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March 2022
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COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals: Reversing progress towards decent work for all
21 March 2022
The pandemic wreaked havoc on people’s lives and societies, but how far did it set the global community back in reaching the SDG targets related to decent work and economic growth?
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.
November 2021
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Why inequality is in the spotlight at the International Labour Conference
23 November 2021
Inequality is on the agenda of the second segment of the 109th International Labour Conference. It’s an issue that’s been at the heart of the ILO mandate since it was founded. So why is it being examined now? How can the world of work help reduce inequalities? And what’s the aim of the discussion?
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Social dialogue
ILO launches new tool on social dialogue
15 November 2021
The new ILO tool, which outlines steps to create effective and inclusive social dialogue, will assist with the achievement of several UN Sustainable Development Goals.
October 2021
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Asia-Pacific labour market insights
Labour productivity trends in Asia and the Pacific highlight uneven COVID-19 impacts
18 October 2021
Enhanced labour productivity is key to boost living standards and is prioritized in the Sustainable Development Goals. In Asia and the Pacific, growth in labour productivity has been instrumental in reducing poverty in recent decades.
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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.
September 2021
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76th UN General Assembly
ILO calls for action on social protection and jobs at the UN General Assembly
21 September 2021
A human-centred recovery from the COVID-19 crisis on the ILO agenda at the 76th UN General Assembly in New York.
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Jobs and nature
ILO and IUCN sign an agreement to harness the interdependence between jobs and nature
01 September 2021
The Memorandum of Understanding between the two agencies aims to make biodiversity an integral part of the agenda to promote decent work and advance social justice.