News items
2013
-
ILO head in Latin America: More, but also better jobs are needed
30 January 2013
Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, highlighted the need to turn informal employment into decent jobs in the formal sector. He spoke during a Latin America visit that took him to Buenos Aires and Lima.
-
Global unemployment rising again but with significant differences across regions
22 January 2013
Five years after the outbreak of the global financial crisis, labour markets remain deeply depressed. Unemployment has started to rise again as the economic outlook worsens.
-
ILO head hails signing of Tunisian social contract
14 January 2013
The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder, witnessed the signing of a key social stability pact in Tunisia, which coincided with the two-year anniversary of the start of the Arab Spring.
-
ILO Chief: Less austerity, more investment needed to tackle youth jobs crisis
11 January 2013
Failing to act on the youth jobs crisis would sow the seeds of social unrest and destroy hopes for sustainable growth. That is a cost the world cannot afford, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder said at a conference on youth employment in Budapest.
2012
-
Labour market gender gap: Two steps forward, one step back
11 December 2012
The gender gap in global labour markets showed some convergence in the earlier part of the last decade but increased after the crisis erupted in 2007, according to an ILO report produced in collaboration with UN Women. The picture varies considerably among regions.
-
Wage growth slows globally despite increases in emerging countries
07 December 2012
New ILO figures show a continuing slowdown in global wages in developed countries and some resilience in emerging economies.
-
Palestinians in Lebanon working under precarious conditions
20 November 2012
Restrictions in Lebanon do not exclude Palestinian refugees from the labour market but lead to exploitative conditions, a new ILO-EU study says.
-
Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED)
17 November 2012
Adequate education and skills can improve the employability of workers, the productivity of enterprises and the inclusiveness of economic growth.
-
W4Y Newsletter
25 October 2012
Read the W4Y Newsletter to get updated on the progress of the Project. In the newsletter you may find the latest on where the project is in terms of survey implementation in each 28 target countries and in database development.
-
Asia-Pacific: Quality and quantity of jobs dropping
22 October 2012
Slowing growth in many Asian countries has accentuated labour market challenges in a region that has the world’s largest youth population, and where precarious work is widespread.
-
ILO says cooperatives key to boosting food production
16 October 2012
Agricultural cooperatives – the theme of the 2012 World Food Day – are a vehicle for decent lives and decent work, according to ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.
-
ILO calls on G20 to live up to its promise to tackle the crisis
11 October 2012
The ILO Director-General says G20 countries should stand by their commitment to take new, urgent measures in the face of deteriorating global economic conditions.
-
Youth labour market still critical in G20 countries
03 October 2012
Data presented at a G20 meeting in Geneva shows that youth unemployment rates remain alarming, ranging from about 8 per cent to over 50 per cent in 17 of the 20 member countries. The G20 Task Force on Employment agreed to promote quality apprenticeships.
-
ILO calls for urgent investment in youth work opportunities
11 September 2012
The head of the ILO’s Employment sector outlines the ILO’s vision for investment in young people in order to tackle the world-wide youth unemployment crisis.
-
Integrated Climate Risk Financing: ILO and UNDP teaming up in the Philippines
15 August 2012
-
Mexico: A labour market overview
29 June 2012
As Mexicans go to the polls on Sunday to choose a new president and legislature, the ILO presents a snapshot of the employment situation based on the May edition of "The Labour Situation in Latin America"*.
-
Green jobs: a chance for youth - UNEP and ILO
19 June 2012
In the run up to the high level discussions of Rio+20 on 20-22 June, UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) and the ILO (International Labour Organizations) organized a joint Rio +20 side event.
-
Social protection expands despite crisis, ILO-World Bank report says
07 June 2012
A new ILO-World Bank report and online data tool shows that social protection systems expanded in many parts of the world between 2008 and 2010.
-
Swiss labour market recovery boosted by effective social partnership, ILO-World Bank report says
07 June 2012
A new ILO-World Bank report and online data tool presented at the 101st International Labour Conference shows that the Swiss labour market – even though it was hit by the crisis – recovered faster than in other countries, partly because of an intensive social dialogue between government, employers and workers.
-
Analyzing national responses to the global economic and social crisis
07 June 2012
On 12 June, Swiss Federal Counselor and Minister of Economic Affairs Johann Schneider-Ammann will present a new ILO-World Bank database to the International Labour Conference in Geneva. For the first time, the new database lists and examines the policy responses taken by 77 countries since the start of the financial and economic crisis.