Gender equality

Fewer women than men will regain employment during the COVID-19 recovery says ILO

A new policy brief shows that the disproportionate job and income losses suffered by women during the pandemic will persist in the near future.

Working to Eliminate Gender Wage Gap in the World of Work at Country Level, ILO Embarks on Achieving Equal Pay at Enterprise Level

Having released a joint report with the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) on estimating the gender wage gap (GWP) with a view to achieving gender equality and eliminating GWP in the world of work, the International Labour Organization (ILO) Office for Turkey now embarks on measuring GWP at enterprise level.

ILO Office for Turkey Supports Small Enterprises

The International Labour Organization (ILO) Office for Turkey provides financial support of 11 million TRY in total through two schemes to micro-small enterprises, including particularly tradesmen, in order to contribute to responses to the economic and social impact of COVID-19 pandemic.

International Day of Cooperatives

Statement by the ILO Deputy Director-General for Policy for the International Day of Cooperatives - 3 July 2021

Around the pandemic cooperatives, and other social and solidarity economy institutions have stepped up to support their members and communities across sectors and regions. In moving forward beyond the pandemic, it will be important that cooperatives are also recognized as economic actors that need to benefit from the financial relief packages. Moreover, they need to be considered as critical partners for the longer term in building more resilient communities and strengthening local economies.

Video

Rebuild the better present and the future together

Labour migration

Global labour migration increases by five million

A new ILO report estimates that between 2017 and 2019 the number of international migrants has increased from 164 to 169 million.