International Labour Organization (ILO)

Decent work and fair recruitment key to climate-resilient labour migration in ASEAN

September 14, 2025August 25, 2025 Stuart Mitchell

A new policy brief by the International Labour Organization (ILO) reveals that climate change is already having profoundly disruptive impacts on people and their livelihoods across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region. The crisis is intensifying factors that drive human mobility and exacerbating vulnerabilities for millions of workers, particularly migrants. The brief, entitled “Climate change, environmental degradation and labour mobility in the ASEAN region“, highlights that while most climate-related movement occurs within a person’s country of origin or residence, cross-border movement is also affected. Climate impacts such as…

ILO launches Global Policy Tracker on Digital Labour Platforms

September 7, 2025August 18, 2025 Stuart Mitchell

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is launching a new global policy tracker to provide a comprehensive overview of legislative initiatives concerning digital labour platforms. The growth of digital labour platforms has opened up new markets for businesses and created new jobs and income opportunities globally. In many countries, governments are taking steps — or are engaged in discussions — to regulate work on digital platforms. The global policy tracker is designed to equip governments, and employers’ and workers’ representatives, with information to facilitate discussions and foster decent work in the platform economy. The digital transformation of the workplace,…

ILO welcomes G20 targets on youth and gender equality

August 28, 2025August 4, 2025 Stuart Mitchell

At the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting (LEMM) in George, South Africa, ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, welcomed the adoption of new commitments to address labour market inequality and advance social justice through decent work. Meeting under the theme Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability, G20 Labour Ministers adopted the Nelson Mandela Bay Youth Target. Building on the significant progress made toward the G20 2014 Antalya Goal, this pledge to reduce the share of young people aged 15–29 not in employment, education or training (NEET) by a further 5 per cent…

Indonesia leads as the first country to adapt the updated ILO code of practice on safety and health in forestry work

May 28, 2025May 5, 2025 Stuart Mitchell

Indonesia officially launched the translated and adapted version of the updated ILO code of practice on safety and health in forestry work. The launch was jointly conducted by the Ministry of Manpower, Ministry of Forestry, Indonesian Forest Concessionaires Association (APHI) and Trade Union Federation KAHUTINDO, with support from the ILO, in Jakarta on 28 April, coinciding with the commemoration of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. The launch has positioned Indonesia as the first country to formally translate, adapt and integrate the revised code into its national…