Employment

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 youth employment…

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 even…

“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…

“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-…

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 requiring states to…

Introduction In sub-Saharan Africa, youth unemployment is causing the devastating problem of underdevelopment and poverty. There is also no doubt that the high rate of youth unemployment is a major factor contributing to the lack of peace and…

Society for Human Advancement and Disadvantaged Empowerment (SHADE) is a non-governmental, non- profit organization. It works to empower women and girls, as mentioned in the United Nations Charter and international conventions.Social, political and…