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 (...)
Women in Bangladesh have made major strides over the past decades, putting the South Asian country at the forefront among the least-developed countries in addressing gender disparity.
The changing climate is changing the job market. Around the world, many cities are recognizing that the growing demand for environmentally friendly, energy saving technologies and construction methods is leading to higher demand for "green jobs." The city of Malmö, in Sweden has put (...)
Definitions are important in developing reliable data and in guiding action on forced and child labour. They mean we can be held accountable for our efforts to generate change in the name of those who are the most exploited in the world (...)
A new ILO book shows that the growing gap between rich and poor is only partially associated with technological change. The divide is mostly the result of economic and institutional policies that preceded the global economic and social crisis and were exacerbated by (...)