2020

1. 

   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.

2. 

   © Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP 2020

   COVID-19 and the World of Work

   COVID-19: What role for Workers' Organizations?

   17 April 2020

   The COVID-19 outbreak is the most severe crisis facing the world since the Second World War. It is not just a public health issue, but causing massive disruptions in the world of work. Workers’ organizations have a crucial role in combating the outbreak. Discover how...​

3. 

   Publication

   Japan-ILO Cooperation

   07 April 2020

   Fact-sheet, April 2020

4. 

   News

   Kuwait pledges additional funds to support ILO interventions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

   17 March 2020

   A new contribution from the Kuwait representation in Geneva of US$ 500,000 will help ILO promote decent work and social justice for Palestinian women and men.

5. 

   New ILO Office

   ILO opens its first coordination office in Baghdad

   10 March 2020

   The office will allow the ILO to expand its work to promote employment opportunities and decent work principles, as part of post-conflict reconstruction.

6. 

   ILO Partnership

   ILO and UN Volunteers sign Memorandum of Understanding

   09 March 2020

   UN Volunteers will support the International Labour Organization’s work in field projects around the world.

7. 

   Press release

   Japan supports ILO and Mozambique in socio-economic recovery after cyclone Idai

   03 March 2020

   The Government of Japan has contributed US$ 545,454 to ILO’s response to cyclone devastation in Mozambique. This support will help restore damaged rural roads and create local jobs, providing better access and improving resilience in the Manica province.

8. 

   PRESS RELEASE

   International Labour Organization reaffirms its commitment to assist and support the G5 Sahel

   02 March 2020

   NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, 28 February 2020 – The seventh Council of Ministers of member countries of the G5 Sahel opened Sunday, February 23 in Nouakchott as a prelude of the sixth Summit of Heads of State held on February 25 in the Mauritanian capital.

9. 

   Forced labour

   Justices of the Peace, allies in the fight against forced labour in Peru

   17 February 2020

   As part of its efforts to eliminate forced labour in Peru’s Amazon region, the ILO is working in collaboration with the most affected communities.

10. 

    Our impact, their voices

    Water for jobs, peace and schooling

    12 February 2020

    School children stand to benefit from an ILO project that aims to promote peace and create jobs in a previously conflict-ridden region of the Philippines.