News
March 2017
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Better Work
Better living and working conditions for deaf workers in Haiti
01 March 2017
Better Work, a collaboration between the International Finance Cooperation (IFC) and the ILO, has joined forces with an innovative foundation to improve factory clinics and boost the quality of life for a group of deaf workers in Haiti.
September 2015
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Sustainable Development Goals
Grow the economy with a well-balanced diet
14 September 2015
ILO Deputy Director-General Gilbert Houngbo shows the connection between decent work, acceptable living standards and economic growth, which together will help achieve several other sustainable development goals.
January 2014
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Youth employment
How can sports help to promote youth employment?
06 January 2014
Employers often refrain from hiring young people for their apparent lack of soft skills rather than their lack of experience. Understanding how these soft skills that can be developed through sports are relevant to the world of work provides an interesting perspective on youth employability, says Matthieu Cognac, Youth Employment Specialist in the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
December 2013
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Human Rights Day
A fair wage: A human right
09 December 2013
As the UN marks the 20th anniversary of Human Rights Day under the theme “20 Years: Working for your rights”, ILO News focusses on the challenges facing low-paid workers, which are at the centre of economic and social rights.
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The future of work
Will the permanent contract be the exception?
04 December 2013
"There are two nascent but important trends in the world of work that could be destabilising if not properly addressed," says Roy Chacko, Senior Advisor at the ILO's Bureau for Employers’ Activities (ACT/EMP). The ILO’s Bureau for Employers’ Activities is organizing a symposium on the topic “The future of work” in Geneva on 5-6 December.
August 2013
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International Labour Standards
ILO to mark entry into force of Maritime Labour Convention on 20 August
15 August 2013