ILO report shows global youth unemployment rate dropped to 15-year low in 2023

Aug 12, 2024, at 03:02 pm

The global labour market outlook for young people has improved in the last four years, and the upward trend is expected to continue for two more, according to a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report.

Social justice must be the foundation for the changing world of work: Guterres

Jun 16, 2023, at 10:55 pm

Social justice must underpin the global transition to more just and sustainable jobs for all, UN Secretary-Antonio Guterres said in a video message to the opening of the World of Work Summit in Geneva on Wednesday.

Renewable energy jobs rise by 700,000 in a year, to nearly 13 million

Sep 23, 2022, at 05:36 pm

New York: Worldwide employment in the renewable energy sector reached 12.7 million last year, a jump of 700,000 new jobs in just 12 months, despite the lingering effects of COVID-19 and the growing energy crisis, according to a new report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in collaboration with the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO).

Guterres calls for accelerated action on jobs, poverty eradication

Sep 29, 2021, at 06:32 pm

New York: Almost two years into the COVID-19 crisis, a huge divergence in the recovery is undermining global trust and solidarity, according to a new policy brief on jobs and poverty eradication, outlined by UN chief, António Guterres on Tuesday.