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Employment of Afghan women dropped 16 pc in 2021 after Taliban takeover: U
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 19 (ANI): Employment of Afghan women is estimated to have decreased by 16 per cent in the latter part of the year after the radical Islamist Taliban movement, an organization under UN sanctions over terrorist activities, swept to power, the International Labour O
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Workers with HIV-AIDS continue to face stigma, discrimination: ILO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 1 (ANI): "Myths and misconceptions" about HIV and AIDS continue to fuel stigma and discrimination at the workplace, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said on Tuesday.
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Bonded labour traps thousands in Pakistan, despite law against slavery
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], July 2 (ANI): Thousands of peasants in Pakistan remain entrenched in servitude under bonded labour as even after five years after the Sindh Assembly passed the Bonded labour abolition Act, the law is yet to be implemented.
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Number of international migrant workers rises to 169 million: ILO
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): A new report by the United Nations (UN)-body International Labour Organisation (ILO) has highlighted that the number of international migrant workers has risen globally to 169 million, an increase of three per cent since 2017.
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UK's International Liaison Officer joins Indian Navy's Information Fusion
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): The UK's International Liaison Officer (ILO), Lieutenant Commander Stephen Smith has joined the Indian Navy's Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) in Gurugram, said an official statement on Tuesday.
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Global agreement reached at ILO meet on action for Covid-19 recovery
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 19 (ANI): Delegates from 181 countries representing governments, workers and employers at the International Labour Conference (ILC) have adopted unanimously a global call to action for a human-centred Covid-19 recovery that prioritises creation of decent jobs for a
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Slow jobs recovery, increased inequality risk long-term Covid-19 scarring:
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 5 (ANI): The labour market crisis created by Covid-19 pandemic is far from over and employment growth will be insufficient to make up for the losses suffered until at least 2023, according to a new assessment by International Labour Organisation (ILO).
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Seafarers, aircrew need priority Covid-19 vaccination: UN bodies
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 27 (ANI): The heads of five UN organisations have called for maritime and air transport workers to be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccination, given their key role in supporting global trade and mobility which is essential for a sustainable socio-economic recovery.
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Need to promote decent and sustainable work in automotive industry: ILO
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 27 (ANI): Governments and organisation of workers and employers from around the world have agreed that there is an urgent need to invest in education, training and life-long learning for all in the automotive industry.
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Post-Covid digital economy must include persons with disabilities: ILO
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 12 (ANI): Advances in the digital economy significantly accelerated by Covid-19 pandemic are creating unprecedented opportunities to build a more inclusive world of work for the more than one billion people with disabilities globally, according to a new report
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At least 10 killed in traffic accident in western Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Local road safety corps confirmed Friday that at least 10 people were killed and 16 others injured in a road accident in Nigeria's western state of Kwara.
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81 million jobs lost as COVID-19 creates turmoil in Asia Pacific labour ma
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], December 18 (ANI): Massive drops in working hours due to COVID-19 crisis have had a devastating effect on jobs and incomes in Asia and the Pacific, according to a new report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
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