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July 2021
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ILO InfoStory
Trade unions in transition: What will be their role in the future of work?
26 July 2021
Globally, the membership of trade unions has been decreasing, as well as their ability to organize and service workers. With the COVID-19 pandemic aggravating pre-existing labour market challenges, how can trade unions be revitalized? Explore our latest Infostory.
June 2019
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Day 8: 108th International Labour Conference - Thematic Forum
Well-functioning multilateral system key to an equitable future of work
18 June 2019
Speakers at a thematic forum examined what needs to be done at international and regional level to reduce inequality and how the multilateral system can work more coherently to achieve this. The debate was held at the International Labour Organization’s Centenary Conference.
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Day 5: 108th International Labour Conference - Thematic Forum
Social protection critical amid deep world of work changes
14 June 2019
Sustainable social protection systems will become increasingly critical to provide support in a fast-changing world of work, speakers told a high-level forum at the Centenary International Labour Conference.
December 2018
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Globalization and decent work
Responding to globalization: The Decent Work Agenda
24 December 2018
As the ILO turns 100, we look at some of the key events that shaped the organization’s story. The introduction of the Decent Work Agenda at the turn of the century was one such milestone.
October 2018
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20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians
Landmark ILO Conference sets standards to measure new and invisible forms of work
19 October 2018
International Conference of Labour Statisticians adopts unique statistical roadmap to measure progress on UN’s 2030 Agenda and help policy makers create better policies on the future of work.
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20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians
“Making the invisible visible”
09 October 2018
The 20th ILO International Conference of Labour Statisticians opened in Geneva on 10 October 2018. An interview with Rafael Diez de Medina, Director of ILO Statistics, about some of the key issues on the agenda.
June 2018
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Press release
Economic policy cooperation necessary to address global challenges
11 June 2018
Joint press release by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, World Bank Group Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva and AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina on the occasion of their meeting in Berlin on 11 June 2018.
September 2017
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“1+6” Roundtable Meeting
Promoting an open, invigorated and inclusive world economy
12 September 2017
The Chinese Government and international organizations, including the ILO, issue joint statement calling for mutually-beneficial economic globalization at the “1+6 Roundtable Meeting” in Beijing.
July 2017
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G20 Leaders' Summit
Shaping inclusive globalization preoccupies G20 Leaders at Hamburg Summit
08 July 2017
Leaders’ Declaration recognizes the importance of meeting the challenge of creating decent work opportunities and reversing trends towards increased inequality.
January 2017
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Blog - World Economic Forum, Davos 2017
There’s still time to make globalization work for all – Let’s start by fixing wage inequality
20 January 2017
ILO head sees global political developments of the last few months as a revolt of the dispossessed, of people – workers – who feel they haven’t benefited from globalization.