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May 2020
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Q&A
ILO support for employers during COVID-19 crisis
20 May 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has put extraordinary pressure on employers and private sector businesses, to survive and continue to provide decent work. Deborah France Massin, Director of the ILO’s Bureau for Employers’ Activities, explains how they have been helping with services and tools, and ensuring that the views of enterprise are represented to decision-makers.
June 2019
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Day 8: 108th International Labour Conference - Thematic Forum
Business for decent work forum
18 June 2019
The role of the private sector in shaping the future world of work, and the best ways of encouraging the development of sustainable enterprises was spotlighted during a discussion at the International Labour Conference (ILC). The high level thematic forum was one of the events at the Centenary ILC, which marks the 100th anniversary of the ILO.
October 2018
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ILO Global Business Network for Social Protection Floors
Invest in social protection
23 October 2018
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, calls on businesses to help make universal social protection a reality, in a speech at the fourth annual meeting of the ILO Global Business Network for Social Protection Floors, in Geneva, Switzerland.
December 2017
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Blog
Embracing disability as a diversity factor in the 21st century’s world of work
03 December 2017
Including persons with disabilities as employees, customers and business partner is clearly the smart thing to do from a business point of view. Yet, while companies increasingly recognize the benefits of building and retaining diverse workforces, they often neglect disability in their inclusion practices.
August 2017
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Publication
Market Systems and Job Quality: What Do We Know and What Can We Do About it ?
07 August 2017
July 2017
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Publication
Measuring Productive Employment: A "How to" Note
20 July 2017
January 2016
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Slideshow
“No to child labour in Turkey’s hazelnut gardens”
08 January 2016
An ILO project prioritizes education as the main instrument to eliminate child labour in the country’s seasonal agriculture. So far, more than 1,200 children have benefitted from the project.
January 2015
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© Tom Perry / World Bank 2022
World Employment and Social Outlook - Trends 2015
Private sector services and the care economy, key engines of job creation
22 January 2015
ILO report points to accelerating job growth in private sector services over the next 5 years and an increasing demand for higher-skilled workers.
March 2014
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Global Trade and Development Week 2014
21st Century Skills and the Age of Responsibility
31 March 2014
Keynote remarks by José M. Salazar-Xirinachs, Assistant Director-General for Policy at the ILO, at the “Global Trade and Development Week 2014”, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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© Arnaud Mugisha 2022
School-to-work transition
Does investing in education pay off for African youth?
12 March 2014
In sub-Saharan Africa, a stable, well-paid job is often an impossible dream, even for educated young people, according to an ILO report.