Highlights

June 2021

  1. © Rod Waddington 2022

    World Day Against Child Labour 2021

    Child labour rises to 160 million – first increase in two decades

    10 June 2021

    The International Labour Organization and UNICEF warn nine million additional children at risk as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.

  2. © JannHuizenga 2022

    WESO Trends 2021

    Slow jobs recovery and increased inequality risk long-term COVID-19 scarring

    02 June 2021

    ILO projections highlight the danger of a COVID-19 labour market legacy of increased geographic and demographic inequality, rising poverty and fewer decent jobs.

May 2021

  1. 109th International Labour Conference

    First ever virtual International Labour Conference opens

    20 May 2021

    For the first time in its history the International Labour Conference is taking place online and will be divided into two segments during the course of the year.

  2. © Tony Webster 2022

    Press release

    International Day against homophobia, biphobia, transphobia and intersex

    17 May 2021

  3. © ILO/Kivanc Ozvardar 2022

    Press release

    Joint ILO-UNHCR communique of the seminar on “Business and inclusion of refugees in the Italian labour market”, 11 May 2021

    11 May 2021

April 2021

  1. © KB Mpofu / ILO 2022

    Giornata mondiale per la salute e la sicurezza sul lavoro 2021

    ILO calls for resilient occupational safety and health systems for future emergencies

    28 April 2021

    Better national occupational safety and health policies, institutional and regulatory frameworks, that are also integrated into crisis response, are needed, says the International Labour Organization.

  2. Article

    The ILO support to the Italian Presidency of the G20

    08 April 2021

  3. Article

    Seminar on the Collection of potential good practices for decent work in agriculture

    08 April 2021

March 2021

  1. UN Year: End Child Labour 2021

    Laura Pausini: Education and music empowers children

    11 March 2021

    The Music Against Child Labour Initiative's international song competition will be judged by Grammy and Golden Globe Winner, Laura Pausini.

  2. © WOCinTech Chat 2022

    International Women’s Day

    ILO Director-General: "Let us invest in women as part of a human-centred recovery"

    08 March 2021

    To mark International Women’s Day, ILO Director-General paid tribute to the tremendous efforts made by women during the COVID-19 pandemic.