All ILO Newsroom content
January 2019
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ILO100
A Centenary of endeavour and achievement
22 January 2019
In a speech to open a year of Centenary celebrations, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, described the organization as a locomotive of social progress and a harbinger of peace. He also outlined the challenges ahead.
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Infostory
Work for a brighter future
22 January 2019
New forces are transforming the world of work: Technological development. Climate change. Demographic shifts. Globalization. These transitions call for decisive action.
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© Shen zhicheng / Imaginechina 2019
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.
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ILO100
Future of work report, ILO Centenary celebrations to be launched on January 22
21 January 2019
January 22 will be a big day for the ILO, as daylong celebrations marking the start of its 100th anniversary begin with the launch of the Global Commission report on the Future of Work.
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ILO100
Our story, your story: Setting standards for decent work
18 January 2019
Developing international labour standards at the ILO is a unique process involving governments, workers and employers from around the world working together. Find out more about the ILO’s mission to advance social justice and promote decent work in chapter 2 of our new multimedia, interactive Centenary website.
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Blog
Skills for the future: Learning to learn through technology is the new skills visa
17 January 2019
People say “seeing is believing”, but that’s wrong. The truth is, “I will see it when I believe it”.
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© Frédéric Cirou / AltoPress 2019
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”.
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© T. Saputro / CIFOR 2019
PAGE Ministerial Conference
We cannot tolerate the cost of inaction on climate change
10 January 2019
ILO Director-General Guy Ryder outlined three key climate change challenges and put forward a number of proposals, in an address to the Ministerial Conference of the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), in South Africa.
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Green Jobs
Green Jobs: The key to sustainable development
10 January 2019
By making our work greener, we can build a better, more sustainable future for women and men around the world. The ILO defines green jobs as good for the environment, good for the economy and good for people.
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ILO100: Our story, your story
ILO past, present and future
09 January 2019
The ILO’s new multimedia, interactive Centenary website is now live! Let us take you on a journey through the ILO’s past, present and future – from its founding back in 1919, to major historical events, to the conventions and programmes that have affected all our lives. We’ll be rolling out new chapters in the course of the next two months on ilo.org/100 as we celebrate 100 years of advancing social justice and promoting decent work.