News on informal economy
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© Bryon Lippincott 2023
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.
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Article
Helping young entrepreneurs to formalize their businesses in Nigeria
26 September 2022
Insights from a business formalization coach
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News
Sida supports ILO’s work across the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus (2022-2025)
22 September 2022
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Press release
International Conference on the Future of Social Security for New Forms of Work
29 July 2022
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Article
Regional Director meets trade union leaders empowered to 'work in freedom'
29 July 2022
Ms Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, ILO’s Regional Director for Asia and Pacific, met the women working with the Work in Freedom programme, who shared their struggles and victories from the COVID-19 pandemic
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Voices
Domestic workers need social protection too
15 June 2022
What motivates someone to advocate for workers’ rights? Meet Champa, head of a network of migrant domestic workers, who lives and works in Thailand.