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.

Project

Sustainable and resilient enterprises (SURE) Project

19 January 2022

The Sustainable and Resilient Enterprises (SURE) training programme has been developed for SMEs who seek to strengthen their resilience in the face of complex and compound natural, bio-environmental, techno-industrial and socio-political hazards. It combines elements of classical business continuity planning with business adaptation strategies.

ILO in action

We help migrant domestic workers overcome the pandemic

15 December 2021

ILO Senior Labour Migration Specialist, Gloria Moreno-Fontes, speaks from Pretoria about the Southern Africa Migration Management (SAMM) Project, which aims to improve migration management in the Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region. The project is funded by the European Commission and implemented by the ILO in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

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The Future of Work Podcast

Making domestic work decent work in South Africa

02 July 2021

In the ten years since it was adopted, ILO Convention No. 189 has become an important tool for giving domestic workers greater legal protection. However, for most domestic workers in the world, these legal rights have not yet let to practical changes. South African domestic worker Florence Sosiba shares her experience representing the rights of domestic workers in her country.

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The Guardian

While the west fixates on Covid-19, vulnerable countries pay the price

03 May 2020

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BBC News

Coronavirus: What African countries are doing to help people to eat amid the lockdowns

28 April 2020

Press release

New strategic partnership to promote jobs and education for refugees and host communities

06 November 2018

The Netherlands has joined an innovative partnership with the ILO to support refugees and their host communities.

News

ILO COOP eNewsUpdate No. 1, February 2017

14 February 2017

The ILO Cooperatives Unit launched its eNewsletter on 1 July 2016, this electronic newsletter replaces the previous paper version. The newsletter includes articles on various events, projects, training and meetings related to the work of the ILO and Cooperatives.