Evan Davis, presenter of BBC's Radio 4 Today programme, 'The Bottom Line'; and host of BBC reality show Dragons' Den, sits down with the ILO to share his views on youth entrepreneurship and how it can be a way out of youth (...)
Working poverty dropped drastically over a decade, but progress stalled in 2013. Achieving further improvements requires moving workers out of informal, vulnerable work and ensuring they enjoy decent working conditions, according to the ILO’s Global Employment Trends (...)
The International Labour Organization contributes to peace and stability in Somalia. Through working with the government and social partners, the Somalia programme promotes rights at work, generates gainful employment opportunities, enhances social protection and strengthens dialogue on work (...)
Despite a lukewarm economic recovery, the global labour market remains weak, with growing numbers of unemployed and discouraged workers. ILO's economist Steve Kapsos, co-author of the 2014 edition of the Global Employment Trends report, calls for a "re-think" of the current policy (...)
The grim labour market is forcing many workers to take on jobs far below their skill levels. ILO's economist Ekkehard Ernst, co-author of the 2014 edition of the Global Employment Trends report, discusses measures that can be implemented to address skills mismatch and enhance the efficiency (...)
Over 200 million people are unemployed in the world, and many have dropped out the labour market, too discouraged to even look for a job. Harshly hit are young people, whose unemployment rate is three times the adult rate. ILO's economist Christian Viegelahn, co-author of the 2014 edition (...)
The global economy is showing tentative signs of recovery, but it's a far different picture when it comes to jobs. ILO economists say job creation will remain weak and long-term unemployment will become entrenched unless active labour market policies are put in place to promote a job-rich (...)
The ILO Somalia Programme- Employment for Peace and Development- organized a knowledge sharing study tour involving exchange visits between communities undertaking projects and knowledge exchange for all stakeholders and beneficiaries of the Programme. This involved communities from south (...)