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A new ILO initiative empowers young mothers to enter the workforce in the Republic of Moldova. Anastasia Chistol is a young entrepreneur from Chisinau, Moldova. With support from the ILO, she started a home-based creche for children under three,…
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The global economy is slowing down, making it harder for labour markets to recover fully, according to the newly released World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2025.
In 2024, global employment grew in line with the labour force, keeping the…
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GENEVA (ILO News) – A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) reveals that wage inequality has decreased in about two-thirds of all countries since 2000. Despite this positive trend, significant wage differentials persist…
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An estimated 708 million women worldwide are outside the labour force because of unpaid care responsibilities, according to new ILO global estimates, released on Tuesday, on the occasion of the International Day of Care and Support.
In 2023, 748…
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The International Day of Care and Support takes place on October 29 2024 at 10:00 until 12:00 (America/New York). Register to watch a live stream of the event here.
The care economy
Care work, both paid and unpaid, is crucial to the future of…
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The World of Work Summit 2023: Social Justice for All - A high-level forum for global voices to address the need for increased, coordinated and coherent action in support of social justice. It provided an opportunity to discuss and inform the…
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About the report
At the end of March 2020, 80% of the world’s population lived in countries with required workplace closures. At the same time, in the hushed streets of cities and towns throughout the world, key workers left the safety of their…
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Today, over 66 million youth are without a job globally and nearly 145 million youth are working, yet living in poverty. Launched in 2016, Decent Jobs for Youth has evolved as the global initiative to scale up action and impact on…
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Social justice is a cornerstone of lasting peace and prosperous coexistence. On this World Day of Social Justice, we are focusing on the world’s 150 million migrant workers, many of whom face exploitation, discrimination and violence and lack…
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“Decent work and sustainable economic growth are two sides of the same coin.”
This was the main message at the event “Creating the Conditions for Decent Work for All: Localizing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8,” which took place on November 16…
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“Work at this point, does not work for women. We are starting a journey to make work work for women”
A crowd of individuals in red, a colour representing solidarity in pursuit of gender equality heard this message delivered by Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-…
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Since 2013, the NGO, the Equal Rights Trust has advocated for the adoption of an equal rights approach to development, which rests on comprehensive equality legislation prohibiting discrimination on all recognized grounds and…