Resources on Hotels, catering, and tourism sector
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Protect workers and businesses in the tourism industry
04 May 2021
ILO Deputy Director-General, Martha Newton, called on G20 countries to take action to support the travel and tourism industry, which has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. She was speaking at a virtual G20 Tourism Ministers’ meeting on 4 May, that discussed how governments can support the sector.
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Tourism can kickstart economic recovery, with the right policy support, ILO Director-General tells G20 Ministers
07 October 2020
Tourism can play a critical role in kickstarting the global economy, but special measures to support vulnerable worker groups will be essential, along with social dialogue and effective cross-sectoral policies.
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Extraordinary G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting - 24 April 2020 - ILO Director-General Remarks (as prepared for delivery)
24 April 2020
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G20 Declaration: Advancing Tourism's Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
27 October 2019
Ministers of Tourism of G20 member countries and invited countries, met under Japan’s G20 Presidency, alongside the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), in Kutchan, Hokkaido, Japan on October 26, 2019.
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The Future of Work - Tourism’s leading role in sustainable development: a driver for employment
03 May 2017
Ministers of Tourism of G20 member countries and invited States, met under Argentina’s G20 Presidency, alongside representatives of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), in Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 17, 2018. The statement develops on tourism’s leading role in sustainable development and its role as a driver for employment.
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Preserve the environment to boost development and provide jobs
05 June 2016
Illegal wildlife trade harms not only the environment, it risks jobs, development and livelihoods, says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, on World Environment Day
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ILO/IHRA Joint statement on tourism
18 January 2010
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ILO/UNWTO Statement on Tourism and Employment
18 September 2009