"INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION - ILO"

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how societies have undervalued essential workers, as well as the importance of giving such workers adequate pay and decent working conditions. ILO

A new national action plan for enhancing and empowering Somali women in their country’s maritime sector was launched today at a high-level event bringing together senior government officials and representatives from civil society and the international community, including the United Nations. UNSOM

On the second day of his official visit to Haiti, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, flew to Ouanaminthe, in the northeast of the country. OHCHR

Faltering global employment growth and the pressure on decent working conditions risk undermining social justice, according to the ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023 report. ILO

Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General.

A UN spokesperson said that according to a new report by the International Labour Organization, the COVID-19 crisis measures yielded “powerful” new evidence that giving workers more flexibility “in how, where, and when they work can be positive for both them and businesses.” UNIFEED

More than one in five people in employment have experienced violence and harassment at work, whether physical, psychological, or sexual, according to a new joint analysis, the first of its kind, by the International Labour Organization, Lloyd’s Register Foundation, and Gallup. ILO

The severe inflationary crisis, combined with a global slowdown in economic growth - driven in part by the war in Ukraine and the global energy crisis - are causing a striking fall in real monthly wages in many countries. ILO

Guest: Denise Brown, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine.  She will brief remotely on the situation in Ukraine. 

Unemployment and inequality both look set to rise because multiple and overlapping economic and political crises threaten labour market recovery worldwide, according to the latest edition of the International Labour Organization Monitor on the World of Work. ILO