ILO

Over 1B children globally missing out on basic social protection

Published on: February 16, 2024
14:27

United Nations, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) Globally, 1.4 billion children aged 0-15 lack any form of social protection, leaving them vulnerable to disease, poor nutrition and poverty, according to new data released today by the International Labor Organization (ILO), Save the Children and UNICEF.

ILO research praises AI´s role in assessing job prestige, value

Published on: February 3, 2024
09:03

Geneva, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) New research on how artificial intelligence (AI) evaluates the prestige and social value of occupations has been published by the International Labor Organization (ILO), shedding light on the potential for risks of using such methods for sociological and occupational research.

Technologies and climate change raise labor challenges, ILO says

Published on: November 23, 2023
12:33

Geneva, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) The global impacts of climate change and new technologies, including artificial intelligence, underline the need to improve the professional training of workers, a United Nations expert stated on Thursday.

Working under the sun causes 1 in 3 deaths from skin cancer – Study

Published on: November 8, 2023
20:18

Geneva, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) Nearly one-in-three deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer are caused by working under the sun, according to joint estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

ECLAC, ILO warn of continued low-quality employment in Latin America

Published on: August 23, 2023
16:31

United Nations, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) Latin America continues to be a region of inequality and low-quality employment, according to a new report.

Afghan children are pushed into work since Taliban took power

Published on: August 16, 2023
01:00

Kabul, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) More than one-third of children surveyed in Afghanistan are pushed into work to help their families, two years after the Taliban regained control of the country.

Unions ask ILO to visit Costa Rica

Published on: April 28, 2023
00:15

San Jose, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) The United Trade Union Movement on Thursday requested the International Labor Organization (ILO) to send a high-level delegation to Costa Rica to learn about the threats to social security.

OIT demands to recover workers’ value

Published on: March 17, 2023
00:30

Geneva, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) The International Labor Organization (ILO) demanded that countries improve the working conditions and income of key workers, an essential sector today in the functioning of economies.

Unemployment remains above pre-pandemic level – ILO

Published on: March 13, 2023
16:43

Geneva, Mar 13 (Prensa Latina) The International Labor Organization (ILO) forecast on Monday that global unemployment is projected to edge up slightly in both 2023 and 2024, reaching 211 million, although the rate will remain at 5.8%.

ILO launches digital platform to strengthen employment policies

Published on: March 10, 2023
14:24

Geneva, Mar 10 (Prensa Latina) The International Labor Organization (ILO) has launched a new web-based platform that provides easy access cutting-edge employment policy expertise.

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