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EnglishWhat is the International Labour Organization (ILO) website, ilo.org?
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ilo.org is the official website of the International Labour Organization, the UN agency dedicated to promoting social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights. It is worth visiting if you need authoritative research, news, or multimedia on the world of work — for example, if you are tracking youth employment trends, preparing a paper on decent work, or following ILO governance and events. The site is organized around themes such as social justice, decent work, and employment trends, and it publishes reports, podcasts, vodcasts, and institutional news.
What you will find on the site
The homepage surfaces a mix of research, news, and multimedia rather than acting as a simple institutional brochure. Current examples from the page include:
| Content type | Example on the site |
|---|---|
| Research publications | Global Employment Trends for Youth 2026: Back to the future; Employment and Social Trends 2026 |
| Thematic reports | A moment of choice: Harnessing artificial intelligence for decent work (Report of the ILO Director-General) |
| Multimedia | "The Future of work" podcast; vodcasts and podcasts on youth jobs and cost of living |
| News and advisories | Announcement of the 15th African Regional Meeting in Windhoek, Namibia (2–4 December 2026); media advisory on new figures on domestic workers |
| Live and first-person content | ILO Live (24/7 broadcasting on the world of work); ILO Voices (first-person stories) |
How the information is organized
The site groups content under a few recurring lenses:
- Focus areas — transition from the informal to the formal economy, just transitions toward environmentally sustainable economies, decent work in supply chains, and decent work in crisis and post-crisis situations.
- Social justice — a dedicated online hub and the Global Coalition for Social Justice, framed as the foundation of equitable and resilient societies.
- Institutional governance — material on the Governing Body and the ILO's role in a changing multilateral environment.
- Observatory on AI and Work in the Digital Economy — a dedicated hub for technology-and-work issues.
When to use it — and when not to
Use ilo.org when you need primary-source ILO publications, official statements, event advisories, or multimedia explainers on labour issues. It is a good starting point for statistics-driven reports such as the youth employment trends series.
It is less suited to quick lookups of national labour law for a specific country, or to practical how-to guidance for individual workplace disputes; the homepage content is oriented toward global research, advocacy, and institutional news. The site does mention subscribing ("Stay informed, get inspired"), but the available page information does not specify pricing or access terms for any content, so check the relevant page before assuming a publication or service is free or requires no login.
A practical way to start
- Identify your topic — for example, youth employment or AI and work.
- Go to the matching focus area or observatory hub rather than browsing the full newsroom.
- Open the featured publication for the current year (such as Global Employment Trends for Youth 2026) to get the latest figures and framing.
- Use the podcast or vodcast versions if you want a quicker overview before reading the full report.