Global share of women in labour force stagnating for over 15 years

Women’s participation in the labour force globally was only 48 per cent in 2018. For men, this was 75 per cent. 

‘Workers must have a right to digitally disconnect’

The Global Commission on the Future of Work calls for new sets of regulations and rights in digital work era

Labour losses due to rising heat: India among the most affected, finds study

Economic losses associated with lost productivity can reach up to $1.6 trillion annually if warming exceeds an additional 2°C relative to the …

Fast fashion still comes with deadly risks, 10 years after the Rana Plaza disaster — the industry’s many moving pieces make it easy to cut corners

Garments traverse a complex global supply network by the time they reach stores thousands of miles away. Workers are trapped & exploited in …

Automation will de-skill people; need human-in-command approach: ILO

The Global Commission on the Future of Work says automation and other technologies will leave behind those who are least equipped for this …

There are 50 million people in situations of modern slavery on any given day: Report

Of these 27.6 million are in forced labour and 22 million are trapped in forced marriage

Better manage e-waste, improve working conditions for recyclers: ILO

The UN agency has called for urgent steps to promote investments in the sector to create “decent” working conditions

Investment in health sector needed to create jobs, achieve SDGs

Ageing populations and increasing rates of non-communicable diseases are projected to generate the demand for 40 million new health workers …

World has failed to respond to accidents and diseases at work

In 2017, 2.7 million workers died from work-related injuries and diseases, up from 2.4 million workers in 2014. With a nearly 20 per cent rise in …

Occupational hazard: Exposure to ionising radiation affects over 24 million workers globally

Behavioural risk factors plays an important role in the worldwide cancer burden and 44% of global cancer deaths are preventable  

Cities will be too hot to live in future, says new UNEP report

There is a need for a strategic, whole-system approach that realises sustainable urban cooling or rather sustainable urban comfort

Low-paid workers, women hit most by COVID-19 wage gaps: ILO report

The average wage in two-third countries — for which official data was available — fell or grew more slowly in the first 6 months of …

Increased participation of women in workforce will lead to better outcomes: ILO report

The paper says that enterprises with gender-inclusive cultures are over 60 per cent more likely to have improved profits and productivity

How can Jharkhand fight distress migration?

The collapse of natural assets is fuelling migration in the state. A recent study throws light on problems faced by tribal communities, …

ILO push to stop discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS at work place

The International Labour Organisation (ILO), in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment and the National AIDS Control …

UN drives campaign for youth as COVID-19 pandemic ups anxiety among 90%

WHO, ’Big 6’ youth orgs team up to help ‘lockdown generation’ build lives  

Post COVID-19, ILO calls for national-level policy on those working from home

There is an urgency to adopt global labour standards and improve national-level labour registries for home-based workers, organisation says in …

Small businesses provide most jobs in under developed, developing nations: ILO

Policy makers need to focus on informal sector and small economic units to address fundamental challenges of employment creation and improvement …

COVID-19 lockdown to inflict $65.7 bln loss on Africa every month: UN

Food security threatened; about 70% slum dwellers surveyed by UN in Kenya missing meals or eating less

COVID-19 labour laws dilution: ‘Neo-liberal character has eroded welfare state’

We have moved back to the 19th century in regard to labour laws, says labour economist KR Shyam Sundar

Rajasthan belatedly wakes up to health crisis among mine workers

But there is no credible data available on the number of people suffering from silicosis, an incurable disease

Investment in care services can generate 234 million jobs for women by 2035, says ILO

An annual investment of $5.4 trillion will be required to generate these jobs

SC orders compensation for silicosis patients

Migrant workers contracted the disease while working in quartz-crushing factories

Global unemployment projected to stand at 207 million in 2022: ILO

The COVID-19 pandemic prevented a full and balanced recovery of labour markets in 2021

A third of non-melanoma skin cancer deaths caused by working under sun

Estimates from WHO, ILO call for protecting workers from hazardous outdoor work in the sun