All ILO Newsroom content
May 2019
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Vocational training
A dream fulfilled against the odds
23 May 2019
Boshra Shaal is one of thousands of Syrian refugees in Turkey who have taken part in vocational training and Turkish language courses run by the ILO, in cooperation with local partners. The training has helped her realise her dream of becoming a chef.
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Video
Guidelines for governments
22 May 2019
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© S. Olsson/AltoPress/PhotoAlto 2019
Women in Business and Management
Women in leadership bring better business performance
22 May 2019
A new report shows gender diversity improves business outcomes, and makes it easier to attract talent. The report also looks at the reasons behind the continuing gender diversity deficits, and makes recommendations for breaking the cycle.
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© ETUC 2019
International cooperation
European Trade Union Confederation Congress
21 May 2019
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Occupational Safety and Health
100 years of making work safer and healthier
21 May 2019
Occupational safety and health (OSH) has been a core element of the ILO’s work since it was founded in 1919. Technical specialist, Manal Azzi, charts the major OSH milestones of the ILO’s first hundred years and looks ahead to the challenges of the future.
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© Tony Webster 2019
International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
Ensure justice and protection for LGBTI workers
17 May 2019
On the occasion of International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder says that a human-centred future of work that leaves no-one behind must include LGBTI workers.
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Blog
Can technology transform the fashion industry?
16 May 2019
Talk about the Fourth Industrial Revolution can quickly get abstract. Discussion travels at lightning speed into a world of augmented reality and robots, blockchain and biotechnology.
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Singapore Conference on the Future of Work 2019
Embracing technology for an inclusive growth in Asia
13 May 2019
Opening remarks at Singapore Conference on the Future of Work 2019 by Guy Ryder, Director-General, ILO.
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9-10 May 2019, International Labour Organization, Geneva
Conference Papers, Videos and Audio Contributions
09 May 2019
The first ILO/CEPR/IGC/GSEM Conference on Labour Markets in Developing Countries will be held in Geneva from 9-10 May 2019 at the headquarters of the ILO. The Conference is jointly organised by CEPR, IGC, ILO and the Institute of Economics and Econometrics at the GSEM-University of Geneva.
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Video
The story of Muhammed Najjar, who works at an enterprise benefiting from the Workplace Adaptation Programme carried out by the ILO
07 May 2019
ILO Workplace Adaptation Programme aims to help ensure and enhance labour peace and contribute to an efficient and peaceful working environment in unity and solidarity through trainings on promoting the adaptation of Syrian and Turkish workers working at the same workplace and eliminating prejudice. More than 150 Syrian and Turkish workers at 16 firms located in Adana, Mersin and Gaziantep have benefited from ILO's Workplace Adaptation Programme.