We are the ILO, the UN agency for the world of work. Advancing social justice, promoting decent work, since 1919. Follow our Director-General @GilbertFHoungbo
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Decent work empowers people, strengthens communities, and supports more inclusive and prosperous societies.
Investing in decent work is investing in social justice.
#DecentWork #SocialJustice
GenAI is changing work fast — and its impacts are not gender-neutral.
ILO research shows women’s jobs are more exposed, largely due to occupational segregation and unequal access to AI-related roles.
🎧 This new podcast breaks down the findings: ow.ly/4Suk50Yrp5z
How is heat stress affecting jobs and productivity?
Join us on 29 October for findings from six country studies on its current and future impacts on the world of work.
➡️ow.ly/jpjB50ZZfiE #ClimateChange
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📢 Save the date!
On 4 Nov, the #USP2030 Conference will bring together governments, workers, employers & partners to explore how Universal #SocialProtection can advance social development and #DecentWork in a changing world.
📍 ILO Geneva & online
👉 bit.ly/4el8eP4
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ILO Director-General @GilbertFHoungbo was recently in Pakistan, where he sat down with @AbdullaObserver of @PakObserverNews for a wide-ranging conversation on the world of work, the impact of AI on jobs, opportunities for young people and his impressions of Pakistan.
Full podcast here 👇
youtube.com/watch?v=jnrw2nRm…
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In Nigeria, over 2.45 million people now have access to a social health protection scheme through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund, operationalized by the government with @ilo support.
👉 Learn more: bit.ly/4cBor2w
#USP2030 #DecentWork #SocialJustice
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A productive conversation with Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, Director of the ILO Office for the United Nations, on advancing decent work, labour rights and responsible business through the longstanding relationship between the @ILO and the @UN Global Compact.
From the 2025 World Social Summit to the Human Rights Roundtable convened during High-level Week of the 81st UN General Assembly, these joint initiatives have helped bring the private sector perspective to critical social development priorities. Cynthia’s leadership has been key to strengthening cooperation between the ILO and the UN Global Compact.
#UNGlobalCompact #ResponsibleBusiness #LabourRights @ColonjuwonILO
At the heart of the ILO’s work is tripartism:
Governments, employers & workers working together to advance #SocialJustice. 🗝️🗝️🗝️
How can #DecentWork keep pace with the platform economy?
The new ILO Convention marks a landmark step towards ensuring innovation goes hand in hand with workers’ rights, fair competition and sustainable growth.
📲Learn more: ow.ly/yMAF50ZfQZ1
Celebrate #WorldStatisticsDay with ILOSTAT — your portal to comparable labour statistics including SDG 8 indicators.
📈Compare.
🔍Visualize.
📥Download.
Visit: ilostat.ilo.org #DecentWork
A new @ilo brief highlights promising practices to strengthen prevention, protection and access to remedies for workers in the informal economy.
Read more: ow.ly/twzX50ZUOp4 #RatifyC190
Investing in care & support advances gender equality & social justice.
On International Day of Care & Support, @ilo @UNHumanRights and @UN_Women are bringing together governments, employers, workers & partners to turn recognition into action.
Learn more: ow.ly/e7y250ZVij5
No #JustTransition without social protection for all.
ILO brief on extending protection to migrant workers, refugees and other displaced persons in the context of #ClimateChange: ow.ly/EiGn50YKlhg
Global youth unemployment is on the rise again.
For many young people, the transition to decent work is becoming more difficult and more uncertain.
Read more: ilo.org/getyouth2026
At the #IMFMeetings, ILO Director-General @GilbertFHoungbo calls for policies that ensure productivity gains, including from #AI, are more widely shared - strengthening workers' incomes, job quality and social protection.
Read more: ow.ly/MctX50ZWTm1
Rural women are strengthening their communities, one cooperative at a time.
Discover how Putuli Kheyang is helping women in rural Bangladesh gain skills, confidence and a stronger voice in the market.
Read more: ow.ly/2wsU50ZXTwA
💡 Local solutions are helping transform livelihoods.
In Mali, the ILO's An Ka Baara project is supporting producers to improve their incomes through better agricultural practices and practical support.
Read more: ow.ly/4VQp50ZVQll @ILOAfrica
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A decent job - that provides a living wage, rights, and social protection - is the best route out of poverty. It's also key to higher productivity.
And when the gains of growth are shared, economies are more resilient, societies more inclusive and trust in institutions stronger.
How to escape the low-pay, low-productivity jobs trap?
@ILO Chief Economist, Sangheon Lee, explains how better jobs drive economic growth.
Listen to the ILO Future of Work Podcast, recorded in Bangkok during the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings:
podcast.ilo.org/episode/why-…
Many young people complete training but still struggle to find #DecentWork.
What can bridge the gap between learning and jobs?
Hear the discussion in the @ilo Future of Work podcast.
Listen: ow.ly/JbMZ50ZWMII