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European labour market has above average risk exposure from the crisis in terms of employment impacts

At a webinar organized by Eurocities, Steven Kapsos, Head of the ILO's Data Production and Analysis Unit, presented the ILO’s assessment of the impact of the global pandemic on the world of work.

COVID-19 – tips on OSH measures

Here you will find more fact sheets with sectoral and profession-specific technical advice on OSH measures to prevent COVID-19 contagion at work developed by the Ministry of Labour of France in collaboration with other agencies. All the files below...

ILO contribution to the consultation on the EU External Gender Action Plan III 2021-2025

Op-Ed

New normal? Better normal!

The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare in the cruellest way, the extraordinary precariousness and injustices of our world of work, says ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.

Presentation - Overview on contemporary reflections on the EU legal migration framework

Presentation by Mr Jonathan Chaloff, Comparative Migration Policy Expert, International Migration Division, OECD.

Presentations - EU - Legal migration framework & fitness check

Presentation by Ms Alexandra Sa- Carvalho, Legal and Policy Officer, DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission.

Reflections of the Indian Information Technology Industry on EU Legal Migration Framework

This is a summary report of the meeting on the Reflections of the Indian Information Technology Industry on the EU Legal Migration Framework and Covid-19 measures. This meeting was organized by the ILO under the EU-India Cooperation and Dialogue on...

Agenda - Reflections of the Indian Information Technology Industry on opportunities within the EU Legal Migration Framework

Agenda of Reflections of the Indian Information Technology Industry on opportunities within the EU Legal Migration Framework.

Impact of COVID-19 on Indian overseas migrant workers challenges to safe repatriation and the way forward

Meeting report of National online meeting with Ministry of External Affairs, Protector of emigrants and overseas recruitment agencies

COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment

ILO: As job losses escalate, nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods

The latest ILO data on the labour market impact of the COVID-19 pandemic reveals the devastating effect on workers in the informal economy and on hundreds of millions of enterprises worldwide.

ILO COOP 100 Webinar II - Advancing gender equality though cooperatives

Four cooperative practitioners reflected on the current situation of gender equality within the cooperative movement, the role cooperatives can play, and the challenges they face in advancing gender equality. Their presentations highlighted the...

Agenda: COVID-19 and the World of Work: Sharing Experience and Way Forward - Virtual meeting

Agenda of the trade union interactive meeting organized by ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi along with ACTRAV was organized to strategize the action to respond COVID-19 pandemic

Beneficiary story

Moldovan entrepreneur supported by ILO finds the way to respond to COVID-19 in his community

Cooperatives and wider SSE enterprises respond to COVID-19 disruptions, and government measures are being put in place

Cooperatives and other SSE enterprises around the world are being affected by and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in various ways. Some governments have also begun to integrate cooperatives, and the wider SSE in emergency response strategies.

Interview

How does the ILO assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on labour markets in Montenegro and worldwide?

Interview with Markus Pilgrim, Director of the ILO Office for Central and Eastern Europe. The interview was made at the request of MINA and published by several local media in Montenegro on 20 April, 2020.

Support for workers, businesses and policy makers in the Western Balkans

ILO and EBRD joining forces in face of coronavirus pandemic

The ILO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are joining forces to respond to the coronavirus crisis in the Western Balkans by advising national policy action to support workers and enterprises.

Early results: Online survey for TVET providers, policy-makers and social partners on addressing the COVID-19 pandemic

A network and online platform of labour law

Introducing CEELex, the labour legislation database for Central and Eastern Europe

The ILO recently launched CEELex which is the only searchable, English-language online database offering information on the national labour laws in Central and Eastern Europe. Established in 2015 to respond to an increasing demand of policy makers...

COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment

ILO: COVID-19 causes devastating losses in working hours and employment

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a catastrophic effect on working hours and earnings, globally. A new ILO report highlights some of the worst affected sectors and regions, and outlines policies to mitigate the crisis.

Skills development

Making Dual VET work: Lessons learnt from Montenegro

What is the most effective way to learn a new skill? Most people will say “through practice”. It is well-known that increasing the share of company-based learning in Vocational Education and Training (VET) yields much learning effects than...