Pay packets around the world rose 1.8 per cent in 2023, says ILO
Nov 29, 2024, at 03:56 pm
Pay packets around the world rose 1.8 per cent in 2023 and continued their positive trajectory in the first half of the year, rising by 2.7 per cent on the back of a strong post-COVID global recovery, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Thursday.
Almost 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of COVID-19, says ILO
Mar 19, 2020, at 01:22 pm
New York/IBNS: The economic and labour crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic could increase global unemployment by almost 25 million, according to a new assessment by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Mar 19, 2020, at 01:01 pm
New York/IBNS: As dire forecasts about the global economy add to the anxiety surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN’s labour agency (ILO) on Thursday offered a range of urgent measures, which, if governments act quickly, can help to protect workers in the workplace, stimulate the economy and save millions of jobs.
‘New tech’ business model threatens decent work conditions, warns UN
Feb 14, 2019, at 09:11 am
New York, Feb 14 (IBNS): Unemployment is down globally but workers’ conditions have not improved, the UN said on Wednesday, warning that some businesses driven by new technology “threaten to undermine” hard-won social gains of recent decades.