ILO Director-General's statement on International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia
On International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, says the ILO is stepping up efforts to eradicate workplace discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2013: Youth jobs’ gains wiped out by slow recovery
A new ILO report says the long-term impact of the youth employment crisis could be felt for decades, creating a generation at risk of suffering decent work deficits throughout their lives.  Despite some regional differences, the global youth unemployment rate continues to rise and is projected to reach 12.8 per cent by 2018 – wiping out the gains made at the start of the economic recovery.  According to the ILO’s Global Employment Trends for Youth 2013 report, an estimated 73.4 million young people – 12.6 per cent – are expected to be out of work in 2013, close to the levels reached at the peak of the economic crisis in 2009. This is an increase of 3.5 million between 2007 and 2013. (08 May 2013)

ILO report shows why social protection is crucial to tackle child labour
Measures such as cash transfers or health insurance programmes can sometimes determine whether a child spends the day studying and playing, or working and being deprived of a fair chance at a decent future. (30 April 2013)

ILO calls for urgent global action to fight occupational diseases
According to a new ILO report, prevention is key to tackling the growing number of work-related diseases, which claim an estimated 2 million lives per year.  (26 April 2013)

European crisis: ILO Director-General urges closer cooperation between IMF, EC and ILO
OSLO – Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Guy Ryder, called for closer cooperation between the International Monetary Fund, European Commission and the ILO, recognizing their “different policy goals, since they are all legitimate.”  “We have an enormous amount of common ground between our international agencies, so there is no reason not to work closely together,” he said. (09 April 2013)

Online campaign: 1,000 minute social media rally for the Millennium Development Goals
On Friday April 5, a global community of individuals, organizations and institutions are coming together to recognize successes to date and reinvigorate discussion and action on the MDGs still to be achieved.  The MDGs are the most successful global anti-poverty push in history. Governments, international organizations and civil society groups around the world have helped to cut in half the world’s extreme poverty rate. More girls are in school. Fewer children are dying. The world continues to fight killer diseases, such as malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS. The 1,000 minute rally across social media is to feature photos and stories illustrating the impact of the MDGs so far. You can follow @ILO or via #MDGMomentum on Twitter , or view the Storify slideshow of collected photos and captions. (05 April 2013)