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March 2022
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Forced and child labour
Uzbek cotton is free from systemic child labour and forced labour
01 March 2022
Almost two million people are recruited every year for the annual cotton harvest in Uzbekistan. The country has succeeded in eradicating systemic forced labour and systemic child labour during the 2021 cotton production cycle, according to new ILO findings.
December 2021
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The Future of Work Podcast
Why growth in wage inequality is a problem for us all
07 December 2021
Research has found that the COVID-19 crisis has made many existing world-of-work inequalities worse and exposed new ones. A particularly significant trend is the growth in wage and income inequality, which fuels other forms of inequality and hampers economic recovery. Patrick Belser, ILO senior economist and wage specialist explains the causes of the problem and strategies that can counter the damage.
April 2021
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Decent work
75 years of seafarers’ minimum wage setting
26 April 2021
It’s 75 years since the first minimum monthly wage for seafarers was set – the only sector with an international minimum wage. The figure is regularly updated by the ILO’s Joint Maritime Commission (JMC), established in 1920, and composed of representatives of Shipowners and Seafarers. The JMC meets 26-27 April to discuss an update to the current amount.
March 2021
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Labour reforms
Qatar’s new minimum wage enters into force
19 March 2021
Qatar’s new non-discriminatory minimum wage comes into force – adding to the series of major labour reforms underway.
December 2020
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APESO 2020
81 million jobs lost as COVID-19 creates turmoil in Asia-Pacific labour markets
15 December 2020
Pandemic leads to huge reduction in working hours, reverses job growth and pushes millions into working poverty.
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Media advisory
ILO to release report on migrant pay gap
10 December 2020
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News
Saudi Arabia ratifies ILO conventions setting out safeguards with crucial importance for the response to COVID-19
07 December 2020
Saudi Arabia ratifies the Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95) and the Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120).
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COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
Minimum wages are key for a human-centred recovery from COVID-19
02 December 2020
The new ILO Global Wage Report 2020-2021 examines the evolution of real wages around the world, giving a unique picture of wage trends globally and by region. It shows that adequate minimum wages are key for a human-centred recovery from COVID-19 and beyond.
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Global Wage Report 2020-21
COVID-19 drives wages down, new ILO report finds
02 December 2020
Even before the COVID pandemic hit, hundreds of millions of workers worldwide were being paid less than the minimum wage.
November 2020
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Media advisory
ILO to release new report on global wages and COVID-19
27 November 2020