News
June 2020
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© Jennifer A. Patterson / ILO 2020
COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment
As jobs crisis deepens, ILO warns of uncertain and incomplete labour market recovery
30 June 2020
The International Labour Organization’s latest analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 finds its impact on the world of work was more severe than previously estimated, and offers three scenarios for the second half of 2020.
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Media advisory
ILO to hold virtual, Global Summit on COVID-19 and the World of Work
26 June 2020
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Violence and harassment Convention
ILO Violence and Harassment Convention will enter into force in June 2021
25 June 2020
The ratification by Fiji, the second after Uruguay, will allow Convention No. 190 to enter into force in a year’s time.
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Media advisory
ILO to release updated analysis of effects of COVID-19 on labour markets
25 June 2020
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© S. Hadkar/Times of India/AFP 2020
COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
ILO warns of COVID-19 migrant ‘crisis within a crisis’
24 June 2020
Policies need to be put in place to protect stranded migrant workers and to ensure the reintegration of those who return to their home countries, says the International Labour Organization.
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Blog
‘Business as unusual’: How COVID-19 brought forward the future of work
22 June 2020
Millions of people around the world have been working remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic. Could this ‘business as unusual’ be the future of work?
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Media advisory
ILO assesses impact of COVID-19 on migrant workers
22 June 2020
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© Sambrian Mbaabu / World Bank 2020
COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
COVID-19 causes unprecedented jobs crisis, almost all workers and businesses affected by lockdown measures
19 June 2020
UN Secretary-General is calling for immediate support for at-risk workers, enterprises, jobs and incomes in a new Policy Brief on the World of Work and COVID-19, prepared with the ILO.
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© A. Mirza / ILO 2020
Blog
COVID-19 shows why domestic workers need same rights and protection as others
16 June 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the livelihoods of domestic workers.
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© I. Bonham / ILO 2020
COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
Livelihoods of more than 55 million domestic workers at risk due to COVID-19
16 June 2020
On the ninth anniversary of the adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention, new ILO estimates reveal the risks facing domestic workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.