WASHINGTON DC, August 24, 2022 – Record high food prices have triggered a global crisis that will drive millions more into extreme poverty, magnifying hunger and malnutrition, while threatening to erase hard-won gains in development. The war in Ukraine, supply ...
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Technical meeting on the protection of whistle-blowers in the public service sector
26 – 30 September 2022. The technical meeting will discuss compelling issues concerning the protection of whistle-blowers in the public service. It will identify gaps, difficulties and opportunities in the application of the current whistle-blowers protection frameworks with the aim of ...
Read More »The third international conference on Occupational Radiation Protection: Strengthening Radiation Protection of Workers – Twenty Year of Progress and the Way Forward
5 – 9 September 2022. The conference is organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), hosted by the Government of Switzerland and co-sponsored by the ILO and in cooperation with other international organizations. Read More at International Labour Organization ...
Read More »Recovery in youth employment is still lagging
WASHINGTON DC, August 22, 2022 – Recovery in youth employment is still lagging, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO), which confirms that the COVID-19 pandemic has hurt young people more than any other age group. ...
Read More »We could see ‘bad surprises’ in inflation outlook, IMF’s Gourinchas says
IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas says inflation will be elevated for longer, even as it softens in the second half of the year. But he warns Europe there could be some “bad surprises.”
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