UN chief calls for seafarers to be designated ‘key workers’, with many stranded at sea

Jun 13, 2020, at 04:51 pm

New York/IBNS: Due to COVID-related travel restrictions, hundreds of thousands of the world’s two million seafarers have been “stranded at sea for months”, said the UN chief on Friday, calling for them to be categorized as “key workers”, during the pandemic.

‘Countless opportunities’ for new people-centred workplace, but ‘decisive action’ critical

Jan 23, 2019, at 10:00 am

New York, Jan 23 (IBNS): Unprecedented innovations in the world of work provide “countless opportunities” but unless they are embraced through action, inequality and uncertainty will only widen in the workplace, according to a landmark new International Labour Organization (ILO) report released on Tuesday.

Large gender gaps remain across global labour market, UN agency reports

Mar 08, 2016, at 02:47 pm

New York, Mar 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Despite some 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 United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) as part of the its Women at Work Centenary Initiative .

UN marks World Day Against Child Labour

Jun 13, 2014, at 05:36 pm

New York, Jun 13 (IBNS): United Nations officials on Thursday marked the World Day Against Child Labour by highlighting the crucial role of social protection in keeping boys and girls out of a heinous practice that robs them of their childhood and threatens their prospects for a better future.