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June 2021
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Our impact, their voices
Khuloud’s story: Addressing gender stereotypes and improving livelihoods through skills development
01 June 2021
The ILO is training Syrian and Lebanese youth in skills that are aligned with labour market needs while simultaneously promoting women’s inclusion in “non-traditional” courses for better employment opportunities.
June 2020
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COVID-19 and advocates
Joaquín Furriel: People at the centre of policies
10 June 2020
Actor Joaquín Furriel stresses on the need for income security and protection for all those affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The pandemic is having a catastrophic effect on working hours and earnings, globally.
May 2019
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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.
January 2019
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Global Commission on the Future of Work
A human-centred agenda needed for a decent future of work
22 January 2019
A Universal Labour Guarantee, social protection from birth to old age and an entitlement to lifelong learning are among ten recommendations made in a landmark report by the ILO’s Global Commission on the Future of Work.
May 2018
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Blog
Industrial relations in emerging economies
15 May 2018
A book recently published by the ILO looks at the institutionalization of industrial relations in emerging economies and its contribution to development.
June 2017
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Summer School 2017 - Course Presentation
Macro-Labour Summer Course 2017
12 June 2017
The ILO-ITCILO Macro-Labour course aims at providing a systematic overview of the theoretical and empirical tools that support policy makers, analysts and practitioners to better understand macro-labour interactions.
July 2016
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G20, Beijing
ILO Director-General briefs G20 Labour and Employment Ministers on “Promoting Decent Work”
13 July 2016
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G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting
ILO Director-General’s Speech at Session on Dialogue with Social Partners and Engagement Groups
12 July 2016
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G20, Beijing
ILO Director-General's remarks to the G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting
12 July 2016
In his statement to the G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting held in Beijing in July 2016, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder warned that poor prospects for economic growth risk becoming entrenched.
November 2015
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Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2015 KILM
17. Poverty, income distribution, employment by economic class and working poverty
16 November 2015
Tables 17a and 17b present two of the indicators that were used for monitoring progress toward the first UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG), “eradicating extreme poverty and hunger”, while the MDGs were in force.