News
March 2022
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International Women's Day 2022
Princess Sarah Culberson: Invest in the care economy for a better gender equal world
11 March 2022
In celebrating International Women's Week, author, humanitarian and global public speaker, Princess Sarah Culberson of Sierra Leone, joins the ILO to call on countries to invest in the care economy and transformative policies to shape a better future and achieve the SDGs in 2030.
November 2021
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Social protection
ILO reaches ratification target for landmark social security Convention
08 November 2021
Paraguay has become the 60th country to ratify the flagship ILO social security Convention, No.102, reaching a target set in 2012 by the ILO’s Governing Body.
November 2019
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Social Protection
More than 500 billion dollars a year needed to ensure basic levels of social protection worldwide
25 November 2019
A new ILO report highlights critical financing gaps in social protection and provides policy recommendations on how these gaps could be closed.
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Media advisory
100 Years of Maternity Protection: Transforming Leave and Care Policies for All
06 November 2019
May 2018
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Social protection
Maternity protection at work: It matters to everyone
11 May 2018
Maternity Protection is a fundamental right enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is defined in ILO international labour standards. Listen to why maternity protection is everyone’s business.
September 2016
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Press release
ILO: Universal social protection already a reality in many developing countries
06 September 2016
At a high level conference on universal social protection ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has told delegates that: “In 2016, a lack of social protection is completely unacceptable. This has to change, and this can change.”
October 2014
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ILO study
Maternity protection: Good for workers, good for small businesses
20 October 2014
Maternity protection and work-family measures can generate positive outcomes for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), says ILO Specialist Laura Addati.
May 2014
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Maternity protection
The best Mother’s Day gift of all
09 May 2014
As many countries mark Mother’s Day on May 11, the ILO is poised to release its report on maternity protection, covering adequate leave, safety rules, discrimination protection and proper nursing breaks.
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Forthcoming
ILO to publish new report on maternity and paternity at work
05 May 2014
December 2013
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Social Protection
Palestinian Authority to adopt private sector social security scheme by 2015
02 December 2013
The National Social Security Committee has unveiled a proposed social security scheme covering pensions, and maternity and employment injury benefits to be financed by both employers and workers