The global economy is at an inflection point. The IMF projects that a third of the world economy will be in recession next year. War in Europe, a slowdown in China and soaring inflation have contributed to widespread pessimism around ...
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Global Economic Outlook 2023
The outlook for the global economy looks very bleak, with weak growth, high inflation and an end to the era of free money. But how bad will growth get and when will inflation start to fall? And beyond the most ...
Read More »Tripartite meeting of experts on decent work in the platform economy
10 – 14 October 2022. Taking into account the programme of meetings approved for 2022 and further to consultations held with the tripartite constituents, the ILO Governing Body agreed that the meeting of experts on decent work in the platform ...
Read More »Record high food prices have triggered a global crisis
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 ...
Read More »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 ...
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