Category - International Labour Organisation

March 8, 2016

UN agency reports large gender gaps across global labour market

Despite modest gains in some regions in the world, millions of women are losing ground in their quest for equality in the world of work, according to a new report prepared by the UN International Labour Organisation (ILO) as part of the its Women at Work Centenary Initiative .
January 20, 2016

Global unemployment set to rise warns UN agency

Despite falling unemployment in some developed economies, the global jobs crisis is likely to continue for at least the next two years, especially in emerging economies, topping 200 million by 2017, the United Nations labour agency has warned, calling for urgent steps to boost jobs.
December 17, 2015

UN labour agency report: 150 million migrants in global workforce

A new statistical study conducted by the United Nations International Labour Organisation shows migrant workers account for 150.3 million of the world’s approximately 232 million international migrants.
May 2, 2014

French energy giant targeted over Amazon dams

French energy giant GDF Suez has been accused of endangering Amazon Indians’ lives, including those of highly vulnerable uncontacted tribes.
April 28, 2014

New report says cuts in health and safety ‘red tape’ threaten lives at work

On Workers’ Memorial Day the TUC has warned that the government’s attacks on key health and safety legislation threaten even more accidents, injuries and deaths at work.
September 7, 2013

Bangladeshi union leader warns UK retailers 'Rana Plaza could happen again'

The President of the Bangledeshi National Garment Workers Federation has warned eight leading UK retailers that there could be a repeat of the Rana Plaza tragedy.
July 16, 2013

UK government should lead by example on rights of domestic workers

Christian Aid welcomes a UK funded programme to tackle exploitation of domestic workers in South Asia and Middle East and calls on the government for further support.
December 17, 2010

US formally endorses tribal rights declaration

The US has formally endorsed the UN Declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples, meaning that no countries now oppose it.
May 18, 2010

Governments lobbied over abuse of domestic workers

Anti-Slavery International is lobbying governments around the world to support a strong global convention on conditions for domestic workers when they meet to discuss the issue next month.