We're sitting on ticking bomb of joblessness, have concrete plan for providing jobs: CongressCongress has criticized the Modi govt for unemployment crisis, promising 'Yuva Nyay' to tackle job scarcity by filling govt posts and offer...
27 Mar, 2024, 02.27 PM IST
Election of new ILO chief wide openObservers say that former Togo prime minister Gilbert Houngbo appears to be in a strong position, with backing from most of the Africa and ...
25 Mar, 2022, 02.39 PM IST
Pandemic creating 'lockdown generation' as one in six youths stop work: UNIn a fresh study, the International Labour Organization warned that the novel coronavirus crisis has disproportionately affected young peop...
27 May, 2020, 06.12 PM IST
International Labour Organisation writes to PM Modi, says India should uphold labour lawsThis comes after 10 central trade unions lodged a joint complaint with the international body over some BJP-ruled states allowing complete ...
25 May, 2020, 09.04 PM IST
Central trade unions may approach ILO on labour laws suspension in some statesThe Joint Platform of CTUs and Federations/Associations denounced the blanket exemptions given to all establishments from the employers' ob...
11 May, 2020, 05.38 PM IST
4th industrial revolution will add unpredictability to future of work: IndiaIndia has said the fourth industrial revolution will add unpredictability to the future of work, requiring people's opportunities and well-...
12 Apr, 2019, 06.40 PM IST
More than 700 million workers living in poverty in emerging and developing countries: ILOThe rate of progress has slowed, and many developing countries are failing to keep pace with the growing labour force, ILO Director General...
21 Apr, 2018, 01.22 PM IST
Set up tripartite mechanism on labour policy: Santosh Gangwar to statesThe minister said the tripartite mechanism should be set up keeping in view the constitutional mandate of dual responsibility of state and ...
28 Nov, 2017, 07.02 PM IST
India must increase women participation in labour force: ILOILO said today that India needs to increase women's participation in labour markets, build on its experience of its flagship employment sch...
20 Jan, 2016, 01.15 PM IST
Achieving pay equality for women may take 70 years: ILOThe ILO, United Nation's specialised agency noted that without targeted action, at the current rate, pay equity between women and men will ...
08 Mar, 2015, 02.28 PM IST
New Indian government should continue policies like MGNREGS: ILOThe (new) govt must pursue policies adopted by the previous govt like the guaranteed employment for certain days for rural poor," Guy Ryder...
20 Jan, 2015, 05.15 PM IST
India demands more representation at International Labour OrganisationIndia has sought an increase in representation at the senior levels of ILO and also asked for technical assistance to develop a database to...
12 Sep, 2014, 05.58 PM IST
- GM's warning raises eyebrows in Europe
GM's top brass had warned that without further help from European governments, its European divisions could collapse within weeks, putting ...
07 Mar, 2009, 12.54 AM IST
- International wrap: GM heading for a crash?
GM looks like it is headed for a dust up with the European Commission, with EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen saying that the way ...
06 Mar, 2009, 06.24 PM IST
- Socialist realism comes to light at WTO after 30 year cover-up
It started when a former employee of the International Labour Organisation spoke fondly of photographs taken of her with her husband in fro...
28 Mar, 2008, 08.54 AM IST
- Asian workers missing out on stellar growth
Asian workers are missing out on the region's stellar growth, facing longer hours and lower pay than elsewhere and this imbalance has to be...
29 Aug, 2006, 08.30 PM IST
- Call for new jobs in developing countries: ILO
Some 430 million new jobs will be required over the next decade to keep pace with a growing labour force, mostly in developing countries, a...
07 Jun, 2006, 11.50 AM IST