The number of children without access to social protection is increasing year-on-year, leaving them at risk of poverty, hunger and discrimination, according to a new report released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF today. More than a billion reasons: The
The ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) and the Chairpersons of eight UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies have issued a joint statement reaffirming the importance of universal human rights and international labour standards in addressing crises
Inditex—the world’s largest clothing retailer—the latest company to join the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Global Business and Disability Network (GBDN). The group’s CEO, Óscar García Maceiras, announced the move during a meeting in Geneva with ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo. Both signed
The current global economic slowdown is likely to force more workers to accept lower quality, poorly paid jobs which lack job security and social protection, so accentuating inequalities exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, according to a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report.
The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) signed an MoU with International Labour Organisation (ILO) to adopt the International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs) for information dissemination to the chemical industry. The MoU was signed in the presence of the Union Minister of
The World Health Organization (WHO), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) have launched a new mobile phone application that provides localised information on ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels. The SunSmart Global UV
This June 12, the international community unites to say no to child labour. Despite a substantial reduction in the number of children working in the last two decades, progress was hampered in the period from 2016 to 2020. Currently, 160 million girls
Speaking at the start of a week of discussions in Durban, South Africa, and online, President Cyril Ramaphosa asked delegates to commit to taking “far-reaching actions” to make a difference in the children’s lives. The latest figures show that 160 million children,
Two UN agencies, World Health Organization (WHO), and the International Labor Organization (ILO) published a guide with guidelines to ensure safety at work for health professionals, who have been feeling great pressure since the emergence of Covid-19. Even before the pandemic, the
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) have urged measures to protect the mental health of employees who telework. A new white paper on safe and healthy teleworking published by the two UN agencies outlines the health benefits
