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July 2021

  1. 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

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. “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

  1. © Bundesregierung/Güngör 2022

    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

  1. 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.