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AGOA Reauthorization 2025: Policies to Promote Fair Trade and Sustainable Economic Development
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African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum (AGOA Forum)

AGOA Reauthorization 2025: Policies to Promote Fair Trade and Sustainable Economic Development

Newly-launched global campaign tackles the impact of heat stress on workers worldwide
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Newly-launched global campaign tackles the impact of heat stress on workers worldwide

Events

Targeting Forced Labour: Strategic Priorities in High-Risk Regions and Sectors

CSIS Human Rights Initiative

Targeting Forced Labour: Strategic Priorities in High-Risk Regions and Sectors

ILO in Action: Projects

Research to Action II: Using Knowledge to Inform Action for the Elimination of Child Labor and Forced Labor
Achieving SDG Target 8.7 Workshop

Development partner: United States Department of Labor

Research to Action II: Using Knowledge to Inform Action for the Elimination of Child Labor and Forced Labor

Combatting Child Labor in the DR Congo’s Cobalt Industry
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Development partner: United States Department of Labor

Combatting Child Labor in the DR Congo’s Cobalt Industry

Research, Innovation and Strategic Engagement (RISE) Project to Promote Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
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Development partner: United States Department of Labor

Research, Innovation and Strategic Engagement (RISE) Project to Promote Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

Development Cooperation

Publications

What Is Driving Wealth Inequality in the United States of America? – The Role of Productivity, Taxation and Skills

ILO Working paper 105

What Is Driving Wealth Inequality in the United States of America? – The Role of Productivity, Taxation and Skills

The platform economy and transformations in the world of work: The case of delivery platform workers in Santiago, Chile (epub)

ILO Working paper 100

The platform economy and transformations in the world of work: The case of delivery platform workers in Santiago, Chile (epub)

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