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December 2021
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Article
Reflections on migration and diversity – New ILO research
14 December 2021
The ILO has published new research on “The future of diversity”. In an edited volume, scholars and practitioners from various disciplines and backgrounds reflect on the most appropriate interventions to create a more inclusive labour market for all. The authors offer new perspectives on the concept of diversity and the role diversity can play in the world of work of the future.
September 2021
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International Equal Pay Day 2021
Equal Pay for better and fairer future
18 September 2021
Women are still paid less than men. The Covid19 crisis is widening the gender pay gap. On International Equal Pay Day, former USA VolleyBall Women's National Team Player Cassidy Lichtman and current member of USA Volleyball Board of Directors joins the ILO to amplify the call for pay equity. A better Future of Work means Equal Pay for work of equal value.
June 2021
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© Alex Proimos 2022
Domestic work – Convention C189
10 years on, domestic workers still fight for equality and decent work
15 June 2021
On the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Domestic Workers’ Convention, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed continued vulnerabilities of domestic workers in the labour market.
October 2020
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© U.S. National Archives 2022
Blog
All women are working women
01 October 2020
Twenty-five years on from the landmark Beijing Women’s Conference, aspirations for a gender equal world still need to be achieved. The ILO’s first female Deputy Director-General, Mary Chinery-Hesse, who led the ILO delegation to Beijing, reflects on the Conference and what still needs to be done.
February 2020
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© Mohamed Abd El Ghany / REUTERS 2022
Blog
Hard data needed on disability and work
19 February 2020
"The ILO is committed to drive the discussion on disability inclusion. Measuring and monitoring progress will be vital if we are to go beyond words," says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.
December 2019
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Blog
Inclusion and diversity in the labour market: A call for LGBT labour statistics
09 December 2019
Equal opportunities for employment and equal treatment in employment are a key part of decent work. For LGBT+ workers facing labour market discrimination around the world, this is far from a reality. But in order to know the extent and forms of this discrimination, we need labour statistics on LGBT+ people.
August 2019
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Our impact, Their voices
Protecting indigenous peoples' rights in the Philippines
09 August 2019
2019 marks the ILO Centenary and the 30th anniversary of the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169). Listen to the voices of indigenous peoples from the Philippines.
January 2019
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© Frédéric Cirou / AltoPress 2022
Blog
The ‘Beauty Premium’ and other forms of stereotyping are real, and they’re a workplace problem
15 January 2019
People say “seeing is believing”, but that’s wrong. The truth is, “I will see it when I believe it”.
October 2018
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Global Business and Disability Network
Disability inclusion benefits business
22 October 2018
Discussions about diversity, business and human rights need to include persons with disabilities, says ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, at the opening of the annual meeting of the ILO’s Global Business and Disability Network, in Geneva, Switzerland.
March 2017
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Video
Jordan Pay Equity Campaign advocates for closing the pay gap by challenging gender stereotypes
03 March 2017
Very often, the same jobs are given two different titles according to the worker’s gender. Such stereotypes may lead to a difference in wages. ILO partner Jordan Pay Equity Campaign conducted a social experiment to help identify people’s understandings of women and men’s roles in jobs of equal value.