Jada Pinkett Smith: End Slavery Now! Today, 21 million women, men and children are trapped in slavery all over the world. Jada Pinkett Smith has teamed up with the ILO and its new campaign End Slavery Now, and so can you! GENEVA (ILO News) – The ILO’s Global Wage Report 2012/13 says many companies have adopted new working practices in response to the global economic crisis as a way of staying afloat. According to the report, employees have seen changes in their hourly wage … [Read more...]
ILO: Greater gender equality in politics is good news for the world of work
July 26, 2012 by
ILO’s gender policy specialist welcomes recent achievements on gender equality in politics but says more needs to be done including in the world of work. "We take another step towards globalizing social progress when we champion gender equality as a matter of rights and social justice, as well as efficiency and good business sense"Juan Somavía, ILO Director-General GENEVA (ILO News) – The Director of the ILO Bureau of Gender Equality says that progress that has been made lately in … [Read more...]
Uruguay, the first country to ratify ILO domestic work Convention
June 17, 2012 by
Uruguay becomes the first to ratify the ILO’s standard-setting Convention on Domestic Workers. The international treaty aims to improve the lives of domestic workers worldwide in the face of huge decent work deficits. GENEVA (ILO News) – Uruguay has become the first country to ratify a convention the ILO adopted one year ago which aims at bringing tens of millions of domestic workers under the realm of labour standards. The South American country presented its ratification of … [Read more...]
