News
June 2022
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Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia
Asia still ‘garment factory of the world’ yet faces numerous challenges as industry evolves
24 June 2022
A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) highlights trends in employment, wages and productivity the Asian garment, footwear and textiles industry.
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Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions
The digital divide: Can we narrow the gap?
13 June 2022
In many ways, digitalization has made the world of work a better place. Yet many groups of workers, in particular, those who are already disadvantaged and marginalized, face challenges associated with unequal access to digital technologies. This podcast episode examines the digital divide and offers some ideas for narrowing it.
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© Yasir Ahmad Salim 2024
Voices
I had to stop school and go to work because of COVID-19
10 June 2022
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the city of Mosul in Iraq, Akram’s parents lost their income and livelihood. Akram dropped out of school to help support his family by collecting and selling scrap metal. An ILO project has helped him return to school.
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World Day Against Child Labour
Fight against child labour is at a crossroads
10 June 2022
In his statement for World Day Against Child Labour 2022, International Labour Organization Director-General, Guy Ryder, warns the choices made by governments now will make or break the lives of millions of children. He says social protection is one of the most powerful measures to prevent child labour, providing families with income security in difficult times.
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Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions
Crowd work: A new form of digital employment for young on-line workers
02 June 2022
This podcast episode explores how digitalization through “crowd working” platforms can be used as a tool to tap into the labour market potential of a young population. It features an interview with Niall O’Higgins, Senior Economist in the ILO’s Employment Analysis Unit, Employment Policy Department.
May 2022
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Video
Occupational safety and health as a Fundamental Principle and Right at Work?
30 May 2022
Three things we need to know about the ILO discussion on occupational safety and health as a Fundamental Principle and Right at Work during the International labour Conference.
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ILO Monitor on the World of Work
ILO: Labour market recovery goes into reverse
23 May 2022
Recovery in the global labour market is threatened by multiple and interlinked global crises, as well as increasing inequalities, according to the latest ILO report on the world of work.
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© Adam Lai 2024
5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour
Global Child Labour Conference agrees Durban Call to Action to end child labour
20 May 2022
The ‘Durban Call to Action’ includes strong commitments on action against child labour while raising concerns that existing progress has slowed and is now threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic, armed conflict, as well as food, environmental and humanitarian crises.
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International labour standards
ILO-IPDN collaborate to improve understanding of labour issues for education personnel and students
19 May 2022
The ILO collaborates with the Institute of Home Affairs Governance (IPDN) to increase the understanding and strengthen the curriculum for educators and students on international labour standards.
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© USAID 2024
Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All
Incentivizing collaboration towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals
19 May 2022
Progress on achieving the health-related targets of the Sustainable Development Goals is lagging, and greater multilateral collaboration, as spelt out in the SDG3 Global Action Plan, is needed, according to a new report.
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Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions
Can big data help us understand the future of work?
19 May 2022
This podcast investigates the possibilities of using big data to analyse ongoing work trends in both developed and developing economies as a means of anticipating future work needs. It features Tony Bonen, Acting Executive Director of Canada’s Labour Market Information Council in Ottawa, and Matthieu Charpe, Senior Economist at the ILO’s Employment Policy Department.
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Better Work programme
Better gender equality means more resilient future for Viet Nam’s garment, footwear industries
18 May 2022
Robust evidence from ILO’s Better Work programme shows that empowering women could help to build forward better Viet Nam’s key export sectors from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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© Miguel Medina / AFP 2024
Media Advisory
ILO to release latest Monitor on the world of work, analyzing impact of multiple crises
17 May 2022
The ILO will publish the 9th edition of its Monitor report series, which tracks the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises on workers and businesses worldwide.
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Video
New water system promotes peace, decent work in Maguindanao
17 May 2022
Women and former combatants from Datu Piang, Maguindanao built a water system that will benefit 95 households. The ILO Japan Water and Sanitation Project trained and engaged local communities as workers to build a water system, which contributed to providing jobs and promoting peace in the Bangsamoro region.
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Former combatants partner for safe water, peace in Mindanao
17 May 2022
Former combatants trained as construction workers built a level II water system with 22 tap stands under the ILO Japan Water and Sanitation Project to provide jobs and promote peace in the Bangsamoro region. More than a thousand households and a nearby school with hundred of children gain access to safe and clean water.