Highlights
October 2021
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Press release
The G20 Leaders' Summit and the contribution of the ILO during the Italian Presidency
31 October 2021
The G20 Leaders' Summit, that was held in Rome on 30 and 31 October, adopted concrete commitments for a human-centred recovery from COVID-19.
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© ILO 2022
Press release
Italy ratifies the ILO Convention (No. 190) on the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work
29 October 2021
Italy has ratified the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190), becoming the ninth country in the world and the second European country that ratified this Convention.
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Press release
Summit of workers’ organisations from G20 countries – L20
28 October 2021
Representatives of workers’ organisations from G20 countries held their final summit on 27 and 28 October in Rome, calling on heads of State and government to adopt human-centred policies to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
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© M.A. Hermann / MTA New York 2022
COVID-19: ILO Monitor – 8th edition
ILO: Employment impact of the pandemic worse than expected
27 October 2021
Ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit, ILO warns on stalled global labour market recovery and significant disparities between advanced and developing economies.
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Press release
Summit of employers’ organisations from the G20 countries – B20
08 October 2021
The representatives of the employers’ organisations of the G20 countries held their final summit in Rome on 7 and 8 October, calling on the heads of State and government to implement reforms to speed up the exit from the crisis.
September 2021
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Domestic and care work
Gender history, globalization and democracy of care
17 September 2021
La seconda edizione (ottobre 2021 – giugno 2022) del Corso di perfezionamento “Storia di genere, globalizzazione e democrazia della cura è organizzata dall’Università di Urbino Carlo Bo in collaborazione con la Società Italiana delle Storiche (SIS) e con l’Ufficio OIL per l’Italia e San Marino. Essa gode del patrocinio del Comitato Unico di Garanzia per le pari opportunità, per la valorizzazione del benessere lavorativo e contro le discriminazioni dell'Università di Urbino (CUG) e della Rete dei CUG delle Marche (MarCUG).
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© Wayne S. Grazio 2022
World Social Protection Report 2020–22
More than 4 billion people still lack any social protection, ILO report finds
01 September 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and exacerbated the social protection gap between countries with high and low income levels.
July 2021
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© A. Gromico / ILO 2022
Gender equality
Fewer women than men will regain employment during the COVID-19 recovery says ILO
19 July 2021
A new policy brief shows that the disproportionate job and income losses suffered by women during the pandemic will persist in the near future.
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Sustainable enterprises
The ILO launches a an online course on sustainable businesses and decent work
18 July 2021
The MOOC will be offered through the eCampus of the International Training Center of the ILO from 6 September to 15 October 2021.
June 2021
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© Alex Proimos 2022
Domestic work – Convention C189
10 years on, domestic workers still fight for equality and decent work
15 June 2021
On the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Domestic Workers’ Convention, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed continued vulnerabilities of domestic workers in the labour market.