Two billion people – more than six out of ten workers in the world – make their living in the informal economy. The ILO estimates that some 1.6 billion of these workers have been significantly impacted by the COVID pandemic. Among them, women and young workers have been particularly hard hit.

What is to be done? One emerging solution is technology. The ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work recognizes the role of technological innovation in driving change in the world of work and its human-centred approach, and promotes harnessing the potential of technological progress to achieve decent work and sustainable development.

In this podcast, ILO Employment Policy Specialist Juan Chacaltana and Technical Officer, Vicky Leung discuss emerging policy trends in how technology can facilitate the transition to the formal economy, or e-formality, and some of the challenges.

Breaking out of the informal economy: Does new technology hold the key?

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Ce podcast plus long et plus approfondi (en français) examine les causes profondes communes du travail des enfants et du travail forcé en Côte d’Ivoire. Le podcast explore les actions des organisations d’employeurs et du gouvernement qui ont particulièrement bien réussi à s’attaquer à ces deux fléaux et esquisse les prochaines étapes. Le podcast présente des interviews avec Edouard Ladouyou de la Confédération Générale des Entreprises de Côte d’Ivoire (CGECI, un membre de la OIT GBNFL), Mariame Bédié du Groupement Professionnel des Exportateurs de Café et de Cacao, et Ndri Koffi de l’Union Nationale de Entreprises Agricoles et Forestières.

Episode 7: Une conversation sur le travail forcé et des enfants en Côte d’Ivoire.

Tanto el trabajo forzoso como el trabajo infantil son problemas de gran importancia en México, un país pionero de la Alianza 8.7 que ha acelerado el paso para erradicar ambos abusos. En este podcast, analizamos las causas principales detrás del trabajo forzoso e infantil en México, lo que se está haciendo para combatir estos problemas, lo que falta por hacer y cómo lograr hacerlo.

El podcast presenta entrevistas con cuatro expositores expertos de empresas y de organizaciones empresariales y de empleadores que tienen experiencia de primera mano en la lucha contra el trabajo forzoso y el trabajo infantil. Entre ellos abarcan varios temas relacionados con estos dos problemas incluyendo la visión del sector privado para su erradicación, la contratación equitativa, el impacto del COVID-19, la importancia de las certificaciones, la formalización laboral, la seguridad social y el desarrollo de capacidades, entre otros.

El podcast se centra especialmente en el sector agrícola y destaca la importancia del papel que juegan las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas para eliminar el trabajo forzoso y el trabajo infantil.

Edición especial: Erradicar el trabajo forzoso y el trabajo infantil en México

This episode introduces the listener to free tools and resources that help SMEs on their journey to end forced labour. The tools and resources covered are particularly relevant to the SME context and help to implement fair recruitment, find and contact relevant organizations to partner with, access up to date, credible and relevant information, and more.

In addition to our network coordinator, Laura Greene, this episode features short interviews with two experts:
- Alice Pease, Manager at ILO GBNFL member the Global Business Coalition Against Human Trafficking (GBCAT)
- Sherelle Wilson, Monitoring and Database Officer at the ILO.

To access the tools and resources mentioned in this episode please visit https://flbusiness.network/how-to-fight-forced-labour-a-podcast-training-package-for-smes/

Episode 10: Training podcast for SMEs: The best free tools & resources to fight forced labour.

In just three years Namibia has become a world leader when it comes to tackling forced labour in fishing. What’s more, Namibia now coordinates labour and environmental inspections of vessels. Namibia’s experience shows that environmental degradation and forced labour in fishing are no longer hidden and can be addressed cost-effectively at the same time.

In this special episode we interview three forced labour experts to find out how Namibia has made so much progress in such a short amount of time. Each speaker also shares their top tips and favourite resources for the business community. To find out more, and to access the free tools and resources, please visit https://flbusiness.network/podcast-how-namibia-fights-forced-labour-fishing/

SPECIAL EPISODE: Fighting forced labour in fishing - How Namibia became a pioneer

In the world of work, men and women are often segregated by their type of work, one of the main reasons women suffered more job losses during the COVID-19 crisis than men and are facing a slower recovery. Now, a joint programme of UN Women and the ILO has developed a new tool to help policymakers rethink the design of sectoral policies and make informed decisions on where to invest to have a greater impact on gender equality. In this podcast Valeria Esquivel, Employment Policies and Gender Specialist at the ILO and Marzia Fontana, a Research Associate at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex explain how.

Tackling gender segregation:  How a new policy tool can finally help bring about change

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the world of work into its worst crisis since the end of World War II. What is more, as a result of the pandemic, hopeful initiatives such as the UN Social Development Goals are now facing daunting new challenges. In this interview, Sangheon Lee, Director of the department that guides ILO action for promoting full and productive employment policies, discusses the situation as it stands and how to get from the “new normal” to a “better normal”.

Global challenges, Global solutions: The global pandemic in the world of work today

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations and is devoted to promoting social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights, pursuing its founding mission that labour peace is essential to prosperity.

Today, the ILO helps advance the creation of decent work and the economic and working conditions that give working people and business people a stake in lasting peace, prosperity and progress. Its tripartite structure provides a unique platform for promoting decent work for all women and men. 

Its main aims are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue on work-related issues.

Breaking out of the informal economy: Does new technology hold the key?

International Labour Org.

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