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May 2016

  1. 105th International Labour Conference

    It's here: The 105th International Labour Conference

    26 May 2016

    The 105th International Labour Conference gets underway in Geneva, Switzerland from 30 May - 12 June. This year's session brings together over 4,000 delegates from around the globe to discuss the most pressing issues facing the world of work today. Youth employment, global supply chains and decent work in fragile states will all be high on the agenda.

  2. Future of Work

    Bernard Thibault outlines his vision for the ILO

    25 May 2016

    Bernard Thibault, member of the Workers’ Group on the ILO Governing Body, discusses the main ideas upheld in his book, La troisième guerre mondiale est sociale (The Third World War Is Social), published in April 2016.

  3. Video

    Step out of the shadow! – EMPLOYMENT INJURY BENEFITS

    25 May 2016

    Cartoons about the informal economy(Kyrgyzstan)

  4. Syrian Refugee Crisis

    ILO Director-General Guy Ryder visits Harran District in Turkey’s southeastern Sanliurfa province

    25 May 2016

    International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General Guy Ryder visits Harran District in Turkey’s southeastern Sanliurfa province and meets with Syrian refugees in the camp to hear some of their needs and concerns.

  5. 105th International Labour Conference

    Upping the quality of employment in global supply chains

    25 May 2016

    Alette Van Leur, Director of the Sectoral Policies Department at the ILO, introduces the work of the 'Committee on decent work in global supply chains' and the challenges and opportunities it faces heading into the 105th International Labour Conference. (Closed Captions available)

  6. 105th International Labour Conference

    Crisis response through jobs and employment

    25 May 2016

    Donato Kiniger-Passigli, Coordinator of the ILO’s Fragile States and Disaster Response Group introduces the work of the 'Committee on employment and decent work for the transition to peace' and the challenges and opportunities it faces heading into the 105th International Labour Conference. (Closed Captions available)

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    What more can be done to achieve social justice?

    25 May 2016

    Marva Corley-Coulibaly, Chief of the Globalization, Competitiveness and Labour Standards Unit of the ILO's Research Department, introduces the work of the 'Committee for the Social Justice Declaration' and the challenges and opportunities it faces heading into the 105th International Labour Conference. (Closed Captions available)

  8. Skills

    Why demand-driven apprenticeships make sense in increasing the employment prospects of young people and in closing skills gaps

    24 May 2016

    Participating in apprenticeships is but one of many ways employers can acquire and develop the skills they need, while improving the employability of the younger generation. In this article, Michael Axmann, ILO Senior Skills Specialist, provides the Global Skills for Employment Knowledge Sharing Platform an overview of his experience in implementing the ILO’s quality apprenticeship programme and how it opens up pathways to skilled employment.

  9. Article

    Emerging Insight: How to customize for small businesses

    24 May 2016

  10. 105th International Labour Conference

    Labour standards in action: Migration under the lens

    23 May 2016

    Corinne Vargha, Director of the International Labour Standards Department at the ILO, introduces the work of the 'Committee on the Application of Standards' and the challenges and opportunities it faces heading into the 105th International Labour Conference. (Closed captions available)