Videos

  1. Construction: Building blocks to recovery after crisis

    28 January 2021

    The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the construction sector, which is sensitive to economic cycles. Yet, construction holds much potential to stimulate recovery, thanks to its potential to create jobs. Recovery measures can support the sector’s transformation towards sustainability and digitalization.

  2. ILO COVID-19 prevention checklist to protect workers in small businesses

    09 September 2020

    The ILO has devised a checklist so that Small and Medium Enterprises can assess their COVID-19 risks and put in place measures to protect the safety and health of their workers.

  3. Qatar introduces historic reforms to its labour market

    03 September 2020

    In a historic move, the State of Qatar has introduced major changes to its labour market, opening up a new era for workers and employers in Qatar.

  4. Int'l Labour Org warns of uncertain, incomplete labor market recovery amid rising COVID-19 cases

    02 July 2020

    The International Labour Organisation warns of an uncertain and incomplete labour market recovery as economies struggle with a continued rise in new COVID-19 infections. ILO labour economist Christian Viegelahn notes the Philippines is still far from recovery amid the continued rise of COVID-19 cases. He adds getting the virus under control is key to a sustainable recovery.

  5. The Job Crisis in the Eurozone

    11 July 2012

    Austerity policies designed to cut debt in the Eurozone are resulting in a steady rise in unemployment, prolonging and deepening the crisis in the single currency area, according to a report from the ILO, "Eurozone job crisis: trends and policies responses". Unemployment in the Eurozone could reach almost 22 million over the next four years, unless appropriate measures are taken to boost growth and promote job creation.

  6. "Innovation" and a completely new approach to job creation are needed to solve the jobs crisis, WEF's Klaus Schwab tells ILC delegates

    11 June 2012

    Hailed as "a visionary of the highest caliber" by ILO Director General Juan Somavia, World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab told delegates at the International Labour Conference in Geneva that a "paradigm shift" toward entrprenuership and innovation is needed to address the Global Jobs Crisis and the growing disparities between rich and poor. In an exclusive interview after his speech, Schwab said the role of the ILO is central to the process of bringing about change; and he predicted that in the future, most jobs will be created by the workers, themselves.

  7. ILO Head calls for a policy rethink to overcome global economic uncertainty

    06 June 2012

    In his address to the ILC, ILO DG Juan Somavia, urges that in the midst of crisis, now is a time for policy reevaluation to ensure a more stable global economy. He highlights that growth can no longer be the key criteria for macroeconomic success, but instead quality job creation, the reduction of poverty and fair access opportunities need to be brought to the forefront to ensure international cooperation.

  8. How to beat a crisis: Interview with Argentinean Vice President

    18 May 2012

    In 2001 Argentina defaulted on its debt and ended the parity of its currency with the US dollar. The South American country plunged deeper into crisis, but within months economic growth set in. We asked Argentine Vice President Mr Amado Boudou if Eurozone countries can learn from Argentina how to beat the crisis.

  9. Youth unemployment crisis stuck until at least 2016, predicts the ILO

    27 April 2012

    ILO's Theodor Sparreboom, Senior Economist, presents the current youth unemployment rates, which at a global level, are stuck at 12,7%. The situation is worsening, especially in developed economies, where the average rate has not returned to pre-crisis levels. The ILO Global Employment Trends for Youth Report 2012 also warns of the dramatic deterioration of the labour situation for young people, who increaingly are employed in part-time and temporary jobs, as they have no other alternatives.

  10. World of Work Report 2012: Interview with the authors of the report

    27 April 2012

    ILO TV interviews Marva Corley and Steven Tobin, Senior Economists at the International Institute for Labour Studies on the effect austerity measures and reduced public investment had on a deteriorated job market. In contrast, some countries implemented policies to successfully generate jobs and improve the quality of employment.

  11. ILO Director-General interviewed at the European Parliament

    14 September 2011

    Following his address to an extraordinary meeting of the European Parliament Conference of Presidents, ILO Director-General, Mr. Juan Somavia, was interviewed saying "the real economy must take the driver's seat of the global economy, with a financial system at its service.

  12. Excerpts from ILO Director-General address to the European Parliament

    14 September 2011

    "The real economy must take the driver's seat in the global economy, with a financial system at its service" Mr. Somavia told members of the European Parliament during an address in Strasbourg.

  13. Global Wage Report 2010/2011: An Interview with the ILO's Manuela Tomei

    15 December 2010

    With the launch of the ILO's Global Wage Report 2010/2011, ILO TV interviews Manuela Tomei, Director of the ILO Conditions of Work and Employment Programme (TRAVAIL). Based on an analysis of wages in 115 countries, the report says the financial and economic crisis cut global wage growth by half in 2008 and 2009. The increasing discrepancy between low-wage and high-wage earners has had a deleterious effect on consumption worldwide. The interview highlights how several national recovery schemes and measures have worked to buffer wage stagnation and avoid lay offs, thus hastening a sustainable economic recovery.

  14. Open Trade and Social Protection are Complementary: WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy Addresses the ILO's Governing Body

    15 November 2010

    The Director-General of the WTO, Pascal Lamy, addressed the Working Party on the Social Dimension of Globalization of the ILO's Governing Body, along with ILO Director-General Juan Somavia and Richard Kozul-Wight, senior economist at UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Wiseman Lumkile Nkuhlu, President of the International Organization of Employers (IOE), and Sharan Burrow, General-Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

  15. Panel Discussion: "Don't Waste the Crisis - Critical Perspectives for a New Economic Model"

    08 June 2010

    The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and ILO/ACTRAV hosted a panel discussion to launch the book: "Don't waste the crisis - critical perspectives for a new economic model". The panel discussion was chaired by Frank Hoffer, ILO ACTRAV, with speakers including John Evans, General Secretary TUAC, Raymond Torres, Director, ILO/IILS, Nicolas Pons-Vignon, Editor, University of the Witwatersrand, and Dan Cunniah, Director of ILO/ACTRAV.

  16. The ILO's Director-General Juan Somavia on the Economic Crisis and Jobs

    16 February 2010

    The ILO's Director-General, Juan Somavia was interviewed by PricewaterhouseCoopers Public Sector Research Centre, as part of its Government & Global CEO report, launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2010.