While the global unemployment rate is hovering at a record low 5 percent, according to the International Labour Organization, the world’s labour market still has its work cut out for it to overcome ...

NLC raises alarm over States’ unwillingness to pay new minimum wageDirector-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr. Gilbert Houngbo, has expressed deep concern over the inability ...

Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean likely fell in 2024, but the inequality gap continued to widen, the ...

By Elizabeth Bidzakin KOMBATGhana’s economic challenges, including its heavy reliance on primary commodities and limited value-added industries, have prompted the search for transformative policies.

Chinese authorities are transferring a large number of surplus rural workers to state-led labour programs throughout the ...

India is committed to achieving 70 per cent female workforce participation by 2047 as the government has extended maternity ...

In the 4th quarter 2024, the number of employed persons in Switzerland rose by 0.6% compared with the same quarter of the previous year. During the same period, the unemployment rate as defined by the ...

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has called for the swift passage of the reviewed labour laws to ...

The MSC label’s ‘blue tick’ does not represent an ethical consumer choice when fishers suffer severe labour rights abuses, ...

By Ayesha ShabirSocial mobilization plays a pivotal role in addressing societal issues, particularly those related to human ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) risks reinforcing gender disparities rather than immediate widespread job destruction, the ...