Latest news
May 2017
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Employment Policy Brief
New automation technologies and job creation and destruction dynamics
12 May 2017
This policy brief addresses the following question: is the labour-replacing potential of the technological revolution so far-reaching that it is inherently different from what has been experienced in the past, and on balance is an inhibitor rather than a generator of decent work?
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Video
The business impact of domestic violence and harassment
11 May 2017
This video presents the story of a garment company struggling with quality issues, not realising that discrimination and sexual harassment in the enterprise, and domestic violence on employees committed outside of the workplace, are having a devastating impact on employee morale and productivity, as well as endangering their health.
April 2017
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Publication
Zambia’s Employment Outlook: Diversification, Formalization and Education
26 April 2017
EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 212
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Our impact, their voices
Women entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe strive for a brighter future
19 April 2017
A new generation of female African entrepreneurs is beginning to spring up across the continent. In Zimbabwe, an ILO project is improving living conditions of women and their families in rural areas by promoting entrepreneurship.
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Our impact, their voices
Young entrepreneurs in Tanzania: Where are they now?
12 April 2017
The ILO Kazi Nje Nje BDS apprenticeship programme for young people created 51,489 new businesses and 28,834 jobs in sectors including retail, services, manufacturing and agriculture.
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Our impact, their voices
When soft skills land hard returns
03 April 2017
An International Labour Organization programme benefits both businesses and workers through training that improves productivity and working conditions in Viet Nam.
March 2017
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Event
Be inspired! Navigating new trends in youth entrepreneurship: A global knowledge sharing event
How can the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of young people be harnessed to create jobs and generate income? This event will give participants the opportunity to engage in a creative knowledge exchange and to generate fresh ideas on youth entrepreneurship.
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Event
Be inspired! Navigating new trends in youth entrepreneurship: A global knowledge sharing event
How can the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of young people be harnessed to create jobs and generate income? This event will give participants the opportunity to engage in a creative knowledge exchange and to generate fresh ideas on youth entrepreneurship.
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Publication
ILO Jakarta special edition on ILO‘s Mt. Sinabung Recovery Support Programme
21 March 2017
Supported by NZAID, ILO, UNDP and FAO has formulated a joint programme named “The Mt. Sinabung Recovery Support Programme” (SIRESUP) to restore livelihoods and rebuild economic opportunities in Karo District.
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Their stories, our impact
Basmadi can laugh now, surviving the disaster with bike repair business
15 March 2017
The eruption of Mt. Sinabung has changed the life of Basmadi Kapri Peranginangin. The disaster has ruined his village and livelihoods, but he has now risen with new hopes and dreams with his new business.