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April 2022
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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Statement by Mr Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization, to the Development Committee
22 April 2022
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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Statement by Mr Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization, to the IMFC
21 April 2022
March 2022
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ILO in action
How to combine better income and food security
31 March 2022
Fabrice Leclerq, Chief Technical Advisor of an ILO project in Haiti explains how it aims to improve the living conditions of 1000 small producers, half of which are women, by using two products growing abundantly on the island: cocoa and breadfruit.
December 2021
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COVID-19 and labour productivity
Why would labour productivity surge during a pandemic?
20 December 2021
Labour productivity growth is generally associated with higher wages and better working conditions. In the longer term, increased productivity is key to economic development. But how should we interpret productivity trends during a pandemic? Does faster productivity growth mean that firms and workers are actually better off?
July 2021
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BRICS 7th Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting
ILO head: 'Address inequalities to prevent long term scarring'
15 July 2021
Speaking at the virtual Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting of BRICS nations, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, said that COVID-19 recovery plans need to be human-centred, resilient, inclusive and sustainable. The BRICS group of emerging economies are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
April 2021
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Decent work
75 years of seafarers’ minimum wage setting
26 April 2021
It’s 75 years since the first minimum monthly wage for seafarers was set – the only sector with an international minimum wage. The figure is regularly updated by the ILO’s Joint Maritime Commission (JMC), established in 1920, and composed of representatives of Shipowners and Seafarers. The JMC meets 26-27 April to discuss an update to the current amount.
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Decent work
Now I know the great feeling of having decent work
16 April 2021
Jordanian Omar Abu Noa’aj has struggled to find work for years due to his physical disability. Last year, an ILO employment centre helped him secure his first formal job at a garment factory, giving him a new sense of independence and purpose.
March 2021
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© Kivanc Ozvardar / ILO 2022
Our impact, their voices
Supporting companies make decent jobs grow for all
23 March 2021
Supporting companies to protect employment and workers to have a stable income is crucial for the promotion of decent work for all.
December 2020
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© Steve Evans 2022
Labour migration
Migrant pay gap widens in many high-income countries
14 December 2020
Migrants earn nearly 13 per cent less than national workers, an ILO study shows. In some countries, the gap is as much as 42 per cent.
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Global Wage Report 2020-21
COVID-19 drives wages down, new ILO report finds
02 December 2020
Even before the COVID pandemic hit, hundreds of millions of workers worldwide were being paid less than the minimum wage.