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New York: Urgent support is needed to prevent a slide into poverty and an increase in child labour and hand-to-mouth jobs, following the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria in February, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday in new assessment reports. more
Urgent investment needed to improve conditions for key workers: ILO

New York: Essential workers who kept families, societies and economies going while the world was on COVID lockdown, need better pay and conditions urgently, if countries are to future-pro ...

Flexible work arrangements, a benefit to all – ILO report

New York: Flexible working hours can advance economies and businesses while helping employees and families achieve a better work-life balance, according to a new report launched by the In ...

50 million people worldwide in modern slavery: ILO

Geneva: Fifty million people were living in modern slavery in 2021, according to the latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery . Of these people, 28 million were in forced labour and 22 m ...

Collective bargaining in the workplace, essential for global recovery: ILO

New York: In the fast-changing world of work, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) highlighted on Thursday just how important dialogue between workers and management is to the g ...

Fewer women than men will regain work during COVID-19 recovery: ILO

New York: Fewer women will regain jobs lost to the COVID-19 pandemic during the recovery period, than men, according to a new study released on Monday by the UN’s labour agency.&nbs ...

Migrant worker numbers rise by five million: ILO

New York: The number of international migrant workers has increased from 164 to 169 million, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday, noting a marked rise in the num ...

COVID-19 disrupts education of more than 70 per cent of youth: ILO

Geneva: The COVID-19 crisis  is having a devastating effect on the education and training of young people.

Convention on worst forms of child labour receives universal ratification

New York: All 187 countries that are members of the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) have now ratified a convention to protect children from the worst forms of child labour, inc ...

Millions more migrant workers, means countries lose ‘most productive part’ of workforce

New York: A new study launched on Wednesday by the International Labour Organization (ILO) reveals that the number of migrant workers has jumped by millions, leaving some countries withou ...