© Prachatai GENEVA / NEW YORK (ILO News) – The number of children without access to social protection is increasing year-on-year, leaving them at risk of poverty, hunger and discrimination, according to a new report released by the International Labour …
Biljana Čamur-Veselinović, Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Johann Sattler, Head of EU Delegation and EU Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Carin Jämtin, Director General of SIDA, and Markus …
The ILO and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) combined efforts for employment promotion, skills development, and formalization to create new jobs especially for rural communities and vulnerable populations including youth and women in …
© Thorsten Krienke GENEVA (ILO News) – The arts and entertainment sector needs to focus on long-term strategies that support the creation of decent jobs, social protection, social dialogue and a just transition to greener economies. These will be vital if …
GENEVA (ILO News) – The ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) and the Chairpersons of eight UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies have issued a joint statement reaffirming the importance of universal human rights …
GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF will publish a report on Wednesday 1 March 2023, assessing the levels of social protection for children worldwide. More than a billion reasons: The urgent need to build universal …
ILO home Regions and countries ILO in Asia and the Pacific Media centre Videos and Photos Thailand’s national skills standard testing and assessment on bricklaying and ... Skills This instructional and/or demonstration video for Thailand’s National Skills …
The launch of the Employment Policy Action Facility (EPAF) aims at increasing awareness of ILO’s support to member States on comprehensive employment policies, including in the areas of employment diagnostics, policy design, implementation, financing, and …
Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions A host of disruptive trends – public health crises, accelerated automation, digitalization, and climate change – are buffeting the world of work, requiring new kinds of skills and re-skilling in labour …
As Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis, people with existing vulnerabilities have been pushed further into poverty, unemployment, and food insecurity. With ILO support, vulnerable members of farming communities in the country’s northern province are …
Women's entrepreneurship development Sofea Shater is the founder and CEO of Sofea Homeopathy Center, a treatment centre operating in Seremban, Malaysia. Supported by the ILO’s Rebuilding Better Project throughout the past year, Sofea is now embracing …
Women's entrepreneurship development Cathy Turvill is a woman entrepreneur operating in the health and wellness industry in the Philippines who received support from the ILO Rebuilding Better Project. After almost closing her business, the Nature …
Women's entrepreneurship development Paitara Chaochalard (Modd) is a Thai entrepreneur who runs a small event planning business, Neat Event and Consultant Co. The COVID-19 pandemic was particularly disruptive to her business, cutting 80 percent of …
Women's entrepreneurship development The ‘Rebuilding Better: Fostering Business Resilience Post-COVID-19’ project assisted women entrepreneurs in Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand to recover their businesses from the COVID-19 pandemic by strengthening …
In order to meet the global demand, the rubber glove industry is seeking ways to address labour shortage, including through increased automation and immigration. Decent work deficits in the industry are, among others unfair recruitment practices, forced …
International Day of Education Quality education and decent work for teachers are the foundation of social and economic progress. As technology transforms education worldwide, investments are needed to ensure everyone has the opportunity to access …
GENEVA (ILO News) – The current global economic slowdown is likely to force more workers to accept lower quality, poorly paid jobs which lack job security and social protection, so accentuating inequalities exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, according to …
GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) will publish a new edition of its World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023 (WESO Trends), which looks at the impact of economic slowdown on the global labour market. The WESO Trends …
© Morsa Images GENEVA (ILO News) – Reduced working hours and more flexible working time arrangements, such as those used during the COVID-19 crisis, can benefit economies, enterprises and workers, and lay the ground for a better and more healthy work-life …
GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) will publish a report on working time, working hours and work-life balance around the world, on Friday 6 January 2023. Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World, looks at both …
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