News
March 2024
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Questions and Answers: On new guidance note for productivity measurement and analysis
15 March 2024
Productivity is viewed as central to economic development and social progress. Countries can sustainably increase their economic output and living standards through more productive use of labour, capital and other resources. When more products and services are produced using a given amount of resources, all boats can rise. This Q&A introduces a new Guidance Note designed to assist national statisticians and economists in making the best use of available data to obtain detailed productivity measures, notably in developing countries.
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Female employment improves in numbers and quality in this century
09 March 2024
In the 21st century, most newly created jobs were for women, who also benefited more from occupational upgrading. Despite progress, gender gaps in employment and job quality persist.
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Tackling gender segregation: How a new policy tool can finally help bring about change
06 March 2024
In the world of work, men and women are often segregated by their type of work, one main reason that women suffered more job losses during the COVID-19 crisis than men. Now, a joint program of UN Women and the ILO has developed a new tool to help policymakers rethink the design of sectoral policies and make informed decisions on where to invest to have a greater impact on gender equality.
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Productivity measurement and analysis: A guidance note
05 March 2024
February 2024
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Work Wise Youth: A guide to youth rights at work
14 February 2024
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Informal apprenticeships and the future of work
13 February 2024
Millions of young people in the developing world acquire skills through apprenticeships in the informal economy and in many countries, greatly outnumber youth acquiring skills through formal technical and vocational education and training. A new ILO labour standard on quality apprenticeships has focused attention on the need to upgrade training and learning to strengthen apprenticeships in the informal economy.
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Question and Answers: Part II, Two decades of national employment policies report, 2000-2020
12 February 2024
Since the early 2000s, the ILO has increasingly been assisting countries to support the development of integrated and comprehensive employment policies. This Q&A provides insights on Part II of the publication “Two decades of national employment policies 2000-2020: Towards a new generation of national employment policies (NEPs)”. The review – the first of its kind - analyses the main characteristics and trends in national employment policies across the world and over time. The review highlights that a new generation of employment policies will need to pursue some existing challenges while also addressing new ones.
January 2024
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EMPLOYMENT Department Newsletter, January/February 2024
25 January 2024
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How can we close the skills gap? Quality apprenticeships and the future of work
18 January 2024
The world of work is undergoing profound change. These changes are creating skills gaps, mismatches and shortages that are resulting in unfilled jobs and lost productivity. To close this skills gap, the ILO’s social partners – governments, employers, and workers – have adopted a sweeping new international labour standard focused on updating its approach to skills and quality apprenticeships.
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Developing sustainable and inclusive employment policies and interventions for a Just Transition
This event highlights the Green Employment Diagnostics guidelines, designed to support countries in understanding and responding to the opportunities and threats posed by climate and environmental change and formulating policy responses to promote just transition.