How India Can Do More To Protect Workers In War Zones
When 65 Indian construction workers landed in Israel on April 2 to start jobs once taken by Palestinians, they were...
International Labour Organization
Kolkata’s Domestic Workers Left Insecure
Cities cannot function without domestic workers in India but their employment conditions remain precarious. Domestic workers are the third-largest category...
Afghan Women Losing Jobs Fast As Economy Shrinks, Rights Gone
In a small tailoring workshop in Kabul, 29-year-old Afghan entrepreneur Sohaila Noori looks on as her dramatically reduced workforce of...
Back To The Fields: Covid-19 Smashes Middle-Class Dreams
Until late March, Ashish Kumar was helping to make plastic boxes for Ferrero Rocher praline chocolates and the plastic spoons...
IMF Head Urges Pandemic Response That Tackles Climate Crisis
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urged policymakers on Wednesday to use their response to the coronavirus pandemic to...
No Return To Pre-Pandemic Job Levels In 2020: ILO
The outlook for the global labour market in the second half of 2020 is “highly uncertain” and the forecast recovery...
Migrant Workers Need Support, Jobs At Home: ILO
The U.N. labour agency appealed to governments on Wednesday to support tens of millions of migrant workers forced to return...
Covid-19 Relief Plan Could Leave Millions Sans Food Aid
Tens of millions of Indians stand to see few benefits from a coronavirus relief package worth $22.6 billion, economists and...
