Promoting decent work in India: January - February 2022

This is the fifth edition of the update covering key initiatives and achievements of the ILO and its constituents contributing to the priorities of India Decent Work Country Programme 2018-22.

We entered the new year on a tense, yet optimistic note as the world was hit by the Omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. After having grappled with the pandemic for nearly two years, the ILO and its constituents have adapted to the new world of work, and the ILO is advancing social justice and decent work for all.

In June 2021, the International Labour Conference signed a Global Call to Action for a Human-centred Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and in 2022, a Global Forum for a Human-centred recovery was hosted around it, acting on the urgency of a recovery that is equitable for all.

Read more about our initiatives in this issue.