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March 2022
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Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions
Are we doing all we can to address ageing in the world of work?
11 March 2022
People are living longer than ever before in both developed and developing countries. And in both cases, older people either want to, or have to, keep working, often out of the realistic fear of falling into poverty. In this podcast Dorothea Schmidt-Klau, Senior Economist at the ILO’s Employment Policy Department, unpacks these trends in ageing in the world of work and how to address them.
January 2022
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Labour Provisions in Trade Agreements Hub
ILO launches new online database on trade agreements that include labour provisions
26 January 2022
The new database is a one-stop source for information on labour provisions in more than 100 regional trade agreements covering about 140 economies.
November 2021
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Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions
In the uneven recovery from the COVID-19 jobs crisis, women are being left behind
22 November 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the world of work. A new ILO brief shows that the crisis in labour markets has had an uneven impact on women. In this podcast, Valeria Esquivel, Employment Policies and Gender specialist in the Employment, Labour Markets and Youth Branch of the ILO’s Employment Policy Department analyses the current challenges and what can be done to address them.
October 2021
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Employment policy
ILO launches new online database on employment policies and strategies to promote an inclusive job-rich recovery
19 October 2021
The online platform will serve as a unique worldwide reference and source of information on national employment policies, and strategies to promote youth employment.
August 2021
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International Labour Standards
Sierra Leone is founding crisis recovery and resilience on international labour standards
25 August 2021
Sierra Leone’s historic ratification of 9 ILO instruments was marked in a virtual ceremony with the ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.
July 2021
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Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions
Lost in COVID-19 limbo-land: Pandemic hits youth employment hard
14 July 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected young people not only in terms of their participation in the labour market but also through severe disruptions in education and training. In this podcast, ILO senior youth employment experts Niall O’Higgins and Sher Verick analyze the current situation and where we are headed.
June 2021
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Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions
Breaking out of the informal economy: Does new technology hold the key?
09 June 2021
In this podcast, ILO Employment Policy Specialist Juan Chacaltana and Technical Officer, Vicky Leung discuss emerging policy trends in how technology can facilitate the transition to the formal economy, or e-formality, and some of the challenges.
May 2021
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Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions
Is the future ready for youth? Youth employment policies for evolving labour markets
05 May 2021
Interview with Sukti Dasgupta, ILO Employment Department Chief of the Employment, Labour Markets and Youth Branch, and Juan Chacaltana, Senior Employment Policies Specialist.
April 2021
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International Labour Standards
Somalia recognizes decent work for women and men as the foundation of peace and resilience
19 April 2021
Somalia’s ratification of the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) and six more ILO Conventions was marked in a virtual ceremony with the ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.
December 2020
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Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions
How the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting jobs and livelihoods in the world’s Least Developed Countries
11 December 2020
In this podcast, Aurelio Parisotto, Head of the ILO’s Employment and Economic Analyses Unit, provides insights from a new publication entitled “COVID-19 - Tackling the jobs crisis in the Least Developed Countries”.