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Plug social protection gaps in developing countries to prevent future cris
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 15 (ANI): The COVID-19 crisis has exposed devastating gaps in social protection coverage in developing countries and recovery will only be sustained and future crises prevented if they can transform their ad hoc crisis response measures into comprehensive social pro
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Construction sector can help lead economic recovery: ILO
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 12 (ANI): The construction sector may hold the key to kick-starting economies ravaged by the fallout from COVID-19 pandemic, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said.
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Lockdown measures worsening poverty and vulnerabilities among informal eco
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 9 (ANI): The Covid-19 lockdown and containment measures threaten to increase relative poverty levels among the world's informal economy workers by as much as 56 percentage points in low-income countries, according to a new briefing paper issued by the International
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Nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihood: ILO
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 1 (ANI): The continued sharp decline in working hours globally due to COVID-19 outbreak means that 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy -- that is nearly half of the global workforce -- stand in immediate danger of having their livelihoods destroyed, the Inte
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Protect workers now and after lockdowns ease, says ILO
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 28 (ANI): As the pressure mounts on countries to ease their lockdown restrictions, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Tuesday urged governments to take action to prevent and control COVID-19 in the workplace with active involvement and dialogue with em
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COVID-19 crisis a wake-up call to strengthen social protection systems: IL
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 25 (ANI): Governments together with social partners and other stakeholders should use the COVID-19 crisis as a wake-up call to strengthen their social protection systems, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said.
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400 million Indian workers may sink into poverty due to COVID-19: ILO
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Apr 8 (ANI): With 90 per cent of people working in India's informal economy, about 400 million workers are at risk of falling deeper into poverty during the coronavirus crisis, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said.
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Central govt didn't invite us for centenary celebration of ILO, says INTUC
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): R Chandrasekharan, Kerala unit president of Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), on Tuesday said that the Central government has not invited INTUC for the centenary celebration of International Labour Organisation (ILO) to be held on Wednesday.
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