News
January 2022
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© 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
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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
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© 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
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© 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
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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
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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
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Social dialogue
ILO welcomes Fiji tripartite agreement on labour relations
25 March 2015
November 2013
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© 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
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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
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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