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September 15, 2018 No Responses

ILO Boss Lauds G20 Commitment On Future Of Work

ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, has welcomed the commitment by G20 Labour and Employment Ministers, to promote decent work for an inclusive future. “I particularly welcome the emphasis on efforts to shape an equitable and inclusive Future of Work , one that...

June 12, 2018 No Responses

ILO Boss: We Must Tackle Root Causes Of Child Labour

ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, called for urgent action to tackle the economic root causes of child labour, pointing out that attention needs to be paid not only to global supply chains, but also to unpaid family work in agriculture. “The...

May 26, 2018 No Responses

ILO: AIDS’ Impact On Labour Force Costs Billions In Lost Earnings

In addition to human suffering, HIV and AIDS cause billions of dollars in lost earnings, largely as a result of the deaths of hundreds of thousands of workers that could be prevented with treatment, the ILO said in a...

May 25, 2018 No Responses

ILO Shapes Framework For Final Report On Future Of Work

The Global Commission on the Future of Work has begun shaping the framework and recommendations for its final report, following discussions at its third meeting in Geneva on 15-17 May. During the discussions, members looked at various themes that...

May 18, 2018 No Responses

Green Economy To Generate 24 million Jobs By 2020

Twenty-four million new jobs will be created globally by 2030 if the right policies to promote a greener economy are put in place, a new ILO report says. According to World Employment and Social Outlook 2018: Greening with Jobs , action...

February 23, 2018 No Responses

ILO Tackles Fair Future of Work Challenges

The Global Commission on the Future of Work focused its second meeting on a continuing discussion of the main themes that are shaping the future of the world of work. Following its first meeting in October 2017, which looked at...

December 1, 2017 No Responses

ILO: Four billion people worldwide are without social protection

Despite significant progress in the extension of social protection in many parts of the world, the human right to social security is not yet a reality for a majority of the world’s population, says a new flagship report from the...

November 25, 2017 No Responses

ILO: Weak recovery in youth labour markets demands sweeping response

Young people are estimated to account for over 35 per cent of the unemployed population worldwide in 2017. While the global youth unemployment rate stabilized at 13.0 per cent in 2016, it is expected to rise slightly to 13.1 per...

November 21, 2017 No Responses

Fishing convention enters into force

The International Labour Convention (ILO) No 188 came into force on November 16, giving a major boost to efforts to improve working conditions for millions of workers in the fishing sector. “The Work in Fishing Convention sets the basic standards...

November 18, 2017 No Responses

ILO appoints Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon as Regional Director for Africa

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has appointed a Nigerian, Ms Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon as its Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa. Guebray Berhane, the Senior Communication Officer of ILO Regional Office for Africa in Abidjan...

October 27, 2017 No Responses

Opportunities, challenges confronting future of work, by ILO Global Commission

The Global Commission on the Future of Work wrapped up its first meeting on Sunday 22 October following an in-depth discussion of the main forces shaping the world of work, and the opportunities to be leveraged and challenges to be addressed for...

October 11, 2017 No Responses

ILO: Sluggish SME development hurts jobs, economy

Investing in workers and innovation, and boosting trade and social dialogue are key to stemming rising global unemployment, the latest edition of the ILO’s flagship report shows. With more than 201 million workers unemployed in 2017 – an increase...

September 20, 2017 No Responses

ILO implores UN General Assembly on 152 million in child labour, others

New research developed jointly by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Walk Free Foundation in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has revealed the true scale of modern slavery around the world. The data, rel...

June 6, 2017 No Responses

ILO establishes global business network on forced labour, human trafficking

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has responded to corporate calls for help to prevent forced labour and human trafficking. ILO said it will set up a Global Business Network on Forced Labour and Human Trafficking to help business address the...