Tag Archives: International Labour Organization (ILO)

Despite notable progress on closing gender gaps over the past 20 years, women have less access to jobs, are more likely to take low-quality employment, and face barriers to management positions, a United Nations labor report has found.

Levi Strauss is turning to laser-wielding robots to get the worn look and strategic rips that consumers demand in their denim in a move to replace its global army of “finishers” who beat, sand and even bake its jeans into different styles.

A policy brief released by the International Labor Rights Forum urges governments, employers and worker organizations to support a new International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention and Recommendation to address gender-based violence in the world of work.