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BEIRUT (ILO News) – At least 66 per cent of employment has been lost in Gaza since hostilities erupted on 7 October, equivalent to 192,000 jobs, revised estimates by the ILO and the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics...
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High-income countries often take the wastewater management process for granted. Yet only 58 per cent of the world’s domestic wastewater is safely treated, with significant variation across regions. For World Toilet Day, we delve into the...
GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) will launch a new report on global youth employment on Thursday 11 August 2022.Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022 – Investing in transforming futures for young people (GET Youth), is...
Photo: Construction of a cylindrical metal structure in Myanmar. © ILO/M. Crozet
BANGKOK, Thailand (ILO News) – Myanmar remains deeply affected by heavy job losses 18 months after the military takeover on 1 February 2021 and two and a half...
A webinar will discuss the Wage Protection System in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and increase participants’ awareness of its benefits to workers, employers, the economy and society.
A webinar will be organized by the ILO Regional Office for Arab...
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF are to publish new global estimates of the number of children in child labour.Their joint report, Child Labour: 2020 Global estimates, trends and the road forward, will be launched on 10 June,...
Vipasana Karkee and Marie-Claire Sodergren
The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals set out a shared vision to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change by 2030. Will the pandemic reverse progress in advancing decent work for all...
By Kieran Walsh
The data is abundantly clear on one point: the COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionately negative impact on women. Because more women work in the tourism, retail, and informal sectors, which have been hardest hit by the...
In the wake of the military takeover that has sparked widespread demonstrations in Myanmar, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization says workers and employers must be able to exercise their right to protest without violence or threats.
The Director-General...
This ILO flagship report examines the evolution of real wages around the world, giving a unique picture of wage trends globally and by region. The 2020-21 edition analyses the relationship of minimum wages and inequality, as well as the...
