All resources: digital labour + digital divide + artificial intelligence + gig economy + data protection + algorithmic management

ILO Director-General emphasizes the positive potential of AI and the importance of proper management for an inclusive digital transition

During his visit to Kazakhstan Gilbert F. Houngbo called for the protection of workers' rights, greater engagement with employers, and ensuring AI-driven jobs meet decent work standards.

Thematic brief

Decent work in an increasingly digitalized financial services sector

This thematic brief focuses on skills and employability issues in the digital financial services sector and it is the first in a series of briefs zooming in on the findings and analysis resulting from the study “Harnessing the potential of digital...

Emerging practices to improve access to and working conditions on digital labour platforms for refugees and host communities

This paper documents emerging practices by online labour platforms and relevant intermediaries that show potential of scalability to improve access to work and conditions for refugees and host communities. These practices benefit both displaced...

Malaysia hosts 25 countries to discuss social protection for gig workers in South Asia

Digital technologies transforming refugees’ economic, social, and cultural inclusion

The 73rd issue of the Forced Migration Review, published with support from the International Labour Organization (ILO), mapped out ways in which digital technologies are being used in forced displacement contexts, including for promoting job and...

Kerala hosts seminar on Gig Workers Bill to promote worker welfare and social justice

The different stakeholder perspectives will inform the Bill's discussion during the state's next Assembly Session.

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.

Skills and Industry

Aligning Skills with Industry Needs: Workshop Contributes to Rwanda's Sectoral Skills Development Initiative

Factsheet

Decent work in the platform economy: law and practice update

Generative AI could transform millions of jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean but digital divide poses challenges

Up to half of the jobs in the region for which GenAI could improve productivity – some 17 million – are hindered by gaps in digital access and infrastructure, according to a new ILO and World Bank study.

ILO Working Paper 121 - Joint publication ILO-World Bank

Buffer or Bottleneck? Employment Exposure to Generative AI and the Digital Divide in Latin America

In this new paper from the International Labour Organization and the World Bank Group, researchers found that Generative AI could have transformative effects on jobs and livelihoods in Latin America and the Caribbean. Nonetheless, gaps in digital...

Digital Economy

Rwanda Champions Platform and Gig Workers' Rights: Workshop Paves the Way for a Fairer Digital Economy

United Nations and International Labour Organization report

Mind the AI Divide: Shaping a Global Perspective on the Future of Work

This report, co-authored by the United Nations and the International Labour Organization, addresses the critical issue of the uneven adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its implications for global equity, fairness, and social...

Global youth leaders converge at 2024 Youth Digital Leaders Campus in China to drive innovation

From 16 to 20 July 2024, the Youth Digital Leaders Campus of the 2024 World Youth Development Forum was successfully held in Guangzhou, China. The Campus brought together youth digital leaders from 19 countries and experts in entrepreneurship and...

Jharkhand promotes social security and remuneration for gig and platform workers

ILO and EUROSTAT host global conference on measuring new forms of employment

The ILO called for better and authoritative data to track the changing world of work at the conference, which discusses the development of reliable statistics to measure and understand new forms of employment, setting a common path for the coming...

Employment summit

Philippines inks covenant, paves way for decent work

The National Employment Summit culminated with a signing of an Employment Covenant to support a 10-year national masterplan that will boost national and local economic growth, decent work, and green jobs in the Philippines.

Women’s Entrepreneurship Development

The Women in Digital Business Initiative launches a global training for its latest lead trainer cohort

The online training is a crucial first in scaling-up efforts to empower women entrepreneurs to seize productive opportunities in the digital economy.

National Conference of Employers

Job opportunities in green, digital and care

Employers tackle megatrends in the Philippines and their effects on investment, employment and sustainability, including artificial intelligence and key policies.

ILO study reveals skills development and responsible business conduct needs in Thailand’s automotive sector

Findings highlight need for industry to adapt to transition to electric and low-carbon vehicles.