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November 2020

  1. Press release

    Skills and lifelong learning critical for all workers

    18 November 2020

    A new guide addresses the challenges facing workers needing to update their skills and embark on lifelong learning.

January 2020

  1. © Business Reporter 2022

    Business Reporter

    Why we need a human-centred future of work

    27 January 2020

    While there is no doubt some jobs will be lost through these changes, there is also a huge potential to create decent work. But, at the moment, these are just possibilities. It is up to us to turn them into reality.

October 2017

  1. © WorldSkills Interna 2022

    Blog

    Are young people overskilled or underskilled?

    13 October 2017

    This week, as we prepare ILO’s participation in the World Skills Competition 2017, taking place in Abu Dhabi, UAE from 15-18 October, we are left to reflect on a major theme which is troubling governments, employers, workers and young people across the globe – the so called skills mismatch.

November 2016

  1. Implementing the ILO G20 Training Strategy

    How rural communities are being empowered and deciding on quality jobs and skills needed in their areas

    11 November 2016

    ILO’s Chief Technical Advisor in Mozambique, Ana Cristina Paulo, talks about the "Skills for Employment and Productivity in Low Income Countries” project being implemented by the ILO, with support from KOICA of South Korea project, now approaching the midpoint of its three-year period.

September 2016

  1. Syrian Refugees and Labour Market

    ILO Turkey office provides skills training for 1,330 Syrian refugees and Turkish citizens

    29 September 2016

    A national plan and new investments needed to respond to the growing number of refugees, ILO Country Director says.

January 2015

  1. Blog post

    How can we create decent jobs in the digital age? Blog post by ILO director General

    19 January 2015

    Blog post published on the World Economic Forum website. by ILO director-General Guy Ryder

October 2014

  1. Media advisory

    ILO to issue new study on skills mismatch in Europe

    27 October 2014