News and events on the future of work
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ILO Director-General to attend the BRICS Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting in China
24 July 2017
Guy Ryder, the Director-General of the ILO, will be attending the third meeting of labour and employment ministers of BRICS countries from 26 to 27 July 2017.
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The future of work can be a force for positive change
18 July 2017
How are we going to use technology to produce the future of work that we want, asks ILO Director-General Guy Ryder. The notion that technology will decide has to give way to the idea that this is a policy debate and our future is in our hands.
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With relevant skills, youth can help accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals
18 July 2017
On World Youth Skills Day, ILO highlights the need to provide new skills for young people that respond effectively to new forms of work.
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Remarks by the ILO Director-General at G20 Summit Working Lunch Session on “Digitalization, Women’s Empowerment and Employment”
08 July 2017
“The absence of decent work opportunities often lies at the root cause of very many of the problems raised at this G20 Summit – whether it has been migration, trade, action on climate change or, yes, youth radicalization,” says ILO Director-General at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Hamburg.
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Shaping inclusive globalization preoccupies G20 Leaders at Hamburg Summit
08 July 2017
Leaders’ Declaration recognizes the importance of meeting the challenge of creating decent work opportunities and reversing trends towards increased inequality.
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The 9th Edition of the ILO Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy
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ILO meeting to focus on major transformations in the world of work
03 July 2017
Three-day gathering of international experts is expected to provide policy guidance related to sweeping change in the world of work.
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ILO Director-General participates in future of work debate in Italy
22 June 2017
The ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, spoke at a debate on the future of work hosted in Rome by Italy's Ministry of Labour: "Il Lavoro che cambia. Digitalizzazione, automazione e futuro del lavoro". It is one of 110 national debates taking place around the world, which will channel into a Global Commission on the future of work to be established by the ILO in 2017.
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Malta’s President calls on the global community to take urgent action on gender equality
15 June 2017
“The global economy will continue to suffer greatly, if women continue to be excluded,” said the President of Malta, H.E. Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, at the ILO’s World of Work Summit.
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Future of Work: Towards Decent Jobs for All?
08 June 2017
How can nations anticipate the jobs of the future to ensure that workers receive appropriate skills development while safeguarding their right to decent work? The ILO Director-General Guy Ryder joins United Nations University Research Officer Cale Salih for a conversation discussing the future of work and its pertinence to the Sustainable Development Goals.