International Labour Organisation

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…

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Director-General of the International Labour Organisation Gilbert F. Houngbo said that a new law is needed to help gig, platform workers. | Representative image | | Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash 56% of the population in the Asia Pacific…

File photo for representation. | Photo Credit: Reuters Asia-Pacific labour markets have recorded a partial rebound from the impact of COVID-19, yet full recovery in the region remains elusive with conditions expected to remain difficult…

The report said excessive policy tightening was causing undue damage to jobs and income in both advanced and developing countries The report said excessive policy tightening was causing undue damage to jobs and income in both advanced and…

Economists on Tuesday are not convinced about the latest monthly unemployment data released by the Centre for Monitoring India Economy (CMIE), particularly about the statistics of the rural areas. They asserted that it is difficult to get…

India's time use survey for January-December 2019 had found that an average person in urban areas spends 485 (eight hours and five minutes) minutes on employment and related activities. Kindly note the image has been posted only for…

The International Labour Organisation has revised upwards its estimate for loss of work hours globally in 2021 due to the pandemic to 4.3% below pre-pandemic levels, higher than 3.5% estimated in June. This is equivalent to the loss of 125…