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January 2022

  1. 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.

September 2021

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    21st Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour

    ILO warns of a recovery with high unemployment and worrying informality in Latin America and the Caribbean

    24 September 2021

    At the Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour, the Director-General of the ILO said that it is necessary to move towards a sustainable and resilient inclusive recovery in the face of a pandemic that “has brought the world of work to its knees”.

October 2020

  1. Digital Economy

    10 ways to a brighter future of work in the digital economy

    01 October 2020

    Based on findings from seven countries (Canada, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand), the ILO has outlined 10 possible policy responses to inform dialogue among governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations to advance decent work opportunities for more women and men in the digital economy.

July 2016

  1. Trade and employment

    Labour provisions in trade agreements don’t hurt business

    18 July 2016

    ILO report looks at how the increasing number of labour provisions in trade agreements are impacting the world of work.

June 2016

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    Report on active labour market policies

    ILO: Labour market policies in Latin America must be reoriented to protect social achievements and address productivity gaps

    21 June 2016

    At a time when governments in the region face the dual challenges of creating quality jobs and safeguarding achievements in social inclusion and work quality, an ILO report highlights the need for a new approach based on active labour market policies to address the current economic slowdown.

November 2015

  1. ILO technical assistance

    ILO to support Greece in boosting labour market policies and the social economy

    26 November 2015

    The ILO Director-General today met with Greek ministers, worker and employer representatives in Athens to discuss the country's response to economic and unemployment issues.

May 2015

  1. World Employment Social Outlook 2015

    Global wage gap puts the brakes on the global economy

    21 May 2015

    An estimated $1.2 trillion has been lost in annual wages due to the 61 million jobs gap that has opened up since the crisis.

  2. World Employment Social Outlook 2015

    The policy response to the diversification of jobs

    19 May 2015

    The ILO's Raymond Torres looks at how countries can improve the situation of those working in non-standard forms of employment in the new, annual ILO flagship report: The World Employment and Social Outlook - The changing nature of jobs. (Closed Captions available)

  3. World Employment Social Outlook 2015

    Trends on the changing nature of jobs

    19 May 2015

    The ILO's Raymond Torres explains how jobs while becoming more diversified are at the same time becoming less secure. The ILO's flagship report: The World Employment and Social Outlook - examines the changing nature of jobs in terms of the employment relationship between workers and enterprises. (Closed Captions available)

November 2013

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    Labour economics

    ILO launches book on labour administration in times of crisis

    21 November 2013

    One of the book’s main findings is that massive cuts in government spending have led to the down-sizing of labour administration systems in many countries.