News
October 2019
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Informality
Lima’s Gamarra market: The benefits of moving to the formal economy
09 October 2019
Combating informality is key to governments’ efforts to reduce inequality and social exclusion. This is particularly true in Peru where many employees work in informal conditions.
April 2015
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Unemployment
The many costs of being one of the long-term unemployed
17 April 2015
For those who’ve been searching for work for more than a year, the risk of long-term social exclusion is real, explains ILO expert Steven Tobin.
May 2011
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Press release
UN launches first global partnership to advance rights of indigenous peoples
20 May 2011
The first global UN inter-agency initiative to promote and protect the rights of indigenous peoples was launched today on the occasion of the 10th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. The initiative, called the United Nations-Indigenous Peoples’ Partnership (UNIPP), is a commitment to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and calls for its full realization through the mobilization of financial cooperation and technical assistance.
December 2006
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Press release
ILO welcomes new UN Convention on rights of people with disabilities
14 December 2006
The International Labour Office (ILO) today welcomed the unanimous adoption by the United Nations of a new Convention for people with disabilities, saying provisions of the ground-breaking Convention would benefit millions of people whose inability to find jobs due to social exclusion costs the global economy an estimated US$1.9 trillion dollars per year.
April 2006
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Article
Extending social protection to women in the informal economy
21 April 2006
More than half of the world's population has no social protection. Only one out of five enjoys adequate coverage. The ILO-STEP programme aims at fighting social exclusion and poverty and promoting social protection worldwide. ILO Online reports from the Philippines where STEP helps informal sector workers and their families which are generally excluded from the national social security system.