integration of New Immigrants in Europe: Analysis and Policy Evaluation

Aiming Higher: Policies to get Immigrants into Middle-Skilled Work in Europe

Circular migration of health-care professionals

Circular migration of health-care professionals: What do employers in Europe think of it?

The paper discussed the development of the policy debate around the concept of circular migration and contrasts with the reality on the ground.

ILO reveals substantial skills mismatch in Europe

Between 25 and 45 per cent of workers in Europe are either over – or under-qualified for their job, leading to a substantial mismatch between supply and demand in the labour market, a new ILO study says.

Labour market

ILO reveals substantial skills mismatch in Europe

New ILO study calls on governments and social partners in Europe to provide workers with skills that match those demanded by employers.

Media advisory

ILO to issue new study on skills mismatch in Europe

Skills mismatch in Europe: Statistics brief

This Statistics Brief analyzes the incidence of overeducation and undereducation (skills mismatch) in a sample of European economies. Mismatch patterns are shown to depend strongly on the measure of mismatch that is adopted, but overeducation is...

Experts from Europe, CIS and Baltic states discuss e-Services in social security

On October 23, representatives of social security institutions from 15 countries, of Europe, the CIS and Baltic states finished up their discussion of problems emerging with the enhancement of quality and scalability of e-Services in social security...

International agencies' meeting

Guy Ryder: Better jobs and higher wages can reverse slow-growth trap

ILO Director-General warns of “slow-growth trap” for global economy and urges leaders to reverse the trend through a renewed focus on higher wages and better jobs.

New ILO Protocol on Forced Labour to be discussed with the diplomatic community at the upcoming European Commemoration Day Against...

In commemoration of the European Day against Trafficking in Persons, an event will explore the challenges of Protection and Partnership, on October 17th, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Youth employment in the CIS discussed in St Petersburg

Within the framework of the project “Partnerships for Youth Employment Project in the CIS”, a Peer Review Conference was conducted in St Petersburg on 13 – 17 October. The project is implemented by the ILO Moscow Office in partnership with Russian...

Combating Child Labour in Central Asia. Commitment becomes Action

The ILO-IPEC Project “Combating Child Labour in Central Asia. Commitment becomes Action” organized two sub-regional workshops for tripartite participants from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan.

Law ratifying ILO Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention

The Federal Law ratifies the Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144). The Convention aims to continue the work on building and developing labour relations in Russia.

The Labour Market Integration of New Immigrants in Europe: Analysis and Policy Evaluation

Turning a Corner? How Spain Can Help Immigrants Find Middle-Skilled Work

The Labour Market Integration of New Immigrants in Europe: Analysis and Policy Evaluation

Building an Integration System: Policies to Support Immigrants’ Progression in the Czech Labor Market

The Labour Market Integration of New Immigrants in Europe: Analysis and Policy Evaluation

Benign Neglect? Policies to Support Upward Mobility for Immigrants in the United Kingdom

Employment

Spain’s challenge: Growing with quality jobs

A new ILO report presents a series of measures to stimulate much needed job creation and cut mass unemployment in Spain amid some signs of economic recovery.