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It’s possible to break the working poverty vicious circle
Put yourselves in the shoes of a vulnerable worker: You have a job but you struggle to make ends meet. You want to improve your skills so you can get a better job but it’s impossible because you are too busy working. How can you break this working poverty vicious circle?
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258 million workers over-educated for their jobs
More than 935 million workers in the world have jobs that don’t match their educational level: 72% of them are under-educated for their jobs, while the remaining 28% are over-educated. This new data in ILOSTAT covers 114 countries, which means that the actual global figures are probably much higher.
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World Day of Social Justice 2020
If the future is going to work for everyone, it will mean putting people and planet first. But how? Tell policymakers what you think!
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Justices of the Peace, allies in the fight against forced labour in Peru
As part of its efforts to eliminate forced labour in Peru’s Amazon region, the International Labour Organization is working in collaboration with the most affected communities.
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Partnering for Development
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50forFreedom
Support the international treaty to end modern slavery
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The future of work and the EU’s Pillar of Social Rights
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ILO Centenary
Our story, your story
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The ILO: Laying the foundations of social justice
World of Work magazine
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Special 2019 issue: The ILO at 100
Working for peace and social justice
This Centenary issue of the World of Work magazine presents some milestones of the ILO’s history and its efforts to promote social justice as the foundation of peace around the globe.