International Labour Organization

Domestic workers earn, on average, just 53.3% of the monthly wage of other employees, new ILO estimates show. Valuing domestic work means paying fairly and strengthening wage protection. Read more: https://ow.ly/B3mZ5101fus #RatifyC189

83% of domestic workers worldwide are in informal employment, new ILO estimates show. Accelerating formalization and extending effective protection must go hand in hand. Read more: https://ow.ly/k1gt5101fiN

How can young people gain experience if they need experience to get their first job? Too often, even “entry-level” opportunities ask for prior experience. A new ILO brief explores how skills-based hiring can help break the youth experience trap: https://ow.ly/tLN550ZYTXe

When the climate changes, work changes with it. At #COP31, the ILO will call for turning climate commitments into action, with decent work and social justice at the heart of a just transition. COP31 is just around the corner. Stay tuned.

One in five young people worldwide is not in employment, education or training. Why is the path to decent work so difficult? Explore the findings of the ILO Global Employment Trends for Youth 2026 report in our Future of Work podcast. 🎧Listen: https://ow.ly/GAEz50ZZYJR

Celebrate #WorldStatisticsDay with ILOSTAT — your portal to comparable labour statistics including SDG 8 indicators. 📈Compare. 🔍Visualize. 📥Download. Visit: http://ilostat.ilo.org #DecentWork

Decent work is more than just a job - it's about respect, fairness, and empowerment. Let's strive for workplaces that prioritize workers' rights, provide equal opportunities, and promote inclusive growth. Together, we can build a future with #SocialJusticeForAll.

On the International Day of #RuralWomen, Putuli Kheyang's story shows how working together can strengthen women's voices. Today she leads a cooperative helping women gain skills, confidence and better access to markets in rural Bangladesh. Read more: https://ow.ly/2wsU50ZXTwA

Work can bring purpose, stability and connection. It can also put health and well-being at risk. The difference often lies in how work is designed, organized and managed. What makes a workplace feel healthy to you? Read more: https://ow.ly/Tghm50YLtMP #WorldMentalHealthDay

🙌 Celebrating World Day for #DecentWork today!

A new ILO brief highlights promising practices to strengthen prevention, protection and access to remedies for workers in the informal economy. Read more: https://ow.ly/twzX50ZUOp4

"More jobs now, better jobs later" is a false choice. Low-quality work weakens skills, productivity and resilience, which are the things economies need to grow. ILO Chief Economist Sangheon Lee explains in the Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/9ed39214-1735-4e55-91dc-42dba21c4fba

On #OlderPersonsDay, we highlight the need for social protection systems that keep pace with demographic change. Pension schemes that ensure income security in old age & access to quality health and long-term care are essential for older persons.

An interactive event was held at the ILO as part of the process to appoint the Organization’s next Director-General. The dialogues provided an opportunity to hear directly from the candidates 🔄Watch the replay of the event here: https://ow.ly/s7Hh50ZRmGs

Without seafarers, the world would stop. On World Maritime Day, we recognize the people who keep global trade moving — and the Maritime Labour Convention, which helps protect their living and working conditions at sea. #WorldMaritimeDay

Just transition policies need knowledge, practical experience and social dialogue. The ILO’s Just Transition Policy Gateway brings together policies, strategies and action plans from around the world in one searchable platform. Explore the Gateway: https://justtransitionpolicygateway.ilo.org/

“I am starting over, one repair at a time.” After seeking safety in Egypt, Alhassan Ali used his mobile phone repair skills to rebuild his life and support his family. Read his story: https://www.ilo.org/about/newsroom/i-am-starting-over-one-repair-time

Watch the public interactive event with the candidates for the position of International Labour Organization Director-General, as part of the process to appoint the Organization's next Director-General. 📅 23 September 🕛 13:00 CEST 📺 https://ow.ly/vGEn50ZOIaq

Equal pay for work of equal value is a matter of rights, fairness and economic sense. Yet globally, women in wage employment still earn on average 18% less than men. On International Equal Pay Day, it’s time to turn commitment into action.

What can space teach us about the circular economy, and the future of work? In this new ILO podcast, astronaut David Saint-Jacques and ILO expert Casper Edmonds explore what circular approaches mean for jobs and decent work. Listen: https://ow.ly/XHav50ZOGwB

GilbertFHoungbo Director-General of the ILO, addressed the Annual Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice as partners from across the world of work and beyond came together for two days of exchange and collaboration. #SocialJustice

On 16–17 September, the Global Coalition for Social Justice brings partners together for two days of exchange, learning and collective action to advance #SocialJustice. See what’s ahead at the 2026 Annual Forum 👉 https://ow.ly/5p6J50ZNHpu

The Global Coalition for Social Justice holds its Annual Forum on 16–17 September, focusing on turning global commitments into action. Read more: https://ow.ly/ro5L50ZMvsg

Social justice requires collective action. On 16–17 September, partners of the Global Coalition for Social Justice will come together to share progress, lessons and priorities for the road ahead. 👉Mark your calendar: https://ow.ly/lFAC50ZL800 #SocialJustice

Decent work is a human right. 🕊️

The world of work is full of changes. Staying safe shouldn’t be one of them.

Since 1926, the ILO supervisory system has helped transform international labour standards into concrete progress for workers, employers and societies worldwide. Learn more: https://ow.ly/RPUQ50Z8R7G #ILOsupervision100

Youth employment is about more than creating jobs. It is about ensuring those jobs provide rights, protection and opportunities to grow. That is what #DecentWork means. Youth employment is a call to action. Are you ready to answer?

“A mine doesn’t forgive mistakes.” After 19 years as a miner, Ivan Katolik knows why safety and health must come first. In Kazakhstan 🇰🇿, ILO training is strengthening his role in promoting workers’ voices and safer mining. 👉 https://ow.ly/aLLx50ZGpAR

Supply chains can be powerful entry points for the transition to formality. This new ILO brief looks at how multinational enterprises can help drive that shift, and what innovative approaches are already working. Read more: https://ow.ly/9ytq50ZF4e3

Algorithms and automated systems are part of the platform economy. The new ILO Convention takes a balanced approach: it is not about regulating technology, but about the impact of technology on working conditions. 📲 Hear more in this new ILO podcast: https://ow.ly/EImy50Zxlj6

Explore the data behind the Global Employment Trends for Youth 2026. Compare youth labour market trends across countries and regions through our interactive Dataviz. 📉 https://ilostat.ilo.org/dataviz/getyouth/

🆕 Behind the latest youth employment figures are millions of young people building their future. The ILO Director-General, Gilbert F Houngbo reflects on the findings of Global Employment Trends for Youth 2026. 📖 Read 👉 ilo.org/getyouth2026

Artificial intelligence is reshaping opportunities for young workers. The ILO's Global Employment Trends for Youth 2026 report highlights the importance of ensuring young people can develop the skills needed to navigate a changing labour market. 📖 ilo.org/getyouth2026

The youth employment challenge has a strong gender dimension. More than 2️⃣ out of 3️⃣ young people in NEET status are women. Care responsibilities, discrimination and limited access to quality jobs continue to hold many young women back. Learn more: ilo.org/getyouth2026

The post-pandemic recovery in youth labour markets has stalled. Slowing economic growth and weak job creation are making it harder for young people to access decent work. Learn more: ilo.org/getyouth2026

In 2025, 1 in 5 young people were not in employment, education or training. This means more than 257 million young people were disconnected from work or learning pathways. 🆕Read more about the 2026 youth employment trends: ilo.org/getyouth2026

In 2025, 67 million young people were unemployed worldwide. Behind this figure is a growing global challenge: helping young people access real opportunities in the labour market. 🆕Now available: Global Employment Trends for Youth 2026 ilo.org/getyouth2026 #YouthDay

Youth employment is about more than creating jobs. It is about ensuring those jobs provide rights, protection and opportunities to grow. That is what decent work means. Youth employment is a call to action. Are you ready to answer? #YouthDay #DecentWork

🔴67 million young people were unemployed in 2025. 👉That's 67 million reasons to make decent work for youth a priority. On #YouthDay, discover the latest youth employment trends: ilo.org/getyouth2026

How can a new global labour standard help make decent work in the platform economy a reality? This new ILO podcast looks at Convention No. 193 and what comes next. 📲 Listen here: https://ow.ly/xHkg50Zxlgm

Wagner Moura, actor & ILO Goodwill Ambassador, joins the Red Card to Child Labour campaign, a global call to #EndChildLabour. The Red Card is a simple and powerful symbol of the commitment to protect children and build a future free from child labour.

We all have the right to a safe, healthy and decent job. We're here to drive a human-centred future of work through employment creation, social dialogue, rights at work and social protection to improve the life of all workers around the world. #DecentWork

How are young people faring in labour markets worldwide? On #YouthDay, the ILO will launch a new report with the latest global and regional analysis of youth employment trends and prospects. Read more: https://ow.ly/1FVO50ZvMij

Without stronger protection, domestic workers face rising risks of informality, forced labour, child labour, discrimination, violence and harassment. Ending abuse starts with extending rights and protections. #RatifyC189

Lao People's Democratic Republic is one of 50 countries where the second phase of the ILO Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All (2021-25) has been active, impacting over 100 million people worldwide. 👉 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4tGkJKX

Uzbekistan’s new State Social Insurance Law, developed with ILO support, extends maternity and sickness benefits. By end-2026, an estimated 1.2M workers will receive sickness benefits and 185,000 women will receive maternity benefits. 👉http://bit.ly/4ePAqL4

For generations, social health protection was out of reach for cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire. With Iilo support and the government’s political will, a new financing mechanism has extended health insurance coverage to 458,000 producers since March 2025. 👉 http://bit.ly/3Ojj7Hq

14.4 million workers in Indonesia now have better access to increased unemployment benefits. New 2025 regulations, developed with ILO support, have increased benefit levels and removed barriers to eligibility. 👉 https://bit.ly/4tGkJKX

In Viet Nam, 1.6 million more older persons can access non-contributory pensions under a revised Social Insurance Law adopted with ILO support in 2025. For those who spent their lives working in the informal economy, a pension is now within reach. 👉http://bit.ly/4w1MTBI