ILO

UN labour agency meeting to address mass global unemployment

31 October 2001
This week's Global Employment Forum in Geneva will aim to tackle worldwide joblessness as economic recession worsens in the wake of last month's terrorist attacks against the United States, according to the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO), which is convening the meeting.

Tourism workers in job crisis after terror attacks on US, UN labour agency reports

24 October 2001
Nearly 9 million workers in the global hotel and tourism economy, already suffering from an economic downturn, may lose their jobs in the wake of last month's terror attacks on the United States, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Public sector remains world's biggest employer, UN labour agency reports

16 October 2001
Despite years of downsizing and calls for privatization, the public sector remains the major formal employer worldwide, providing jobs for 435 million people in the year 2000, according to latest estimates by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

ILO works to draft code on managing disability at work

3 October 2001
The United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) today opened an expert meeting in Geneva aimed at finalizing a code of practice on managing disability as it relates to workplace issues.