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Workers with HIV-AIDS continue to face stigma, discrimination: ILO
Updated : 4 years, 7 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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Number of international migrant workers rises to 169 million: ILO
Updated : 5 years 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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Slow jobs recovery, increased inequality risk long-term Covid-19 scarring:
Updated : 5 years, 1 month 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 : 5 years, 3 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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Post-Covid digital economy must include persons with disabilities: ILO
Updated : 5 years, 4 months 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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81 million jobs lost as COVID-19 creates turmoil in Asia Pacific labour ma
Updated : 5 years, 6 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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Protect mental health in workplace during Covid-19: ILO
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Oct 10 (ANI): Governments must continue to invest in social protection and take extra supportive measures to ensure the mental health of vulnerable disadvantaged groups, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said.
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Developing countries should invest $1.2 trillion to guarantee basic social
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 18 (ANI): Developing countries should invest about 1.2 trillion dollars -- on average 3.8 per cent of their GDP -- to guarantee at least basic income security and access to essential health care for all in 2020 alone, according to a new policy brief by the Internati
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Put gender equality at the heart of post-Covid-19 economic recovery: ILO
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 22 (ANI): The coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately affecting women workers and governments should prioritise policies that offset the effects the crisis is having on their jobs, International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said.
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COVID-19 disrupts education of more than 70 pc of youth globally
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 12 (ANI): The COVID-19 crisis is having a devastating effect on the education and training of young people with more than 70 per cent of them who study or combine study with work adversely affected by the closing of schools, universities and training centres, accord
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Livelihoods of over 55 million domestic workers at risk due to Covid-19: I
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 17 (ANI): Nearly three-quarters of domestic workers around the world -- more than 55 million people -- are at significant risk of losing their jobs and income due to lockdown and lack of effective social security coverage, according to new estimates by the Internat
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COVID-19 may push millions of children into child labour: ILO, UNICEF
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York/Geneva, June 12 (ANI): Millions of more children risk being pushed into child labour as a result of the COVID-19 crisis which could lead to the first rise in child labour after 20 years of progress, according to a new brief from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and UNICEF
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