All ILO Newsroom content
March 2023
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LDC5 Conference in Qatar
ILO Director-General says more investment needed for least-developed countries
07 March 2023
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Our impact, their voices
The journey of Samar, female entrepreneur in Iraq
07 March 2023
Following years of displacement and uncertainty, Samar from Mosul has set up a business making and selling sweets and pastries. She talks about her journey of becoming a successful entrepreneur, with the support of an ILO financial inclusion initiative providing entrepreneurs with trainings and loans to start or expand their businesses.
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© ILO/M.Crozet 2023
News
Employment-related gender gaps greater than previously thought, ILO report finds
06 March 2023
A new indicator developed by the International Labour Organization finds that women’s access to employment, working conditions and labour income gap have barely improved in the past two decades.
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Photo-gallery
A journey through Yemen’s labour market
05 March 2023
A new collection of ILO photos captures Yemeni workers and employers at work, demonstrating their struggles, perseverance and optimism for a better future.
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Article
International Women’s Day 2023: Embracing Gender Equality at the ILO
03 March 2023
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Video
ILO set to implement emergency employment scheme in earthquake-damaged neighbourhoods in Aleppo, Syria
03 March 2023
A team of ILO engineers conducted an assessment in the Syrian city of Aleppo, parts of which were severely damaged by the earthquake that struck Türkiye and Syria, to identify priorities under an emergency employment scheme to help restore livelihoods and rehabilitate destroyed infrastructure.
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© ILO 2023
UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries
ILO welcomes renewed commitments to support recovery and sustainable development in Least Developed Countries
03 March 2023
Despite the challenges facing Least Developed Countries, there are reasons for optimism, an ILO report on present and future work in the LDCs finds.
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© Better Work 2023
Better Work
A responsible transition to digital wages: A timely step for Cambodia
02 March 2023
Soriya is a worker in one of the garment factories receiving services from Better Factories Cambodia that has recently transitioned to digital wages. For many garment workers, adapting to this new way of receiving wages has been challenging.
February 2023
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© J. Aliling / ILO 2023
Care economy
ILO stresses the need for transformative care economy policies with decent employment opportunities for domestic workers
28 February 2023
An Ibero-American symposium in Cartagena aims to identify challenges and opportunities for policy makers. The ILO Director-General joined Ministers of Labour from Latin America and Spain for Tuesday's virtual opening session.
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Statement
Joint statement by the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations and UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies Chairpersons
24 February 2023