Comment and analysis

2023

  1. © ILO/OIT 2023

    ILOSTAT Blog

    Beyond the numbers: Exploring the relationship between collective bargaining coverage and inequality

    28 April 2023

    Collective bargaining plays a key role in promoting decent work and improving working conditions. But what does the ILO’s industrial relations data show regarding the relationship between collective bargaining coverage, trade union density, and outcomes for workers? How can we assess the impact on workers’ lives?

  2. Article

    Financial education: the role of insurance

    28 April 2023

    When thinking about financial education, topics like savings, managing expenses, budgeting, investing or accessing credit may come to mind. However, insurance is another important, yet complicated financial product, that is worth considering.

  3. InfoStory

    The Rana Plaza disaster ten years on: What has changed?

    24 April 2023

    Today, the garment industry is safer and the capacity of the Bangladeshi Government to oversee compliance is much stronger. But what challenges remain?

  4. © ILO 2023

    Digital guide

    Report examines ILO’s response to COVID-19 crisis

    06 April 2023

    A look back at how the ILO responded to the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic and found new ways to support governments, workers' and employers' organizations.

  5. ILO InfoStory

    How employment services can support a post-pandemic jobs recovery

    22 March 2023

    If you are out of work looking for a job or an employer looking to fill a job vacancy, who can help? Explore this InfoStory to discover how employment services can support people and governments respond to economic crisis.

  6. © ILO 2023

    ILOSTAT blog

    The current state of the global labour market: Implications for achieving the Global Goals

    13 March 2023

    The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 global goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all. But with the COVID-19 pandemic upending the global labour market in recent years, progress towards achieving these goals has been disrupted. From rising unemployment and informal work to slowing productivity growth and persistent gender inequalities, the pandemic has highlighted the need for urgent action to build a more resilient and equitable world of work.

  7. © ILO 2023

    ILO InfoStory

    How to achieve gender equality in global garment supply chains

    10 March 2023

    Global supply chains are a key entry point for women to enter the formal workforce, but serious decent work deficits remain prevalent, including discrimination, violence and harassment. Find out how a more equitable set of policies and actions could help the garment industry drive inclusive economic growth.

  8. Q&A

    Investments in Least Developed Countries are key to sustainable development

    08 March 2023

    Interview with Githa Roelans, Unit Head, Multinational Enterprises and Enterprise Engagement.

  9. © poco_bw 2023

    Blog

    Amid crisis there is reason to hope – if we come together to pursue social justice

    01 February 2023

    In a blog for the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, ILO Director-General calls for more international cooperation to achieve sustainable development goals and greater social justice.

  10. Opinion editorial

    Viewing jobs law and Perppu through the lens of freedom of association

    07 January 2023

    An opinion editorial by Albert Bonasahat, national project coordinator of the ILO Ship to Shore Rights Programme, published by the Jakarta Post on 7 January.