News
January 2022
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Labour Provisions in Trade Agreements Hub
ILO launches new online database on trade agreements that include labour provisions
26 January 2022
The new database is a one-stop source for information on labour provisions in more than 100 regional trade agreements covering about 140 economies.
October 2021
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Trade and decent work
New publications strengthen ties between trade policy and decent work
04 October 2021
Two new publications aim to encourage a socially just, human-centred approach in the assessment of links between trade and the labour market.
November 2018
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Blog
How a river crossing turned South-South questions into answers
27 November 2018
You take your life in your hands when you cross the Makona River. For women entrepreneurs in these three countries, such risks are their livelihood. It’s a tough trade.
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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Employment in Latin America and the Caribbean
China trade, investment and projects create 1.8 million jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean
07 September 2017
The first research carried out on the impact of economic relations with China on the volume and quality of employment in the region highlights the lack of knowledge on the subject, and sheds light on a relationship that has intensified and is taking on “growing complexity”.
July 2017
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© Adri Berger / ILO 2022
Skills and trade
ILO, WTO launch study on investing in skills for inclusive trade
04 July 2017
Enhancing the skills of a country’s workforce lifts the export performance of its enterprises and better prepares them to meet foreign competition in the domestic market, according to economists from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
June 2017
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Media advisory
WTO and ILO to issue “Investing in Skills for Inclusive Trade” report
27 June 2017
April 2017
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Multilateral cooperation
Joint press release by German Federal Chancellor, ILO, OECD, WTO, IMF and World Bank
10 April 2017
Joint press release by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder and WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo on the occasion of their meeting in Berlin on 10 April 2017.
July 2016
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© Lydur Skulason 2022
UNCTAD 14
Policy coherence needed to turn trade into an engine for growth in Africa
19 July 2016
Trade and investment can be drivers of inclusive growth for sustainable development in Africa, says the ILO’s Deputy Director-General for Field Operations and Partnerships, Gilbert Houngbo, at UNCTAD 14 in Nairobi but calls for more integrated policies to realize that potential.
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Trade and employment
Labour provisions in trade agreements don’t hurt business
18 July 2016
ILO report looks at how the increasing number of labour provisions in trade agreements are impacting the world of work.