How to practice teleworking effectively

14 August 2020

With an increase in people working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jon Messenger, an ILO expert on working conditions, introduces a new guide on effective teleworking.

Delegate Dialogues: Koh Juan Kiat, Executive Director, Singapore National Employer Federation

10 June 2010

Flexible Working Arrangements Help Australia Maintain Employment During Economic Crisis

01 December 2009

"We need to maintain medium and long-term thinking, even though we have a short-term crisis, and that means trying to sustain employment and the skills base of our economy even though demand has dropped off," said Peter Anderson, Chief Executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in an interview with ILO TV about the Global Jobs Pact and the Australian labour market.

ILC coverage: Urgent counter measures needed to ward off "sub-prime work" says ILO Director General

09 June 2008

Urgent counter measures are needed to ward off "sub-prime work", says the ILO Director General, Juan Somavia. The balance can be found in the Decent Work Agenda and a fair globalization.

ILC coverage: Flexicurity and Danish Tripartism

09 June 2008

The search for a better combination of flexibility and security regarding employment, income and social protection is a major challenge within the European Union. Denmark has been a pioneer in implementing a system of flexicurity in its labour market. A panel discussion at the 97th International Labour Conference addressed the issue of "Flexicurity for Decent Work: a labour market policy approach" with the participation of ILO experts and tripartite delegates from Denmark, including Claus Hjort Frederiksen, Danish Minister for Employment, Marie-Louise Knuppert of the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions, Jorn Neergaard Larsen of the Confederation of Danish Employers and José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Director, Employment Sector, ILO.

ILC coverage: The social dimension of public procurement

04 June 2008

The Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94) and Recommendation (No. 84) have been largely misunderstood, almost from the moment of their adoption. Mr. Hugh Williamson of the Financial Times moderates a discussion of these two instruments in light of modern public procurement policies posing the question, among many others, of how to avoid a race to the bottom and how to achieve "best value" vs a " lowest price culture." Speakers at the discussion included Mr. Jan Andersson, President, Employment and Social Committee, European Parliament, Ms. Sonia Regenbogen Luciw, Heenan Blaikie LLP and Ms. Fiona Murie, Building and Wood Workers International (BWI).

Japanese journalist wins first ITC-ILO Journalistic Prize

04 June 2008

Misako Hida, a journalist based in New York, accepted a prize today for her news article: "The Land of Karoshi". The prize was awarded by the International Training Center and the International Labour Organization to recognize the best story on labour rights. "Karoshi" is a Japanese term meaning "death from overwork". In Japan an estimated 5,000 suicides per year are the result of depression caused by overwork. Zohreh Tabatabai, Director of Communication at the ILO, and François Eyraud, Executive Director of the International Training Centre, presented Misako Hido with the prize.

Informal economy work sees more working hours for men, less for women

08 June 2007

A new report from the ILO says that one in five workers worldwide work excessively long hours, up to 48 a week, often to merely make ends meet. The study also says women work shorter hours than men, most likely because they bear the brunt of responsibility for the unpaid work of taking care of the family and household.

Decent Working Time & Time-Banking

28 July 2006

Across the industrialized world, working hours are becoming increasingly unpredictable, creating tensions between workers and employers and putting “work-life” balance at risk, according to a new study by the International Labour Organization.