Tag: ILO

A decade ago, the world committed to ending child labour by 2025. But with just months remaining before that deadline, a sobering new report reveals that over 138 million children ...

Mr. Joseph Whittal, Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has marked this year's World Day Against Child Labour with a fervent call for intensified efforts ...

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), has dismissed reports suggesting that it will be unable to pay benefits by 2036 as a result of depletion in reserves. The ...

The government of Ghana has assisted 30 Ghanaian firms to secure certifications of origin that will enable them to start trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The ...

A new app for mobile phones that provides localized information on ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels has been launched by the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the ...

The National coordinator for the SCORE initiative at the International Labour Organization, Samuel Asiedu, has called on multinationals and financial institutions to support the initiative aimed at supporting small and ...

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to raise awareness on the independence between jobs ...

Despite the recovery from the pandemic, there will be fewer women in employment than men, while persisting into the near future, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO). The report ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has warned that child labour in agriculture is on the rise, with further deterioration foreseen due to COVID-19. As a ...

New estimates  from the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) show that long working hours led to 745,000 deaths from ischemic heart disease and stroke in 2016, ...