New ILO figures show 164 million people are migrant workers
GENEVA - The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that 164 million people are migrant workers – a rise of 9 per cent since 2013, when they numbered 150 million. According to the 2nd edition of the More...
Survey highlights persistent discrimination against people living with HIV
AMSTERDAM - Despite progress being made in treatment that enables people living with HIV to work, they continue to face discrimination when seeking employment and as they try to keep their jobs and progress in their More...
Unemployment in the Caribbean rises for third consecutive year
LIMA - Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean increased for the third consecutive year and affected more than 26 million persons in 2017, according to an International Labour Organisation (ILO report released More...
ILO: Many are being left behind in the labour markets of Latin America and the Caribbean
BRIDGETOWN - Regional Director of the ILO, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, warned that the labour markets of Latin America and the Caribbean “are lagging behind in the 21st Century”, and made an urgent call More...
ILO calls for recommitment to tripartite dialogue
PORT OF SPAIN - “Tripartism is like a marriage. You make a vow to be there in good times and in bad times. It requires trust which is earned over time and by demonstrating that you are genuinely interested in More...
ILO: In conflicts and disasters, protect children from child labour
GENEVA – This year, World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June focuses on the impact of conflicts and disasters on child labour. In times of conflict, in times of disaster, when livelihoods are disrupted, basic More...
A greener future will not be decent by definition, but by design
Climate change is the result of human activity. That activity is, for the most part, work or work-related. It is only logical then that the world of work has a key role to play in finding a solution to this pressing More...
How social protection can facilitate formalization in the Caribbean
PORT OF SPAIN - Representatives from 16 Caribbean countries are in Trinidad and Tobago (14-17 March 2017) to discuss the extension of social protection in the context of formalization policies. Director of the More...
ILO: Unemployment increased sharply in Latin America and the Caribbean
LIMA - The unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean reached 8.1 per cent in 2016, the highest level in a decade, amid an economic contraction that has also affected the quality of employment, the ILO More...
New ILO regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean
LIMA, Peru -- The new director of the International Labour Organization (ILO) for Latin America and the Caribbean, José Manuel Salazar Xirinachs, who took office on 1 June, has highlighted the importance of promoting More...
