Highlights

March 2023

  1. Development cooperation

    Italy and the ILO support private sector development in Southern Iraq’s green economy

    09 March 2023

    An agreement between the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the International Labour Organization will enhance support to private sector development and decent work creation, with a focus on green jobs.

  2. © ILO/M.Crozet 2023

    International Women’s Day 2023

    Employment-related gender gaps greater than previously thought, ILO report finds

    06 March 2023

    A new indicator developed by the International Labour Organization finds that women’s access to employment, working conditions and pay gap have barely improved in the past two decades.

  3. © Prachatai 2023

    Joint ILO-UNICEF report

    Number of children without critical social protection increasing globally

    01 March 2023

    Multiple crises set to plunge more children into poverty creating an urgent need to scale-up social protection, new joint ILO-UNICEF report warns.

February 2023

  1. World Day of Social Justice 2023

    The world needs a strong and sustained dose of social justice

    20 February 2023

    In a statement for World Day of Social Justice, ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo calls for a global momentum to contribute to the reduction and prevention of inequalities.

January 2023

  1. © xavierarnau 2023

    WESO Trends 2023

    Economic slowdown likely to force workers to accept lower quality jobs

    16 January 2023

    Faltering global employment growth and the pressure on decent working conditions risk undermining social justice, according to the ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023 report.

December 2022

  1. International Migrants Day

    ILO announces winners of the 2022 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

    16 December 2022

    Winning entries provide balanced and ethical reporting on migrants and labour migration and encourage the media to address stereotypes and misconceptions.

November 2022

  1. © ferrantraite 2023

    Greening workplaces

    Enterprises must be key actors in the green transition

    14 November 2022

    Greening workplaces will play an increasingly important role in the green transition, as well as being an aspect of work life that matters greatly to both workers and employers.

October 2022

  1. © 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.

  2. © EricAudras/AltoPress/PhotoAlto 2023

    Article

    Third edition scholarship for dissertation on ILO topics

    17 October 2022

September 2022

  1. © ILO 2023

    Mental health at work

    WHO and ILO call for new measures to tackle mental health issues at work

    28 September 2022

    New global WHO guidelines on mental health at work are reinforced by practical strategies outlined in a joint WHO/ILO policy brief.