How South Asian workers land in modern slavery in the Middle East
For thousands from India, Bangladesh, Nepal and other countries, shadowy recruiters and online slave markets turn dreams into nightmares. E-commerce...
May 24, 2022
ILO: Labour market recovery goes into reverse; deficit of 112 m jobs
Recovery in the global labour market is threatened by multiple and interlinked global crises, as well as increasing inequalities, according...
June 25, 2020
ILO warns of COVID-19 migrant ‘crisis within a crisis’
Policies need to be put in place to protect stranded migrant workers and to ensure the reintegration of those who...
May 9, 2020
Contagion or starvation, the dilemma facing informal workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Lockdown measures will worsen poverty and vulnerabilities among the world’s two billion informal economy workers, says the International Labour Organization....
