News
June 2020
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COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment
As jobs crisis deepens, ILO warns of uncertain and incomplete labour market recovery
30 June 2020
The International Labour Organization’s latest analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 finds its impact on the world of work was more severe than previously estimated, and offers three scenarios for the second half of 2020.
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New Study
Launch of "An ILO for All Seasons": Interview with Kari Tapiola
26 June 2020
Kari Tapiola, former Deputy-Director General of the ILO presents his study "An ILO for All Seasons" to be launched on 29th June 2020.
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News
How COVID-19 affects Europeans and the EU labour market
25 June 2020
The ILO and Eurofound jointly organized a webinar which discussed the impact of the current crisis on European workers and businesses. Europe is hard hit, but it has swiftly responded to the pandemic.
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COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
ILO warns of COVID-19 migrant ‘crisis within a crisis’
24 June 2020
Policies need to be put in place to protect stranded migrant workers and to ensure the reintegration of those who return to their home countries, says the International Labour Organization.
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Social protection in the EU
Building Back Better: Strengthening Social Protection in the EU
23 June 2020
The UN Human Rights Regional Office for Europe and the ILO jointly organized a webinar to explore promising practices and challenges for social protection systems in the EU. Panelists agreed that economic and social policies need to work in tandem.
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COVID-19 and child labour
COVID-19 may push millions more children into child labour – ILO and UNICEF
12 June 2020
Child labour down by 94 million since 2000, a gain now under threat.
May 2020
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Trade Union Movement
Recovering from the COVID-19 crisis: What policies are needed?
29 May 2020
For workers, what risks and opportunities has the COVID-19 crisis brought about? Catelene Passchier, Chair of the Workers’ Group of the ILO Governing Body shares her views on the policies needed to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. She also calls for more regulation of digital work and enhancement of social dialogue and tripartism to provide social justice and decent work for all.
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© Wayne Grazio 2020
COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
ILO: More than one in six young people out of work due to COVID-19
27 May 2020
The ILO’s latest analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 exposes the devastating and disproportionate effect on young workers, and analyses measures being taken to create a safe return to work environment.
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COVID-19: Supporting enterprises, jobs and incomes
ILO issues guidance for safe, healthy, return to work during COVID-19
22 May 2020
Return to work policies should be informed by a human-centred approach that puts rights and international labour standards at the heart of economic, social and environmental strategies and ensures that policy guidance is embedded in national occupational safety and health systems.
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Greening the transport sector
Greening the transport sector in the post COVID-19 recovery could create up to 15 million jobs worldwide
19 May 2020
Investment in transforming the transport sector could create millions of new jobs and help countries move to greener, healthier economies, says report from the International Labour Organization and the UN Economic Commission for Europe.