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Gaza loses 61 percent of jobs in Israel-Hamas war, UN agency says

International Labour Organization says economic impact of the conflict will reverberate for ‘many years to come’.

Al Jazeera

TUC complains to UN watchdog over ‘undemocratic’ UK anti-strike law

Trade union body says British government move is in ‘breach of international law’

The Guardian - UK

TUC to report UK Government to UN workers' rights watchdog over anti-strike law

The TUC is reporting the Government to the United Nations workers’ rights watchdog over the controversial new law on strikes, it has been…

The National (Scotland)

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Job insecurity, low wages are risk factors for premature death, finds study

Permanent employment can reduce the risk of premature death by 20 percent. The results of the study indicate that job security in the Swedish labor market needs to improve.

The Times of India

Needed, a well-crafted social security net for all

To have the fruits of growth trickle down while offering a sense of social security, policymakers in India must embrace policies that enable equitable growth

The Hindu

Heatwaves endanger workers, reduce productivity: International Labour Organization

Sharply rising temperatures across the globe continue to endanger the safety of workers and impact communities with the “least capacity for adaptation,” according to a senior economist at the International Labour Organization (ILO). Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Didier Drogba takes on scourge of ‘fake agents’ scamming African players

The number of fake agents exploiting young African footballers is increasing and Didier Drogba says ‘the dream ends up being a nightmare’

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KILE inks pact with International Labour Organisation

The Kerala Institute of Labour and Employment (KILE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) aimed at pedagogy in the field of labour relations.

The Hindu

UK strikes laws must conform with international rules, says UN agency

Intervention by International Labour Organization ‘hugely embarrassing’ for government, says TUC

The Guardian - UK

World Cup security staff suffer in the silence of Qatar’s broken promises

Low-wage migrant workers who made the tournament possible now find themselves broke and homeless or even deported or imprisoned

The Guardian - UK

Skilled, essential but undervalued

Every person — mainly women — who spends time at home cooking, cleaning, looking after children, gardening, doing laundry, managing the household or caring for the elderly or disabled will tell you that it is tiring and emotionally draining work. They will also tell you that it is skilled work.…

Bangkok Post

A third of domestic workers in Malaysia in forced labour conditions

KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly a third of migrant workers employed in domestic households in Malaysia are working under forced labour conditions, according to a survey released by the United Nations' labour agency on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Qatar World Cup workers suffered ‘human rights abuses’, new Amnesty report finds

The investigation showed a “pattern of abuses against migrant workers” and accused Fifa of failing to investigate the issue, writes Miguel Delaney

The Independent UK

Massive strike pits African fishers against ‘superprofitable’ EU firms

About 2,000 crew members withdrew labour over pay and conditions, as well as citing serious breaches of overfishing rules by Spanish and French companies

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The Hindu

Explained | What has India done to address child trafficking?

As the world celebrated United Nations World Day Against Child Labour 2023 on June 12, we took a look at what measures India has taken to prevent the trafficking of children and forced child labour

Bangkok Post

Qatar minister picked to head UN labour conference

GENEVA - Qatar's labour minister was on Monday appointed without a vote to head the International Labour Organization's annual decision-making conference, despite union criticism amid concerns over labour conditions in Qatar.

Radio France Internationale

Global employment gap grows as poor countries struggle to recover like rich ones

A report from the UN's International Labour Organisation predicts that global unemployment will finally fall below pre-pandemic levels in 2023 – but only in high-income countries, which have recovered faster from Covid and other crises.

Al Jazeera

Africa, Middle East driving growing ’employment divide’, UN says

Low-income countries will not see unemployment rates recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2023, ILO says.

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Reuters

Low-income countries to be left behind without action on jobs - ILO

A global employment divide between high-income and low-income countries is worsening as rising debt levels hit developing countries disproportionately, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said on Wednesday.

Fortune

U.S. employers have gone from opposing international labor standards to hiding behind them. Now a complaint is trying to stop U.S.-style union busting from taking over the world

U.S. employers have shifted their argument. They want not only to protect employer interference in the U.S. but also to normalize it as a global practice.

The Hindu

Labour conclave concludes with labour rights declaration

The three-day International Labour Conclave concluded here on Friday with the declaration that labour rights are an essential element of the struggle for social and economic justice and social progress.

The Hindu

In a first, Kerala will frame Bill for protection of domestic workers’ rights: CM

Kerala will frame a Bill for the protection of domestic workers’ rights, the first such policy by a State in the country, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said

The Hindu

CM to open international labour conclave on May 24

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate a three-day international labour conclave organised by the Labour department in association with the State Planning Board on May 24.

The Guardian - UK

UN labour rights watchdog facing backlash over Qatar conference nomination

Exclusive: Qatari minister expected to take presidency of ILO event despite bribery investigation

The Hindu

All-India Trade Union Congress complains to ILO on changes made to Factories Act

The dilution of the Factories Act, 1948, to enhance daily maximum hours of work from nine to 12 hours and allow women in night shift among others by Karnataka government by amendments through The Factories (Karnataka amendment) Bill 2023, has now reached the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

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