The Latest Breaking News from ILO

Economic anthropologist Jason Hickel considers the idea that, as businesses become more global, workers’ rights should, too

The International Labour Organization says employment losses could increase to seven million if hostilities continue, but that rapid recovery would be possible if fighting were to stop immediately.

While the world’s eyes have been on civilian casualties, forced displacement and potential war crimes on Ukrainian land, the plight of hundreds of seafarers trapped in commercial ships for the past several months has gone mostly unnoticed. They have been stranded in the main Ukrainian ports of Mariupol, Kherson and…

ILO says migrant workers in the fishing industry are treated as ‘out of sight, out of mind’.

Some of the estimated 1,000 seafarers trapped in Ukraine have escaped, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and industry officials told Reuters, while voicing concern for those remaining trapped onboard ships or unaccounted for.

Care work is vital for economies in general and India needs to have a strategy and action plan for improved policies

An International Labour Organization committee has expressed "deep concern" about China's policies in its far western region of Xinjiang, calling them discriminatory and asking Beijing to bring its employment practices into line with global standards.

International Labour Organization says Southeast Asian country’s labour market remains fragile after tumultuous year.

International Labour Organization head expresses optimism Asia-Pacific will not abandon globalisation post-pandemic.