News, articles and statements
April 2020
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BBC News
ILO says 1.6 billion workers are at risk of losing livelihoods
29 April 2020
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© Kandukuru Nagarjun 2024
COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment
ILO: As job losses escalate, nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods
29 April 2020
The latest ILO data on the labour market impact of the COVID-19 pandemic reveals the devastating effect on workers in the informal economy and on hundreds of millions of enterprises worldwide.
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Bloomberg
COVID-19 puts jobs of 1.6 billion global workers at risk: ILO
29 April 2020
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Euronews
Coronavirus: Nearly half of world’s workers risk losing their livelihoods
29 April 2020
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TRT World
ILO calls on governments to urgently extend bailout packages
29 April 2020
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News
UNTFSSE special meeting on COVID-19
29 April 2020
The UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) organized a virtual meeting to discuss the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the social and solidarity economy (SSE) and its responses to the unfolding crises.
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© Kandukuru Nagarjun 2024
COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment
ILO: As job losses escalate, nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods
29 April 2020
The latest ILO data on the labour market impact of the COVID-19 pandemic reveals the devastating effect on workers in the informal economy and on hundreds of millions of enterprises worldwide.
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© U.S. Pacific Fleet 2024
COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
Protect workers both now and after lockdowns ease, says ILO
28 April 2020
The International Labour Organization warns that without adequate safeguards for returning workers there could be a second wave of the virus.
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Media advisory
ILO to release latest analysis of impact of COVID-19 on global employment, informal economy and enterprises
28 April 2020
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© U.S. Pacific Fleet 2024
COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
Protect workers both now and after lockdowns ease, says ILO
28 April 2020
The International Labour Organization warns that without adequate safeguards for returning workers there could be a second wave of the virus.
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News
World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2020 - Stop the pandemic: Safety and health at work can save lives
28 April 2020
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Video
Disability-inclusive Social Protection response to COVID-19 crisis
27 April 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and its related socioeconomic consequences magnify obstacles and inequalities. Persons with disabilities are in many ways more exposed to the crisis. Social protection, which, at any point in time, is critical for persons with disabilities, has proven to be a crucial vector of relief in the recent weeks. This brief presents several elements that can help make the most of the social protection systems response to COVID-19 to support persons with disabilities.
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© Luis Robayo / AFP 2024
COVID-19: Relying on social dialogue for solutions
The COVID-19 crisis: A wake-up call to strengthen social protection systems
24 April 2020
Countries with effective health and social protection systems are better prepared to respond to the pandemic.
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Article
Policy response to COVID-19 for SSE enterprises in the Republic of Korea
24 April 2020
The Korean Government has taken an immediate policy response to support social and solidarity economy (SSE) enterprises affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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News
Cooperatives and wider SSE enterprises respond to COVID-19 disruptions, and government measures are being put in place
24 April 2020
Cooperatives and other SSE enterprises around the world are being affected by and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in various ways. Some governments have also begun to integrate cooperatives, and the wider SSE in emergency response strategies.
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© Vyacheslav Oseledko / AFP 2024
The G20 and the COVID-19 pandemic
Global action to beat COVID-19 crisis vital to prevent employment disaster, ILO tells G20 ministers
23 April 2020
More needs to be done to protect workers and support businesses, particularly in low and middle income countries, the ILO Director-General has told labour ministers.
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© Vyacheslav Oseledko / AFP 2024
The G20 and the COVID-19 pandemic
Global action to beat COVID-19 crisis vital to prevent employment disaster, ILO tells G20 ministers
23 April 2020
More needs to be done to protect workers and support businesses, particularly in low and middle income countries, the ILO Director-General has told labour ministers.
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© Jean‐Pierre Pellissier / ILO 2024
COVID-19: Supporting enterprises, jobs and incomes
ILO welcomes joint action to tackle COVID-19 threats to global garment industry
22 April 2020
Employers, workers, retailers and major brands will form an international working group – convened by the International Labour Organization – to address the already serious damage to the garment industry caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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© Jean‐Pierre Pellissier / ILO 2024
COVID-19: Supporting enterprises, jobs and incomes
ILO welcomes joint action to tackle COVID-19 threats to global garment industry
22 April 2020
Employers, workers, retailers and major brands will form an international working group – convened by the International Labour Organization – to address the already serious damage to the garment industry caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Opinion
Towards a Coordinated Humanitarian-Development Response to COVID-19 Crisis: Reflections from the Arab Region with an ILO Lens
22 April 2020
The multilateral system should support Arab countries to build on humanitarian and development mechanisms and experiences developed in recent years, in order to rapidly and effectively respond to the COVID-19 health, social, and economic crisis in the region.
