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  • Social justice for rural populations means prosperity for the planet

    InfoStory

    With almost half of the world’s population living in rural areas, rural economies can help eradicating extreme poverty, ensuring food security and creating decent jobs. To make this happen, rural areas must be revitalized – but how?

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  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Freedom of Association: The double helix of civic space and labour rights

    Replay

    ILO and OHCHR are organizing an event to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the ILO Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87).

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    Mutually reinforcing crises have worsened the global employment divide

    International cooperation aimed at bolstering jobs and social protection can help tackle growing disparities between high and low-income countries.

    • Report: ILO Monitor on the world of work. Eleventh edition
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    We lost our precious forest but found a way to survive

    Voices

    Mining and deforestation have destroyed the Orang Asli indigenous peoples’ way of life in Peninsular Malaysia. Maimun is helping to restore her people’s connection to the land through a community organic vegetable farm that is giving them a sustainable livelihood.

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  • Social justice for rural populations

  • 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

  • ILO Monitor on the world of work

  • Social and solidarity economy in Malaysia

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    ILO response to the Ukraine crisis

  1. 111th International Labour Conference

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    Ukraine

    Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant workers subjected to forced labour by Russian forces, say trade unions

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World of work trends

  1. ▶  World Employment and Social Outlook 2023: The value of essential work

    ▶  World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023

    ▶  Global Wage Report 2022-23: The impact of inflation and COVID-19 on wages and purchasing power

    ▶  Greening Enterprises: Transforming processes and workplaces

    ▶  Global Estimates of Modern Slavery – Forced Labour and Forced Marriage

    ▶  Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022: Investing in transforming futures for young people

    ▶  Social Dialogue Report 2022: Collective bargaining for an inclusive, sustainable and resilient recovery

    ▶  World Social Protection Report 2020-22: Social protection at the crossroads – in pursuit of a better future

    ▶  Working from home: From invisibility to decent work

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