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Trump appointee to UN labour agency ILO ‘frozen’ over funding and influence concerns

Job security today must be complemented by future job mobility: NTUC president

NTUC president K. Thanaletchimi spoke about the need to reskill workers for emerging sectors at the International Labour Conference.

Hot and bothered: Can S’pore’s outdoor workers beat the rising heat?

With greater awareness and proactive steps to protect workers, this will not only save lives but reduce productivity losses as well, experts say.

Over half of world population have social benefits, a first: UN

The ILO says social security coverage rates are lowest in many of the world’s countries hardest-hit by climate change such as Afghanistan.

Bangladeshi garment workers fall ill as temperatures soar

The heat is taking a particularly heavy toll on factory workers, including most of Bangladesh’s four million garment industry employees, 60 per cent of whom are women.

Meet women pioneers creating green jobs in Arab countries

Women sit along the beach at sunrise, in Kuwait City on April 15, 2023. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)

Migrant domestic workers in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand earn below minimum wage: Study

Foreign domestic workers (FDWs) having their off day at Bedok Reservoir Park on Sunday, October 4, 2020.

Global jobs growth will halve in challenging 2023: ILO

The situation could worsen further if the global economy slows down.

Flexible working hours are good for business: UN

More than a third of the workforce work more than 48 hours each week, while 20 per cent work fewer than 35 hours per week.

This new world of work needs an equally new social contract

Singapore recognises the urgent need to work with global partners and through multilateral platforms to tackle common challenges.

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