News

ILO COOP Participates in the CECOP Lights On Research Launch Conference in Italian

28 November 2022

On November 24, 2022, the European Confederation of Industrial and Service cooperatives (CECOP) launched the Italian translation of the report that documents how workers’ and social cooperatives can assist workers and enterprises in the transition to the formal economy in Europe.

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ILOSTAT blog

Forest sector employs 33 million around the world, according to new global estimates

25 November 2022

Quantifying how many people are employed in the forest sector is not a straightforward exercise. Nonetheless, the ILO, FAO and the Thünen-Institute of Forestry joined forces to estimate the global workforce in forest-related activities and provide insights on labour market trends in this sector.

News

ILO contributes to the HomeNet Southeast Asia (HNSEA) Thematic Workshop on Social Solidarity Economy

11 November 2022

The Workshop, that took place on 2nd November 2022 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, aimed to improve an understanding of the values and principles of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) from the perspective and experiences of homebased workers.

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ILO Monitor on the World of Work

Global labour market to deteriorate further as Ukraine conflict and other crises continue

31 October 2022

Unemployment and inequality both look set to rise because multiple and overlapping economic and political crises are threatening labour market recovery worldwide, according to the latest edition of the ILO Monitor on the World of Work.

Article

Helping young entrepreneurs to formalize their businesses in Nigeria

26 September 2022

Insights from a business formalization coach

News

Sida supports ILO’s work across the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus (2022-2025)

22 September 2022

Presse Release

The ILO Director-General Guy Ryder celebrated the successes of his colleagues in Africa

09 September 2022

The Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) ended this Wednesday, September 7, 2022, a 48-hour visit to Côte d'Ivoire that allowed him to bid farewell to Africa after ten years at the head of the institution.

Labour Overview 2022

Low growth and global crisis slow job recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean

01 September 2022

The regional unemployment rate reached 7.9 per cent and returned to pre-pandemic levels, but the labour outlook in the region, also affected by the impact of the war in Ukraine, may be complicated by greater informality and working poverty, says the ILO.

Alliance 8.7

Alliance 8.7: A story of hope after child labour in Viet Nam

22 August 2022

Ngân, a former child labourer, went on to complete vocational training through the ENHANCE project and, today, looks forward to a brighter future.

News

Labour markets and the impact of skills recognition

01 August 2022

Highlighting the launch of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and graduation of the first batch batch of workers through this programme, the article explains the challenges and future of RPL in Kenya.