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March 2022
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Media advisory
Global virtual conference on social protection and people with disabilities
14 March 2022
Participants will examine country case studies and ways for social protection systems to facilitate inclusion for people with disabilities.
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The Future of Work Podcast
Why investing in care is about equality
08 March 2022
Gaps in care systems – which were exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic – can undermine gender equality, so removing talent and skills from the workforce. A new ILO report on care at work analyses the current state of care services in 185 countries and makes a strong case for increasing investment in the sector.
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Care at work
Greater investment in care could create almost 300 million jobs
07 March 2022
Plugging existing, significant, gaps in care services could generate almost 300 million jobs and create a continuum of care that would help to alleviate poverty, encourage gender equality, and support care for children and the elderly, says new ILO report released ahead of International Women’s Day.
February 2022
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Media Advisory
ILO to release new report on care sector
28 February 2022
November 2021
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Social protection
ILO reaches ratification target for landmark social security Convention
08 November 2021
Paraguay has become the 60th country to ratify the flagship ILO social security Convention, No.102, reaching a target set in 2012 by the ILO’s Governing Body.
October 2021
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Occupational safety and health
Seafarers desperately need prompt access to medical care say ILO and International Maritime Organization
06 October 2021
With hundreds of thousands of seafarers unable to disembark due to COVID-19 restrictions, a joint statement issued by the two organizations says the issue of medical care for seafarers is ‘a matter of life or death’.
September 2021
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World Social Protection Report 2020-22
More than 4 billion people still lack any social protection, ILO report finds
01 September 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and exacerbated the social protection gap between countries with high and low income levels.
April 2021
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Fourth Meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention
The ILO calls for full respect of seafarers’ rights and for the vaccination of seafarers
29 April 2021
Seafarers need COVID-19 vaccinations, wherever they are, to avoid delays and disruption in supply chains.
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work
ILO calls for resilient occupational safety and health systems for future emergencies
28 April 2021
Better national occupational safety and health policies, institutional and regulatory frameworks, that are also integrated into crisis response, are needed, says the International Labour Organization.
February 2021
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Health at work
ILO joins partnership to promote global health
09 February 2021
The ILO has joined 12 other multilateral organizations in a partnership to promote health at work and elsewhere, and help countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.