International labour standards

Germany ratifies Convention C190 on violence and harassment in the world of work

19 June 2023

Germany becomes the 31st country in the world, and the 9th country in Europe, to ratify the International Labour Organization Convention on Violence and Harassment.

G7 Summit

ILO Director-General warns G7 Summit on great divergence

27 June 2022

In his statement to the G7 Summit in Germany, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, says pandemic and conflict have widened divergence between industrialized and developing countries. Raises concern over inequalities within countries, including gender gaps.

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Social Summit in Porto

ILO Director-General addresses EU Social Summit in Porto

13 May 2021

Europe must seize its opportunity to increase investment in training, social protection, social dialogue and the jobs of the future, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, told EU leaders at their Social Summit in Porto, Portugal.

News

EU and ILO reinforce cooperation for just recovery from crisis and promote decent work

04 February 2021

The International Labour Organization and the European Union have reinforced their cooperation to shape the future of work and promote decent work. This will help the EU and the ILO in their responses to the devastating impact of the coronavirus crisis on the world of work.

Article

ILO COOP/SSE Chiefs across time

03 November 2020

This page provides bibliographies of the chiefs and heads of the ILO's Cooperatives Unit since its establishment in 1920.

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Bloomberg News

The Pandemic’s Gender Bias Needs Urgent Fixing

14 May 2020

ILO Research paper No. 17

Digitalization and structural labour market problems: The case of Germany

13 September 2016

This paper looks at one of the main drivers of technological change, digitalization and how it will impact jobs. Taking the case of Germany the paper argues that smart automation might not lead to overall job losses but considerable shifts in the structure of employment with regard to industries, occupations, skills and tasks.

Publication

The Right to Social Security in the Constitutions of the World: Broadening the moral and legal space for social justice

02 September 2016

ILO Global Study, Volume 1: EUROPE

Resource list

ILO Technical Notes - The state of application of the provisions for social security of the international treaties on social rights

02 September 2016

Publication

Non-standard working in public services in Germany and the United Kingdom

19 December 2015

This paper is focused on those employed in the central civil service and those employed in local and regional government in Germany and the UK.