Resources on Gender equality

  1. © Ryan Brown / UN Women 2024

    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.

  2. 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

  3. © August de Richelieu 2024

    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.

  4. © Esteban Benites / Unsplash 2024

    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.

  5. © Ramasomanana / UNICEF 2024

    Basic social protection

    1.4 billion children globally missing out on basic social protection, according to latest data

    14 February 2024

    Fewer than 1-in-10 children in low-income countries have access to child benefits, leaving them vulnerable to disease, education gaps, poor nutrition, poverty and inequality.

  6. UN Women - ILO Policy Tool

    Assessing the employment situation in five countries and promoting a gender responsive structural transformation

    09 February 2024

    A consolidated report on lessons learned and policy insights

  7. UN Women - ILO Policy Tool

    Gendered employment analysis and policy recommendations in Ethiopia

    09 February 2024

    Evidence from Hawassa and Yirgalem Intergrated Industrial Parks

  8. © D. Beamer/Unsplash 2024

    Publication

    EMPLOYMENT Department Newsletter, January/February 2024

    25 January 2024

  9. © S. Gombert / Cultura Creative 2024

    Occupational Safety and Health

    OSH measures key to prevent violence and harassment in the world of work, says ILO report

    22 January 2024

    A new ILO report emphasizes using Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) frameworks to address the root causes of violence and harassment and to encourage collective action for better work environments.

  10. High-level conference

    Conference on Preventing and Addressing Violence and Harassment in the World of Work through Occupational Safety and Health

    This event aims to disseminate the research findings and foster discussion among government representatives, social partners, and other stakeholders on benefits, challenges and gaps of addressing and preventing violence and harassment through OSH frameworks.