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More than 60% of jobs lost in Gaza due to war -UN’s ILO
GENEVA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - More than 60% of jobs have been lost in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas conflict, the International Labour Organization said, adding to the dire economic situation…
Global jobs growth will ‘deteriorate significantly’ this quarter – ILO
GENEVA, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Global employment growth will "deteriorate significantly" this quarter, hit by the economic turmoil caused by the Ukraine…
Modern slavery on the rise as crises fuel poverty – U.N. report
GENEVA, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The number of people forced to work or in a marriage against their will has surged in…
China lockdowns, war risk derailing global jobs recovery -ILO
BERLIN, May 23 (Reuters) - The global job market is at risk of doing a U-turn on its path towards recovering to…
Nearly 5 million jobs lost in Ukraine as war pummels economy – ILO
LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) - Around 4.8 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion in…
Stranded seafarers escape Ukraine, others trapped – ILO, sources
GENEVA (Reuters) -Some of the estimated 1,000 seafarers trapped in Ukraine have escaped, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and industry officials told…
ILO and IMO call for urgent action on seafarers stranded in Ukraine
The heads of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have called for urgent action to protect seafarers…
Global jobs recovery delayed by pandemic uncertainty, Omicron, ILO says
GENEVA, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The global job market will take longer to recover than previously thought, with unemployment set to remain…
No recovery in global jobs market from pandemic until at least 2023 – ILO
At least 220 million people are expected to remain unemployed globally this year, well above pre-pandemic levels, with a weak labour market…
Pandemic slashes worldwide income from work by a tenth: ILO
Income earned from work worldwide dropped by an estimated 10.7%, or $3.5 trillion, in the first nine months of 2020, compared to…