Only 23 nations have ratified the ILO treaty and it has entered into force in 10 of those nations: Argentina, Ecuador, Fiji, Greece, Italy, Mauritius, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa and Uruguay, according to ILO's latest tally. It will take effect in the other 13 nations at various dates next year.
GENEVA (AN) — Almost 23% of the global workforce suffers violence and harassment on the job, according to the International Labor Organization's first survey of reported physical, psychological or sexual incidents.
The survey by ILO, Lloyd’s Register Foundation and Gallup found most victims faced violence and harassment in the past five years, and more than 3-in-5 said it occurred multiple times. Most of the victims are women, youth, and migrants.
But the International Labor Organization notes the post-pandemic job recovery for 15- to 24-year-olds is not universal.
Worker protections against effects of climate change and biological hazards are on the labor conference's agenda.
But unequal access to job opportunities, particularly for women in low-income countries, remains a problem.
By far the largest share of the US$236 billion a year in illegal profits comes from forced commercial sexual exploitation.
The U.N. chief calls on all nations to adopt a newer measure for phasing out powerful climate-warming chemicals.
The original target for the campaign was 640,000 children, which may have been an overestimate due to the war.
Global cooperation on health, defense, climate change and more would be at risk under a second Trump presidency.
A U.N.-led group says the world won't be able to get to net-zero emissions without first cleaning up the mining business.
