Resources on Gender equality
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Maritime sector
ILO and IMO recommend new steps against shipboard violence, harassment, and sexual assault
06 March 2024
The organizations’ recommendations include amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention, a new IMO mandatory training for seafarers, and a joint IMO/ILO international awareness campaign.
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Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions
Tackling gender segregation: How a new policy tool can finally help bring about change
06 March 2024
In the world of work, men and women are often segregated by their type of work, one main reason that women suffered more job losses during the COVID-19 crisis than men. Now, a joint program of UN Women and the ILO has developed a new tool to help policymakers rethink the design of sectoral policies and make informed decisions on where to invest to have a greater impact on gender equality.
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Women in Business
Women in Business: How employer and business membership organizations drive gender equality
05 March 2024
In this report, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) examine the progress made by business organisations on gender equality and diversity within their organisations over a period of six years
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Women in business
Employer and business membership organizations make progress on gender equality but glass ceilings persist
05 March 2024
The ILO’s Bureau for Employers´ Activities and the International Organisation of Employers assessed progress made by national employer and business membership organizations over six years.
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ILOSTAT blog
Making labour statistics work for women: Recent developments and the way ahead
04 March 2024
In this blog, we highlight key developments which have greatly enhanced the visibility of women’s work within labour statistics, and the relevance of labour statistics to women’s work. Taken together, these changes help to provide a much more complete view of the world of work.
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Voices
Having an income reduces HIV stigma and discrimination
01 March 2024
Sixty-year old Regina Katungu Chileshe is an entrepreneur living with HIV in Zambia. She is a member of an HIV support group that works to overcome stigma in the community, thanks to an income generation project supported by the International Labour Organization and UNAIDS.
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International Women's Day
Eliminating the vulnerability of female workers to exploitation in the palm oil and fisheries sectors
27 February 2024
The ILO together with the Ministry of Manpower and Sectoral Employers promotes gender equality and protection for women workers in the palm oil and fisheries sectors.
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Press release
Youths across Jordan gain new skills through work-based learning
26 February 2024
Hundreds of Jordanian and Syrian youths celebrated the completion of their training programmes, provided by the ILO and Jordan River Foundation, as they prepare to enter the world of work with increased practical and technical skills.
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News
Sectoral skills council is key in providing skilled workers according to the need of the industry
23 February 2024
Five main recommendations to strengthen Indonesian human capital and ensure skills’ link and match in electronics sector are jointly developed by key sectoral labour actors with the facilitation of the ILO’s Skills Development and Responsible Business Conduct.
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International Labour Standards
Philippines ratifies Convention No. 190 on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work
22 February 2024
Philippines becomes the 38th country in the world, and the first Asian country, to ratify Convention No. 190.