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May 2020

  1. COVID-19: Protecting workers

    Sectoral impact: Impact of COVID-19 on tourism is unprecedented

    12 May 2020

    Tourism is a major driver of jobs and growth. But COVID-19 has dramatically changed this. The impact on tourism enterprises and workers, the majority being young women, is unprecedented. Timely, large-scale and, in particular, coordinated policy efforts both at international and national levels are needed in consultation with governments, employers’ and workers’ representatives, taking into consideration relevant ILO international labour standards.

September 2013

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    World Tourism Day

    Tourism, poverty reduction and gender equality

    25 September 2013

    On the occasion of World Tourism Day (27 September), ILO Senior Tourism Specialist Wolfgang Weinz and ILO Senior Gender Specialist Susan Maybud talk about the role that tourism can play in achieving poverty reduction and gender equality.