All ILO Newsroom content
January 2020
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Global Forum on Migration and Development
ILO: Employment policies are key to address the challenge of migration
24 January 2020
At the 12th Summit of the Global Forum in Ecuador, ILO stated that decent work deficits are one of the main causes of migratory movements. The ILO Regional Director a.i., Juan Hunt, recalled in his speech that most migration is directly or indirectly related to the world of work.
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Video
ILO Statistics on cooperatives - 1 minute video
24 January 2020
Statistics on cooperatives are essential to quantify the impact of cooperatives on their members and the economy as a whole. Currently reliable and comparable statistics on cooperatives are missing in most countries of the world. The ILO, in collaboration with its constituents and a number of national and international partners, is working towards developing guidelines on the measurement of cooperatives, both in terms of employment and economic value added.
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World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2020
What do you know about inequality in your country?
20 January 2020
The gap between rich and poor is larger than we thought. The "World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2020" report has identified major blind spots in our understanding of inequality.
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World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2020
Untapped potential, uncertain futures
20 January 2020
Unemployment is projected to rise in the next two years but that is only part of the picture. Watch the "World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2020" report in short.
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© Chor Sokunthea / World Bank 2020
World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2020
Insufficient paid work affects almost half a billion people, new ILO report shows
20 January 2020
A lack of decent work combined with rising unemployment and persisting inequality is making it increasingly difficult for people to build better lives through their work, according to the latest edition of the ILO’s global report on employment and social trends.
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Labour migration
Voices from the world of work
19 January 2020
Migrant and national garment workers and a garment factory manager in Jordan share their perspectives on the role and significance of the ILO and the future of work. This video is part of the “Voices from the World of Work” series, produced to celebrate the Centenary of the ILO.
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Blog
Transition from school to work remains a difficult process for youth
17 January 2020
The ease or difficulty with which young people are able to transition from school to work has a lasting impact on their lives and labour market prospects.
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Blog
Gender equality in the workplace remains elusive
17 January 2020
ILOSTAT data show that progress is needed in many areas and in every region to achieve gender equality in the labour market.
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Our impact, their voices
Hope and better prospects for a former bonded labourer in Nepal
09 January 2020
Hundreds of former bonded labourers in western Nepal are benefiting from vocational training under an innovative International Labour Organization scheme. Birendra Chaudhary, now a fully trained and well-paid plumber, is one of them.
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© ILO Ship to Shore Rights 2020
Our impact, their voices
How an ILO Protocol has helped combat forced labour in Thai fishing
06 January 2020
Since Thailand ratified the International Labour Organization’s 2014 Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention (P29), conditions for workers in the country’s seafood and fishing industry have improved. The ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights project has supported the Thai government in implementing the changes.