On World Social Justice Day, the UN labour agency says ‘put people and planet first'
New York/IBNS: Reduce inequality around the world, the United Nations labour agency urged on Thursday, World Social Justice Day.
‘Spectre of poverty’ hangs over tribes and indigenous groups: UN labour agency
New York/IBNS: Indigenous and tribal communities are around three times more likely to face extreme poverty than others with women “consistently at the bottom of all social and economic indicators”, UN labour experts said on Monday.
New York/IBNS: Around half a billion people work fewer paid hours than they would like, or are not getting enough access to paid work, shows a study published by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Monday, which also forecasts that unemployment will rise by about 2.5 million this year.
The future of work ‘with social justice for all’ tops agenda of centenary UN Labour conference
New York, June 11 (IBNS): The Centenary International Labour Conference got underway on Monday at the UN in Geneva, with ILO chief Guy Ryder, calling on hundreds of delegates from around the world to help “construct a future of work, with social justice for all”.
Accurate occupational data vital to save lives, says UN labour agency on World Day
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News): Even though more than 2.3 million fatalities and 300 million accidents resulting in injuries are estimated to occur in workplaces around the globe each year, the actual impact remains largely unknown, the United Nations International Labour Organization has warned, highlighting the need to “vastly†improve national occupational safety and health data (OSH).