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76th UN General Assembly

ILO calls for action on social protection and jobs at the UN General Assembly

A human-centred recovery from the COVID-19 crisis on the ILO agenda at the 76th UN General Assembly in New York.

Press release

Over 4400 youth gather online to celebrate Cambodia Entrepreneurship Day 2021

Cambodia Entrepreneurship Day 2021, organized by the International Labour Organization and Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, brought together 4417 young people to celebrate entrepreneurship and new business ideas online.

The ILO joins the Global Alliance for Care

The Argentine Ministry of Productive Development publishes an interview with ILO’s Valeria Esquivel

Labour rights infringed during the pandemic

Three essential questions to Aleksandar Ristovski, Professor of Labour Law, Skopje

In the third issue of short interviews with important researchers and practitioners from Central and Eastern Europe on burning questions concerning labour and social policies, we talked to Aleksandar Ristovski, Professor of Labour Law at ‘Ss. Cyril...

Child labour

The CLEAR Cotton project offers education opportunities as an alternative to child labour in the cotton fields

The CLEAR Cotton project contributes to national efforts to eliminate child labour in the cotton, textile and garment value chain in Burkina Faso, Mali, Pakistan and Peru.

New EU-funded partnership to reform social protection in Iraq

A new project will see the three Iraqi ministries of Planning, Labour and Social Affairs, and Trade work with UNICEF, the ILO and WFP to support vulnerable families in Iraq through a more sustainable and inclusive social protection system.

Indonesian industries are ready for industry-driven competency standards

The ILO and the Indonesian Employers’ Association (Apindo) are in the process of validating the guide that promotes a greater involvement of industries in developing competency standards.

Brochure

Building Partnerships on the Future of Work

A brochure about the EU-ILO project “Building Partnerships on the Future of Work”.

Decent work

Gender discrimination, wage inequality challenge women in Jordan

Unequal pay is a stubborn and universal problem. Across all regions, women are paid less than men, with the gender pay gap estimated at 23% globally. This report shows how women in Jordan’s workforce struggle with pay discrimination.

The Government of Bangladesh with assistance from ILO developed an awareness-raising campaign strategy for the TVET institutes

ILO’s EU funded Skills 21 project supported the government of Bangladesh to develop an awareness-raising campaign strategy for the TVET institutes to bring behavioural changes in awareness, knowledge, attitudes and beliefs, self-efficacy and social...

Decent work

Extended paternity leave urged to support parenting in Jordan

Fathers who take adequate paternity leave are more likely to be involved with their young children. This can have positive effects for gender equality in the home and at work and may indicate shifts in relationships and perceptions of parenting...

Ireland ratifies the 1986 Constitutional Amendment

ILO Scales up Employment Creation Opportunities in Nigeria with the launch of NIYEAP

As part of effort to contribute to the achievement of decent, productive and freely chosen employment for young women and men, the International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs...

Occupational safety and health

WHO/ILO: Almost 2 million people die from work-related causes each year

The first WHO/ILO global estimates on disease and injury in the workplace outline the level of preventable premature deaths due to exposure to work-related health risks.

Media advisory

Canada will host the XXII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work

Delegates from more than 125 countries will convene online for The World Congress on Safety and Health at Work under the theme, Prevention in the Connected Age: Global solutions to achieve safe and healthy work for all. The Congress is hosted by...

Literature Review

Strategic Staff Management in SMEs to Support Lifelong Learning

Media Advisory

Ship to Shore Rights Programme gets underway in the Philippines

The European Union-funded Ship to Shore Rights Southeast Asia Programme is set to commence its field activities in the Philippines aimed at promoting regular and safe labour migration in the fishing and seafood processing sectors.

Press release

Solomon Islands committed to developing a gender-responsive National Employment Policy

The ILO in partnership with the Government of Solomon Islands has completed a virtual seminar in Solomon Islands to support the design and formulation of the national employment policy (NEP) for inclusive structural transformation and environmental...

Innovative technology lets partners witness impact of flexible resources on Decent Work in Egypt

A delegation of development partners virtually toured the ILO’s country programme