Videos

  1. The trends in world employment 2019

    13 February 2019

    What are the key findings of the ILO's "World Employment and Social Outlook - Trends 2019" report? Stefan Kühn and Erika Xiomara Chaparro Perez, Economists from the ILO’s Research department explain.

  2. Profound changes in job markets

    20 January 2015

    Christian Viegelahn, Economist in the ILO Research Department, discusses the profound changes taking place in the job market, from the types of skills needed, to work being replaced by machines. These employment trends are explored in the ILO's flagship report: "World Employment & Social Outlook Trends 2015". (Closed Captions available)

  3. The impact of long-term unemployment

    20 January 2015

    Steven Tobin, Team Leader in the ILO's Research Department, looks at the impact of long-term unemployment in advanced economies and the job prospects for young people in developing economies, based on the ILO's flagship report: "World Employment & Social Outlook Trends 2015". (Closed Captions available)

  4. The report in short: World Employment & Social Outlook Trends 2015

    20 January 2015

    Ekkehard Ernst, Chief of the ILO's Job-friendly Macroeconomic Policies Team, discusses the main findings of the flagship ILO report: "World Employment & Social Outlook Trends 2015", including a forecast of global unemployment levels and the factors behind this trend, such as continuing inequality. (Closed Captions available)

  5. Press Conference on Income Inequalities Report

    16 October 2008

    Raymond Torres, Director of the International Institute for Labour Studies at the ILO, meets the press to discuss the new study "World of Work Report 2008: Income inequalities in the age of financial globalization".

  6. Income inequalities: An interview with Raymond Torres, Director of the ILO's International Institute for Labour Studies

    15 October 2008

    Despite strong economic growth that has produced millions of new jobs since the early 1990s, income inequality grew dramatically in most regions of the world and is expected to increase due to the current global financial crisis, according to a new study "World of Work Report 2008: Income inequalities in the age of financial globalization" published by the research arm of the International Labour Organization (ILO).