News

October 2017

  1. Global Business Network for Social Protection Floors

    Leading multinationals highlight importance of social protection

    24 October 2017

    Representatives of more than a dozen multinational enterprises met in Geneva to highlight the importance of investment in social protection floors for growth in emerging markets.

  2. © Bill Lyons/ World Bank 2024

    Our impact, their voices

    Learning to run a small business in conflict and poverty-wracked Yemen

    11 October 2017

    The conflict in Yemen has robbed millions of people of their livelihoods, particularly in rural areas. A joint ILO-UNDP programme helps vulnerable youth set up their own business.

  3. © AFP China Xtra 2024

    World Employment and Social Outlook: Sustainable Enterprises and Jobs

    Sluggish SME development hurts jobs and the economy, ILO says

    09 October 2017

    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.

  4. 10th European Regional Meeting

    ILO initiative calls for social partnerships for a future with decent work in Europe and Central Asia

    05 October 2017

    European Regional Meeting endorses policy framework to maximize the benefits and minimize the risks relating to the future of work in the region.

  5. Vacancy

    Compensation and Benefits Specialist for the Labour Market in Belgium

    04 October 2017

    The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Offices in Belgium are looking for a Compensation and Benefits Specialist for the Labour Market in Belgium.

  6. © UNDP Tajikistan 2024

    10th European Regional Meeting

    ILO says economic growth and social progress must go hand in hand in Europe and Central Asia

    03 October 2017

    ILO head says that "full respect of fundamental principles and rights at work is the indispensable base from which all else will flow".

September 2017

  1. Future of work

    G7 Meeting of Ministers of Labour and Employment focuses on the future of work

    30 September 2017

    ILO head calls on global community to ensure "that the great transformations underway in the world of work are shaped to create the decent jobs people want and need".

  2. Press release

    Ease of mobility and skills recognition seen as priorities in wide-ranging India-EU migration agenda

    26 September 2017

    The International Labour Organization and International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) hosted a dialogue on migration and mobility between India and the EU.

  3. Modern slavery and child labour

    40 million in modern slavery and 152 million in child labour around the world

    19 September 2017

    New data reveal that the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal Target 8.7, will not be achieved unless efforts to fight modern slavery and child labour are dramatically increased.

  4. World Congress on Safety and Health in Singapore

    ILO head calls for global coalition on safety and health at work

    04 September 2017

    2.78 million workers continue to die each year from work-related injuries and illnesses - 2.4 million of these deaths can be attributed to work-related diseases alone.