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January 2022

  1. © Wael Liddawi 2022

    Voices

    I am a champion for migrant workers

    26 January 2022

    Maya Aktar left her home in Bangladesh to work as a receptionist at a garment factory in Jordan. She is now a union organizer and advocates for the rights of other migrant garment workers.

August 2021

  1. International Youth Day 2021

    Digital labour platforms offer young refugees a possible route to decent work

    12 August 2021

    Digital labour platforms have the potential to transform how young refugees make a living, according to a new ILO report, but coordinated action is needed to help them access the gig economy and decent digital jobs.

February 2021

  1. © Marvin Meyer 2022

    World Employment and Social Outlook 2021

    Rapid growth of digital economy calls for coherent policy response

    23 February 2021

    The growth of digital labour platforms is presenting opportunities and challenges for workers and businesses and a need for international policy dialogue.

January 2019

  1. © Frédéric Cirou / AltoPress 2022

    Blog

    The ‘Beauty Premium’ and other forms of stereotyping are real, and they’re a workplace problem

    15 January 2019

    People say “seeing is believing”, but that’s wrong. The truth is, “I will see it when I believe it”.

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.

June 2015

  1. 104th International Labour Conference

    ILO Director-General calls for global initiative on the future of work

    01 June 2015

    "We need to look at the longer term drivers of change, the transformational mega-trends, and what they imply for the goals we pursue in the ILO in its second century," said Guy Ryder in front of more than 4,000 delegates gathering in Geneva.

March 2015

  1. Social dialogue

    ILO welcomes Fiji tripartite agreement on labour relations

    25 March 2015

November 2013

  1. © Jacques Demarthon / AFP 2022

    High-level conference

    The role of economic and social councils in the global job crisis

    29 November 2013

    ILO/AICESIS International Conference on “The role and impact of the Economic and Social Councils, and Similar Institutions (ESC-SIs) in the response to the global financial, economic and job crisis”.

April 2013

  1. Labour relations

    ILO and Fair Work Commission sign MOU on labour dispute resolution

    15 April 2013

    The ILO and the Australian workplace relations tribunal signed a memorandum of understanding to provide technical assistance in the area of labour dispute resolution.

June 2010

  1. Crisis response

    Recovering from the crisis – A Chinese experience

    07 June 2010

    Join us for a panel discussion: 10 June, 14:00-15:00, Room IX, ILO Geneva