News
May 2019
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Women in Business and Management
Women in leadership bring better business performance
22 May 2019
A new report shows gender diversity improves business outcomes, and makes it easier to attract talent. The report also looks at the reasons behind the continuing gender diversity deficits, and makes recommendations for breaking the cycle.
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Occupational Safety and Health
100 years of making work safer and healthier
21 May 2019
Occupational safety and health (OSH) has been a core element of the ILO’s work since it was founded in 1919. Technical specialist, Manal Azzi, charts the major OSH milestones of the ILO’s first hundred years and looks ahead to the challenges of the future.
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Blog
Can technology transform the fashion industry?
16 May 2019
Talk about the Fourth Industrial Revolution can quickly get abstract. Discussion travels at lightning speed into a world of augmented reality and robots, blockchain and biotechnology.
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Media advisory
Women, leadership and business performance – Report launch
14 May 2019
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ILO100
The Declaration of Philadelphia – 75 years
10 May 2019
On May 10 1944, the International Labour Conference adopted the Declaration of Philadelphia. It gave the ILO’s social mandate a powerful and lasting impetus.
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ILO100
UN Secretary-General, Swiss authorities, mark ILO’s 100th anniversary
09 May 2019
The ceremony at ILO headquarters in Geneva included the unveiling of a commemorative plaque and the inauguration of an avenue of trees celebrating 100 years of the ILO.
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Labour migration
ILO supports Venezuelan migrants and refugees
07 May 2019
The initiative launched with an initial ILO funding of US$ 2 million will aim at the socio-economic integration of Venezuelan migrants and refugees in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru.
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Working conditions
Job quality of concern to all workers
06 May 2019
A joint report by the ILO and the European research agency, Eurofound, provides an unprecedented comparative analysis of job quality around the world, including work hours, gender pay differences, exposure to physical risks and opportunities for skills’ upgrading.
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Media advisory
ILO to host UN Secretary-General for the ILO Centenary
06 May 2019
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Ship inspections for seafarers’ protection: The Maritime Labour Convention at work
03 May 2019
Ship inspections are critical for ensuring compliance with the Maritime Labour Convention, and as such, decent living and working conditions for seafarers. Rear Admiral Luigi Giardino of the Italian Coast Guard explains how such inspections are conducted and what their consequences can be.