WASHINGTON DC, January 6, 2023 – Reduced working hours and more flexible working time arrangements, such as those used during the COVID-19 crisis, can benefit economies, enterprises and workers, and lay the ground for a better and more healthy work-life balance, according ...
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WASHINGTON DC, January 26, 2022 – The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a new global database on trade agreements containing labour provisions, paving the way for a more human-centred approach to trade policy. The new database is a one-stop source for information on ...
Read More »Sustainable development goals set back further by COVID-19 crisis
WASHINGTON DC, November 1, 2021 – The world was already badly off-track before the pandemic in realizing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Now the situation has dramatically worsened, said ILO Director-General Guy Ryder in remarks at the G20 Leaders’ Summit. Read More at International ...
Read More »World Economic Forum survey shows Two-Thirds of people around the World want to work flexibly when the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
GENEVA, July 21, 2021 –There have been many predictions that the COVID-19 pandemic would permanently change the world of work. According to a recent global survey, a majority of people across the world want to keep working flexibly from home. And ...
Read More »International Labour Organization (ILO) expects Global Unemployment to stand at 205 million people in 2022
GENEVA, June 02, 2021 – The labour market crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, and employment growth will be insufficient to make up for the losses suffered until at least 2023, according to a new assessment ...
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