News
July 2016
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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.
July 2015
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Labour reforms
Cutting back workers' protection does not lead to stronger growth
20 July 2015
A recent ILO flagship report looks at the employment impact of labour reforms.
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ILO Blog
Regulating work in the ‘gig economy’
15 July 2015
The digital age provides new opportunities to work in disparate locations and time zones but how can we ensure crowd-work is decent work? Senior ILO Economist Janine Berg and Technical Officer on Non-Standard Forms of Employment, Valerio De Stefano look at regulation of the ‘gig economy’.
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Labour regulation
Addressing the complex realities of post-crisis employment
14 July 2015
Several hundred experts meeting at the ILO Regulating for Decent Work Conference call for robust labour regulation to help deliver decent work and look to innovation to tackle unacceptable forms of work.
May 2015
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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.
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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)
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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)
January 2006
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Article
The Lego experience: "Putting flexibility and security together"
13 January 2006
Workers who are facing layoffs may want to know why employees at Danish toymaker Lego don't worry too much if their jobs are outsourced. It has to do with what the International Labour Office and others call "flexicurity". ILO Online reports from the Lego toy factory in Denmark.