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    Palestinian unemployment rate set to soar to 57 per cent during first quarter of 2024

    ILO assessment

    New estimates show a loss of 507,000 jobs to date, shedding light on how the disruptions to economic life have led to unprecedented losses in employment and livelihoods across the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

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  • Women are more likely than men to want a job but not have one

    ILOSTAT blog

    Measures of joblessness that reflect the most urgent need for employment (such as unemployment) point to moderate differences between women and men. Yet, broader measures of joblessness point to much larger gender disparities – particularly in developing countries.

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  • Invest in women for greater social justice

    Commission on the Status of Women

    As the ILO participates in the Commission on the Status of Women, Manuela Tomei, ILO Assistant Director-General for Governance, Rights and Dialogue, highlights the gender gaps that persist around the world and the need to invest in measures that advance gender equality and break the cycle of exclusion, inequality and poverty.

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    ILO Governing Body discussed digitization in the world of work, progress on social justice

    The 350th session of the ILO’s Governing Body looked at the challenges and opportunities created by digitization, and received a progress report on the Global Coalition for Social Justice. The meeting also looked at work related to a new social contract and reviewed a number of national reports.

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