23/03/2024 03:06 PM

The new study on forced labour in the private sector reveals a 37 per cent rise in illegal profits from forced labour since 2014.

13/03/2024 03:25 PM

Since 2021, the ILO and UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa has been implementing a joint project aimed at ‘reasonable accommodation' for persons with disabilities in TVET institutions and workplaces. Among several interventions, a situational analysis was conducted in Zimbabwe to assess the extent of marginalization and discrimination of persons with disabilities in these two spaces.

08/03/2024 09:44 AM

Analysing the intersection between gender, employment and care, the ILO presents a detailed report that calls for transformative action to redistribute care work around co-responsibility and social justice.

25/02/2024 10:20 AM

The crew of fishing vessels need to be medically fit for their physically demanding work. New medical examination guidelines will improve and standardize these examinations, leading to improved health and safety in the fishing sector.

20/02/2024 08:50 AM

Enterprises are increasingly recognized as crucial to a healthy environment and to making progress on climate change, as well as being key actors in achieving a just transition – a transition based on equity and the participation of all stakeholders. To this end, it is equally important to look at enterprises as places where people work, and not only in terms of how goods and services are produced. Indeed, the workplace is where business opportunities in the green economy take shape and where workers and employers in their respective capacities can change production processes in ways that improve resource efficiency, reduce pressure on the environment and make enterprises greener.

19/02/2024 09:10 AM

Imagine that, to achieve a similar standard of living and level of participation in society as others, you and your family had to spend more money throughout your lives. This is what you face if you live with a disability.

18/02/2024 08:25 AM

The 21st ISSA International Conference of Social Security Actuaries, Statisticians and Investment Specialists (ACT 2023) addressed how to ensure sustainable and adequate social security in a world marked by increased risk and volatility.

31/01/2024 08:30 AM

A new action funded by the European Union will enable the ILO to improve the employability of young people not in employment, education or training across the Middle East and North Africa for their successful integration in labour markets.