Tag: International Labour Organization (ILO)

The ILO calls on BRICS to strengthen efforts on social justice as groundbreaking LEMM declaration on AI and Just Transition is adopted

Stuart Mitchell

International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, called on BRICS countries to lead in forging a renewed, socially just future of work, at a time when labour markets are being profoundly challenged by artificial intelligence (AI) and the transition to sustainability in labour markets. Houngbo, who spoke via video message to delegates attending the BRICS Labour Ministers’ meeting, commended the Brazilian presidency for championing the critical role of South-South and triangular cooperation in helping to navigate the ongoing changes. At the opening session, Minister of Labour and Employment, Luiz…

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Arab States help shape a new global social contract grounded in social justice

Stuart Mitchell

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is working closely with Arab States to advance a transformative vision for social justice, decent work and inclusive development, as part of preparations to the Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD2) to be held in Doha in November 2025. On the sidelines of the 51st Session of the Arab Labour Conference, convened by the Arab Labour Organization (ALO) in Cairo, the ILO and the ALO hosted a discussion on WSSD2 that brought together over 100 government, employer and worker representatives from the Arab region,…

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55 million more people now enjoy better social protection, compared to 2021, as a result of a global ILO programme

Stuart Mitchell

The ILO’s Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All has contributed to major improvements in social protection coverage, adequacy, and comprehensiveness, resulting in more than 55 million people having access to benefit worldwide during the second phase of the programme, which ran from 2021 until 2025. The Flagship Programme’s annual Development Partners meeting took place on Thursday in Geneva and was attended by 55 representatives of governments, workers and employers’ organizations, and over 1400 joining in online. The participants shared significant progress in building robust social protection…

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More protection, less inequality: the urgent need for a gender perspective in occupational safety and health

Stuart Mitchell

Historically, medicine and the management of occupational safety and health (OSH) have been designed around a male reference model, which has led to the underestimation of workplace risks that affect women and men differently. A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Ibero-American Social Security Organization (OISS) highlights how this androcentric perspective has failed to consider both the biological differences between men and women, and the broader gender-related aspects. The report, entitled Occupational Safety and Health with a Gender Perspective: Challenges and Advances in Ibero-America (available in…

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Achieving gender equality in employment rates would take almost two centuries

Stuart Mitchell

Thirty years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action set out an ambitious agenda for equality, women still face significant barriers in the economy, according to Women and the economy: 30 years after the Beijing Declaration, a new International Labour Organization (ILO) brief released on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Despite employment gaps between women and men narrowing from 27.1 to 23.1 percentage points since 1991, women’s employment rates remain far below men’s, with only 46.4 per cent of working-age women employed in 2024, compared to 69.5 per…

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