Press releases
August 2022
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© Nestlé 2022
Media advisory
ILO to release new report on youth employment
04 August 2022
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© ILO/M. Crozet 2022
Job losses
New ILO estimates show Myanmar remains deeply affected by job losses in first half of 2022
01 August 2022
Employment remains well below 2020 levels while productivity levels contract further and job quality deteriorates.
July 2022
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Press release
International Conference on the Future of Social Security for New Forms of Work
29 July 2022
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© Omri Silver 2022
Child labour and human trafficking
Top DJ duo NERVO debut song to raise awareness of child labour and human trafficking
26 July 2022
Ahead of World Day Against Human Trafficking, top-ranked female DJ duo NERVO have teamed up with the children’s charity Hopeland and the International Labour Organization to urge action on child vulnerability, child labour and human trafficking.
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Press release
The ILO supports the young generation in China for a brighter future
25 July 2022
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Press release
Ensuring the protection of Indonesian migrant workers through the integration of the Migrant Worker Resources Center (MRC) Services with the Gender-Responsive One-Roof Integrated Services (LTSA) in Blitar District
25 July 2022
The Ministry of Manpower, together with the Blitar District Government, the joint ILO-UN Women’s Safe and Fair Programme, the European Union, the Confederation of All Indonesian Labour Unions (KSBSI) and the Indonesian Women Coalition of East Java Region will launch the Gender-Responsive Information Center and One-Roof Integrated Services (Migrant Worker Resource Center /MRC) of Blitar District, East Java.
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© Marcel Crozet/ILO 2022
Climate Action for Jobs
Mauritania joins the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative
20 July 2022
Mauritania is joining the UN’s Climate Action for Jobs Initiative, which brings to 49 the coalition of countries that have committed to support a just ecological transition by formulating a national plan for a just transition, creating decent and green jobs.
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BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment meeting
ILO Director-General welcomes BRICS commitment to green jobs, skills development, workers’ protection
15 July 2022
Guy Ryder warned the BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers, from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, of a growing risk of further labour market deterioration in 2022.
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Press release
Electronics sector looks for brighter future by addressing skills gaps, bettering working conditions
15 July 2022
Promoting social dialogue and workplace compliance is key to sustain the growth of Viet Nam’s key industry.
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© ILO 2022
Gender equality
Women in the health and care sector earn 24 per cent less than men
13 July 2022
The most comprehensive global analysis of gender pay inequalities in the health and care sector finds that women face a larger gender pay gap than other economic sectors.