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Africa’s ‘youthquake’: huge numbers of young people have no jobs, the wrong skills and little hope

By 2050, one in every three young people on earth will be of African origin, according to the 2024 International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Global Employment Trends for Youth report. Africa’s young people will be key players in the direction of future global consumption, culture and even stability.

The Conversation

ILO sees structural imbalances in global labour market

Global unemployment rate is set to increase in 2024 while growing social inequalities remain a concern, said the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2024 report released in Vienna on Thursday.

The Hindu

NZ's statistics on deaths and illness at work are sobering -- yet, health and safety training courses are under threat

New Zealand has an abysmal record of work-related deaths. An estimated 10,000 people – men, women and sometimes children – have died from occupational ill health or workplace fatalities since 2010. A further 420,000 people were injured at work.

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Global employment gap grows as poor countries struggle to recover like rich ones

A report from the UN's International Labour Organisation predicts that global unemployment will finally fall below pre-pandemic levels in 2023 – but only in high-income countries, which have recovered faster from Covid and other crises.

Radio France Internationale

Friday essay: how Blanche d'Alpuget's 'warts and all' biography of her lover Bob Hawke helped make him prime minister

Blanche D’Alpuget was born in 1944, the daughter of Lou d’Alpuget and Josie Stephenson, and grew up in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. She attended Sydney Church of England Girls’ Grammar School and, briefly, the University of Sydney before becoming a journalist with the Daily Mirror, rival newspaper of the Sun where…

The Conversation

Fifa’s Infantino to discuss Qatar ‘labour excellence hub’ in Davos

Gianni Infantino is to meet Gilbert Houngbo, head of the International Labour Organisation, to discuss flagship Fifa commitment to post-World Cup legacy

The Guardian - UK

UN agency rejects Tory ministers' claims it backs 'draconian' anti-strike laws

The PM Rishi Sunak and the Business Secretary Grant Shapps have both highlighted the International Labour Organisation when defending proposals to impose 'minimum service levels' during industrial action

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Gianni Infantino describes Qatar 2022 as ‘the best World Cup ever’

The controversial tournament draws to a close on Sunday

The Independent UK

MP: Collective effort needed to ensure Qatar progress continues after World Cup

Tory MP Alun Cairns said that he hopes the tournament is a great success.

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