News and events on the future of work

  1. Making a brighter future for work in the Americas

    05 October 2018

    At the end of the 19th American Regional Meeting the tripartite constituents approved the Panama Declaration, calling on the region’s social partners to work together to create a better future with decent work and social justice.

  2. Conference to agree better ways of measuring work

    04 October 2018

    International Conference of Labour Statisticians is expected to propose better ways to create data that will help policy makers prepare for the future of work.

  3. Ryder: Social dialogue, the key to a future of work with social justice

    02 October 2018

    At the opening of the 19th American Regional Meeting, ILO Director-General encourages governments, workers and employers to work together in order to face the challenges in the region.

  4. ILO’s message for the “Sowing the Seeds: Platform Cooperativism for Asia” Conference in Hong Kong

    28 September 2018

    ILO has sent a video message to the first conference seeking to explore ways in which cooperatives can join the digital economy in Asia.

  5. Past, present and future of work come together at the 19th American Regional Meeting in Panama

    28 September 2018

    In the run up to the ILO Centenary, representatives from the Americas will discuss the future of work between 2 and 5 October. For a century, Latin America was an active partner of the ILO, pioneering the organisation of regional meetings.

  6. ILO to host high-level conference on the future of work we want

    24 September 2018

  7. The Future of Work We Want: Workers' Perspectives from Central and Lusophone African Countries

    The conference will bring together together representatives from trade unions, governments, academia as well as employers to discuss the developments that are driving the world of work in the future.

  8. Regional Meeting to discuss future of work challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean

    20 September 2018

    With almost 100 days until the ILO’s Centenary, ILO Regional Director José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs discusses future of work challenges in his region.

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    ILO Director-General praises G20 commitment on future of work

    07 September 2018

    The changes affecting the world of work, including the need for lifelong learning, better social protection and an approach that leaves no-one behind, were the focus of discussions by the G20 Labour and Education Ministers’, at a meeting in Argentina.

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    Lower the barriers facing women in labour market

    07 September 2018

    In remarks to G20 Education and Employment Ministers in Argentina, Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization, outlined what’s needed to achieve gender equality in the changing world of work.