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MANCHESTER, England : Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba says soccer players in Africa too often fall prey to fake agents peddling promises of fame and fortune. Through his foundation, Drogba has teamed up with global soccer players…

Every year on June 12th, the World Day Against Child Labour is observed. The purpose of observing the day is to support the expanding anti-child labour movement.The World Day against Child Labour is a rallying cry for people, groups, and…

A photograph of the delegation with ILO DG Gilbert F Houngbo (centre) and staff of the organisation. — OPHRDA tripartite delegation led by Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resources Development Minister Sajid Hussain Turi met with the…

As economies gradually bounce back from the shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has highlighted a concerning disparity in the employment landscape. According to the latest report released by ILO on…

In its new Monitor on the World of Work report, ILO shows that while in high-income countries, only 8.2 per cent of people willing to work are jobless, that number rises to over 21 per cent in low-income countries - or one in every five…

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<!-- -->The global jobs forecast is lower than the previous ILO estimate of 1.5% growth. (File)London: Global employment growth is expected to slow down sharply to 1% this year compared to 2% in 2022, hit by the economic fallout of…

LONDON: Global employment growth is expected to slow down sharply to 1 per cent this year compared to 2 per cent in 2022, hit by the economic fallout of the war in Ukraine, high inflation and tighter monetary policy, the International…

NEW DELHI: Average hours of work per week was the highest in Asia and the Pacific in 2019, particularly in South and East Asia, while it was the shortest in North America and Europe and Central Asia, particularly in northern, southern and…

Issues surrounding working hours and conditions are “at the heart of most labour market reforms and evolutions taking place in the world today”, Branch Chief Philippe Marcadent said in the foreword to ILO’s Working Time and Work-Life…