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New ideas wanted to help close skills gap

The types of skills being demanded by employers do not always match those on offer by those who are looking for jobs. As transformative change sweeps through the world of work, finding solutions to this ‘skills mismatch’ is becoming more important than ever. The ILO is calling on innovators to propose new and practical ideas to tackle the skills gap. The winner will receive a one off $50,000 grant to implement their solutions.

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Measuring job quality: Difficult but necessary

The quality of our job determines to a great extent our well-being and life quality, but measuring it requires taking into account numerous aspects of our working conditions.

• Insufficient paid work affects almost half a billion people, new ILO report shows

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Next steps to end child labour in global supply chains

A major conference will take place on 27-28 January in the Netherlands that aims to set out the next steps in ending child labour in global supply chains. ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, will take part in a panel discussion at the conference, which has been organized by the Dutch government in collaboration with the ILO, the Global March Against Child Labour and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency.

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Insufficient paid work affects almost half a billion people, new ILO report shows

A lack of decent work combined with rising unemployment and persisting inequality is making it increasingly difficult for people to build better lives through their work, according to the latest edition of the ILO’s global report on employment and social trends.

• Report: World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2020 (WESO)

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