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Book Launch

Making and Breaking Gender Inequalities in Work

Research Seminar

Allocation of female talent and cross-country productivity differences

Paper abstract: Cross-country disparities in labour productivity are more pronounced in agriculture than other sectors. I posit that the misallocation offemale talent between sectors distorts productivity and formalise a general equilibrium Roy...

Research Seminar

All that shines is not AI. Regulating algorithms at work

From Theory to Practice Webinar

Tripartism and compliance: The journey of the Fair Work Ombudsman in Australia

The Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is Australia national workplace relations regulator and is an independent statutory agency whose role is to promote harmonious, productive, cooperative and compliant workplace relations.The head of the...

ILO Live

Centering care and peace to confront a militarized energy transition

This event will provide critical rights-based analyses to explore the intersection of peace, energy and a just transition. The connections between fossil fuels, war, and pollution have been well documented. As policymakers, climate/energy advocates,...

Research Seminar

The hidden human labour powering AI: Introducing the Fairwork Action Research Project

Artificial intelligence is often seen as a mirror of human intelligence, an attempt to replicate the processes that occur within a human mind. However, a different perspective is presented in the book Feeding the Machine, co-authored by Prof. Mark...

Industrial Symbiosis

Book launch : Industrial symbiosis and productivity: The employment effects in developing countries

This book delves into the social dimensions of the circular economy, focusing on a specific approach known as “industrial symbiosis.” It examines how enterprises’ recycling activities, particularly those enhancing resource productivity, impact...

Research Seminar

The impact of domestic violence on the employment, educational, and mental health outcomes of the Swiftie generation

Drawing on a nationally representative, longitudinal survey on women’s health, this paper evaluates the impact of the first time women experience domestic violence as an adult, on their labour market, educational, and mental health outcomes. Using a...

Harnessing the Opportunities of Digital Transformation to Advance Human Development:

2025 Human Development Report Consultation on the Future of Work and Artificial Intelligence

#Jobs4Dev

2024 Jobs and Development Conference

From Theory to Practice Webinar

’Cross-border labour inspection in Europe: From baby steps to leaps and bounds?

This From Theory into Practice Webinar will address the practical challenges and successes in cross-border labour inspection in Europe, and it is hosted by the ILO Research Department ‘Improving compliance with labour protection Research...

Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series

Beyond the law-in-the books: Labour enforcement in Senegal

Existing research often assumes that the letter of labour codes is an adequate proxy for effective regulation. This presentation empirically shows that such an assumption makes little sense for Senegal. We collect new objective measures of private...

Workshop

Trade and Environment linkages: What are the Effects on Decent Work?

Given the urgency of addressing environmental degradation and climate change, there is imminent need for a transition towards greener economies and societies. However, green measures have socio-economic consequences that extend beyond their...

Research Seminar

Mapping efforts to improve conditions for workers in global value chains

In recent years, concerns for the social sustainability of supply chains have gained prominence. The international fragmentation of production, characterized by multiple border crossings of intermediate inputs, means that final goods consumed in...

Workshop on Reducing Inequality to Promote Social Justice

This ILO workshop brings together global experts to explore the drivers of inequality and identify crucial policy actions to create fairer societies for all.

The financial sector and social outcomes symposium

Artificial Intelligence

The Economic Impacts and the Regulation of AI: A Review of the Academic Literature and Policy Actions (IMF, 2024)

This webinar examines the economic impacts of AI and its global regulation, highlighting discrepancies between theoretical predictions and empirical data on employment and productivity, and noting divergent focuses in academic and regulatory...

The US Forced Labour Import Ban as a Tool for Workers’ Empowerment: Strategic Approaches to Advocacy

Book presentation

Social Justice Through the Lens of ILO History: New Insights for Turbulent Times?

From Theory to Practice Webinar

Labour market enforcement in the UK: Reflections, lessons and the way forward