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Maternity protection – A large majority of women workers, around 830 million, are not adequately covered in practice, mainly in developing countries
Most countries have adopted maternity protection provisions since 1919, when the ILO adopted the first Maternity Protection Convention, yet at least 830 million women workers still don’t have adequate protection, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a new report. In its report, Maternity and Paternity at Work: Law and practice across the world, the … Continue reading
Labour and social protection institutions are important ingredients of economic growth, quality jobs and human development writes ILO in its World of Work Report 2014
Labour and social protection institutions are important ingredients of economic growth, quality jobs and human development (Chapter 6). It is not possible to achieve economic diversification without active measures to tackle low product- ivity in agriculture and small and medium-sized enterprise, poor working condi- tion traps and high rates of informality. Sustained, strong growth is … Continue reading
Global unemployment hit 200mn last year says ILO, and it will worsen
Almost 200 million people around the world were unemployed last year, a report by the United Nations’ labour agency says. A report by the International Labour Organisation says latest statistics show an increase of almost five million compared with the previous year 2012. “This reflects the fact that employment is not expanding sufficiently fast to … Continue reading
Latin America and the Caribbean – Urban unemployment fell to historic lows in 2013 ILO reports
In 2013, the urban unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean once again fell to historic lows. The ILO estimates that the rate will reach 6.3% at the end of the year. This is good news for a region that had a double-digit unemployment rate a decade ago (11.1% in 2003). However, the impact … Continue reading
Maternity and paternity at work around the world – An ILO Report
The year 2019 will mark both the ILO’s 100th anniversary and the first centenary of international labour standards on maternity protection. In fact, protecting maternity at work was one of the primary concerns of the ILO. It was during the first International Labour Conference in 1919 that the first Convention on maternity protection (Convention No. … Continue reading
Latin American youth / Trapped by unemployment and informality says ILO
Latin America’s jobs-creating economic growth has not been strong enough in recent years to improve the employment outlook for young people trapped by unemployment and informality, the ILO said. “We are faced with a political challenge that calls for a determination to apply innovative and effective policies to confront labour market precariousness,” said Elizabeth Tinoco, … Continue reading
Youth Unemployment / The hardest hit by the global crisis says ILO
The world could face years of jobless economic recovery, with young people set to be hit hardest as global unemployment continues to rise this year, a report from the International Labour Organisation warns. As the World Economic Forum kicks off in the Swiss town of Davos on Wednesday with a focus on growing inequality, the … Continue reading
Long-term unemployment is increasing around the world says ILO
Unemployment spells for workers are becoming longer in some countries compared to the pre-crisis situation in 2008, according to the new edition of the ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) Continue reading
Tackling Youth Unemployment / Try apprenticeships says ILO
The ILO was host this week to a Sub-Regional Workshop on Apprenticeship Systems in Europe, where government, workers’ and employers’ representatives had the chance to exchange ideas and best practices on successful apprenticeship systems in the continent. Apprenticeship systems have played an important role in certain countries to help reduce youth unemployment. Watch the videos … Continue reading
Portugal / The crisis has destroyed one in seven jobs says ILO
Portugal’s economic crisis has destroyed one in seven jobs, with most of them lost since its 2011 emergency bailout programme kicked in, says the International Labour Organization Continue reading
Child Labour / Global number down by a third since 2000 ILO says
The global number of child labourers has declined by one third since 2000, from 246 million to 168 million says a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO), Marking progress against child labour Continue reading
Afghanistan / 82 percent of Afghans are illiterate
Most Afghans cannot find permanent work, and even temporary work is drying up as international aid money Continue reading
168 million child working according to ILO
The number of child laborers around the world is down to 168 million today from 215 million in 2008 Continue reading
Restoring full employment as a global priority
With social unrest and unemployment being widespread worldwide, there is an urgent need to restore full employment as a global and national priority goal Continue reading
Employment rates exceed pre-crisis levels in 30 per cent of the countries, have increased in 37 per cent and have continued to decline in the remaining 33 per cent finds ILO in World of Work report 2013
According to the World of Work report 2013 “Repairing the economic and social fabric”, income inequalities rose between 2010 and 2011 in 14 of the 26 advanced economies surveyed, including France, Denmark, Spain and the United States. Inequality levels in seven of the remaining 12 countries were still higher than before the start of the … Continue reading
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