News
February 2022
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© Natasha Hurley-Walker 2022
The Future of Work Podcast
The universe still has the capacity to surprise us
11 February 2022
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science we explore why the world needs science, and science needs women and girls. Dr. Natasha Hurley-Walker, award-winning radio astronomer, explains how science is key to navigating the complexity of the world and what can be done to close the gender gap in this field.
January 2022
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© Koh Sze Kiat 2022
The Future of Work Podcast
Digitizing a company also means changing its culture
18 January 2022
The pandemic accelerated the digitalization of small businesses, which had to adapt very quickly to the new circumstances. But going digital goes beyond the purely technological aspect. Dr Sandy Chong, who specializes in helping companies to go digital, explains how they are coping with these challenges.
November 2021
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© iStock.com / AleksandarNakic 2022
ILO InfoStory
Working from home: From invisibility to decent work
11 November 2021
The laws that govern the labour market have not been designed with the home as a workplace in mind. What does this mean for workers and employers? How can we ensure decent work for homeworkers?
July 2021
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Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions
Lost in COVID-19 limbo-land: Pandemic hits youth employment hard
14 July 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected young people not only in terms of their participation in the labour market but also through severe disruptions in education and training. In this podcast, ILO senior youth employment experts Niall O’Higgins and Sher Verick analyze the current situation and where we are headed.
June 2021
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Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions
Breaking out of the informal economy: Does new technology hold the key?
09 June 2021
In this podcast, ILO Employment Policy Specialist Juan Chacaltana and Technical Officer, Vicky Leung discuss emerging policy trends in how technology can facilitate the transition to the formal economy, or e-formality, and some of the challenges.
May 2021
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© Phil Roeder 2022
Education sector
Help educators now so they can help build a better future of work, says ILO
24 May 2021
Education workers need more support if they are to provide the additional learning needed for building a more resilient and sustainable recovery from the pandemic.
September 2020
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Gender equality and COVID-19
Gender diversity is good for business says new ILO survey in the Philippines
18 September 2020
A country survey jointly conducted in the Philippines by the ILO and Australian initiative “Investing in Women” recognizes the benefits of gender diversity on business and provides recommendations to better integrate and leverage the female talent pipeline.
August 2020
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© Michael Coghlan 2022
Public employment services
Digital channels improve access to employment support
26 August 2020
A new ILO policy brief shows how public employment services are using technology to increase the help available to people whose jobs have been affected by COVID-19.
June 2020
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© ian munroe 2022
Blog
‘Business as unusual’: How COVID-19 brought forward the future of work
22 June 2020
Millions of people around the world have been working remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic. Could this ‘business as unusual’ be the future of work?
March 2020
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© Daniel Dickinson / UN News 2022
ILO project Dignity at Work
Reaching ‘beyond the possible’ in Hawaii to meet sustainability goals
23 March 2020
The people and government of the US state of Hawaii will reach “beyond the possible” to make the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a reality; The SDGs are a set of targets agreed by countries around the world to reduce poverty, protect the planet and ensure peace and prosperity for all, by 2030. Hawaii introduced its own initiative, Sustainable Hawaii, in 2016 in support of the SDGs.