News
2018
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News
Building skills of the future workforce
15 July 2018
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Article
Building skills of the future workforce
14 July 2018
Technologies are transforming the world of work. While some jobs will disappear, others will be created. With the right skills, youth can seize opportunities for quality employment.
2017
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Press release
Jordan’s first job centre for Syrian refugees opens in Zaatari camp
21 August 2017
Following the Jordanian government’s decision to allow Syrian refugees to obtain work permits, a new job centre has opened at the country’s largest refugee camp to help the people living there access the local labour market.
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© Bundesregierung/Güngör 2024
G20 Leaders' Summit
Shaping inclusive globalization preoccupies G20 Leaders at Hamburg Summit
08 July 2017
Leaders’ Declaration recognizes the importance of meeting the challenge of creating decent work opportunities and reversing trends towards increased inequality.
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Skills and trade
ILO, WTO launch study on investing in skills for inclusive trade
04 July 2017
Enhancing the skills of a country’s workforce lifts the export performance of its enterprises and better prepares them to meet foreign competition in the domestic market, according to economists from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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Our impact, their voices
See you at my "playground": Tackling child labour in gold mining
12 June 2017
How an ILO project in the Philippines addresses the consequences of climate change and child labour, while improving working conditions in artisanal and small-scale gold mining.
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Media Advisory
ILO to convene landmark event on “The Future of Work We Want: Workers’ perspective in the Americas” on 31st May-1st June
26 May 2017
2016
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News
Guy Ryder says decent work key to reducing poverty, inequality and breaking out of the slow growth trap
07 October 2016
In statements to the International Monetary and Financial Committee and the World Bank Development Committee in Washington, the head of the ILO noted that against the backdrop of slowing growth, the outlook for labour markets remains troubled and likely to worsen.
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Inter-agency partnerships
UNHCR and ILO sign new agreement to help displaced people find work
01 July 2016
Agencies expand collaboration to find long-term solutions for refugees and others displaced by conflict and persecution.
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Business and persons with disabilities
More major companies sign the Global Business and Disability Network Charter
29 June 2016
Launched last October, the Charter is a global tool for businesses to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the world of work.