News
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.
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.
November 2018
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News
Apprenticeship scheme offers Jordanian and Syrian women chance to sell to IKEA
08 November 2018
A new ILO-supported sewing and embroidery apprenticeship programme in Jordan aims to boost employment and livelihood opportunities for vulnerable Jordanian and Syrian women.
March 2018
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Press release
Japan to support youth employment to build stability and peace in The Gambia
23 March 2018
New project will support jobs for youth through infrastructure works with local resources, skills training and entrepreneurship promotion, with a strong focus on returnees and women.
June 2017
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ILO response to Syrian refugee crisis
Syrian refugees in Jordan welcome work permits, but challenges persist
28 June 2017
New ILO study, prepared in collaboration with UNHCR, looks at the impact of work permits provided to Syrian refugees in Jordan that has resulted in thousands of them formally joining the Jordanian workforce.
May 2017
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ILO response to Syria refugee crisis
ILO online learning programme introduces Syrian refugees to their workplace rights in Jordan
02 May 2017
The programme is part of on-going efforts by the ILO to help formalize the work of Syrian refugees in Jordan.
May 2016
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Jobs in Latin America
Latin American and Caribbean unemployment to rise in 2016
11 May 2016
The evolution of labour markets in the region will be analyzed at ECLAC’s thirty-sixth session, to be held in Mexico this month.
January 2016
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Meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment
Labour and Employment Ministers of the BRICS countries adopted a joint declaration
26 January 2016
On 25–26 January, at the initiative of the Russian Federation, the first ever meeting of BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment was held in the city of Ufa, in order to discuss the areas of cooperation in the field of labour relations and employment, social security and social integration in the group’s member states.
October 2015
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6th meeting of Ministers of Tourism of G20
ILO welcomes agreement to boost tourism jobs at G20 meeting in Turkey
02 October 2015
ILO Deputy Director-General says that tourism industry has a key role in contributing to global economic growth and job creation.
September 2015
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Summit of G20 Labour and Employment Ministers, Ankara
ILO welcomes G20 priority of boosting growth, jobs and reducing inequalities
04 September 2015
The ILO Director-General highlighted ministers’ agreement to undertake a mix of policies using “wage-setting mechanisms, institutions for social dialogue, social protection systems, employment services and active labour market policies.”