Tag: ILO

ILO launches African work-based learning network

Stuart Mitchell

A new network of African master trainers will support countries in strengthening work-based learning systems that respond to labour market needs and expand pathways to decent work. The network was launched during a five-day workshop held from 25 to 29 May 2026 in Abuja, Nigeria, where the International Labour Organization (ILO) brought together 20 trainers from across Africa to co-design a practical training package on work-based learning. The initiative aims to support technical and vocational education and training systems, employer engagement, quality apprenticeships and more inclusive skills development. The workshop…

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ILO and Viet Nam’s commerce chamber launch initiative to advance responsible business practices in electronics sector

Stuart Mitchell

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) have officially launched the Compliance Edge Lab 2026–27, a new industry programme designed to help electronics suppliers in Viet Nam move beyond conventional regulatory compliance towards responsible business conduct, advancing decent work and enterprise competitiveness. Viet Nam’s electronics industry is one of the country’s most dynamic economic engines. The sector employs over 1.5 million workers, 60 per cent of whom are women. In 2025, it generated a record US$165 billion in exports. As the sector…

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ILO and Responsible Minerals Initiative partner to address child labour in mineral supply chains

Stuart Mitchell

The International Labour Organization’s Child Labour Platform (ILO CLP) and the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) have formalized a strategic partnership to combine their expertise, networks and influence in support of the elimination of child labour in mineral supply chains. The partnership reflects a shared recognition that tackling child labour in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) requires coordinated, multi-stakeholder responses that bridge the public, intergovernmental and private sectors. Growing due diligence obligations, alongside persistent governance challenges in high-risk sourcing contexts, make such collaboration both timely and necessary. The ILO CLP, as…

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AI-driven intrusive surveillance and loss of autonomy at work linked to psychosocial risks for employees

Stuart Mitchell

A new working paper from the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found that while artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can improve efficiency and productivity, they can also create risks for psychosocial working conditions, through workplace surveillance, work intensification, reduced job autonomy, and concerns around privacy and data use. The paper examines how artificial intelligence (AI), which functions in ways profoundly different from traditional management, is reshaping the psychosocial work environment and highlights emerging risks to workers’ mental and social well-being. As AI technologies are increasingly used across the full employment cycle.…

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New ILO brief explains what AI exposure indicators reveal about jobs

Stuart Mitchell

A new research brief from the International Labour Organization (ILO) examines how artificial intelligence (AI) exposure indicators are used to assess potential impacts on jobs, highlighting both their value and their limitations. As interest in generative AI (GenAI) grows, exposure indicators are increasingly used to estimate which tasks and occupations could be automated or transformed. However, the ILO cautions that these measures should not be interpreted, on their own, as predictions of job losses or labour market outcomes. The brief shows that results vary depending on how exposure is measured.…

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