International Labour Organisation

22.8 million work suffer occupational injuries, 18,970 die every year globally due to excessive heat wave: ILO

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22.8 million work suffer occupational injuries, 18,970 die every year globally due to excessive heat wave: ILO

Excessive heat results in an estimated 22.85 million occupational injuries, 18,970 deaths and 2.09 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) every year with large numbers of workers in Americas, Africa, the Middle East and India suffering from irreversible kidney failure due to high temperatures, the International Labour Organisation said. Nations need to create climate change-specific occupational … Read more

Remote work helped in saving jobs during COVID- 19: ILO Report

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Remote work helped in saving jobs during COVID- 19: ILO Report

Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty/iStock image Short-time work and work-sharing measures or other forms of job retention helped to reduce the volume of work and save jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, said a report of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) released on Friday. The report, titled Working Time and Work-Life … Read more

Pandemic affected 60 mn workers due to gap in labor & social protection: ILO

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Pandemic affected 60 mn workers due to gap in labor & social protection: ILO

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected more than 60 million domestic workers worldwide because of the long-standing gaps in the labour and social protection of the workers, the International Labour Organisation said, calling for an urgent need to formalise the domestic workforce. “Domestic workers were more vulnerable to the fallout from the pandemic because of long-standing … Read more

EU, China leaders seal long-awaited investment deal

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EU, China leaders seal long-awaited investment deal

Top European Union officials and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a business investment deal on Wednesday that will open big opportunities to European companies, but has the potential to irk the new American administration. Amid concerns about the human rights situation in China, the EU said the seven-year-long negotiations were concluded in “principle” during a … Read more

Highly educated people are much more likely to be unemployed in low-income countries: ILO

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Highly educated people are much more likely to be unemployed in low-income countries: ILO

The unemployment rate is higher in low-income and lower middle income countries for youth with advanced educational levels, the International Labour Organisation has said. “Actually, in 82% of low-income countries and in 70% of lower-middle-income countries with data, the unemployment rate is higher for those with an advanced educational level than for those with only … Read more