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EnglishWhat News and Multimedia Content Does the ILO Website Offer?
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The ILO website (ilo.org) offers several distinct channels for following labour-world news and multimedia: a Newsroom for news and media advisories, ILO Live for continuous broadcasting, ILO Voices for first-person stories, and podcast and vodcast series including The Future of Work and a programme on youth employment. All of these are accessible from the homepage, so you can start from one page and move between formats depending on whether you want to read, watch, or listen.
Newsroom: news and media advisories
The Newsroom is the site's main channel for announcements and press-facing material. On the homepage it appears under the heading "Stay informed, get inspired," alongside the invitation to follow ILO updates.
What you will find there includes:
- Media advisories — advance notices for upcoming releases and events. The homepage, for example, flags an advisory that the ILO will release new figures on domestic workers worldwide.
- Event announcements — institutional meetings with dates and locations, such as the 15th African Regional Meeting in Windhoek, Namibia, scheduled for 2–4 December 2026.
- Institutional news — items on how the organization itself is changing, such as "The ILO in a changing multilateral environment" under the ILO Reform theme.
Use the Newsroom when you need dated, attributable information — for instance, to check when a statistical release is coming or to confirm the details of a scheduled meeting.
ILO Live: continuous broadcasting
ILO Live is described on the site as "Broadcasting on the world of work 24/7." It is a streaming channel rather than an on-demand library, so it suits readers who want background coverage of labour issues rather than a specific article. If you need a particular session or speech, check the Newsroom and event pages for scheduling details first; ILO Live itself is the always-on feed.
ILO Voices: first-person stories
ILO Voices collects first-person narratives from the world of work. This is the channel to use when you want lived experience rather than institutional statements — accounts from workers describing their own conditions and contexts. It complements the Newsroom: the same topic may appear as a policy announcement in one place and as a personal account in the other.
Podcasts and vodcasts
The site hosts several audio and video series:
| Programme | Format | Example topic on the homepage |
|---|---|---|
| The Future of Work podcast | Podcast series | The future of work |
| Youth employment vodcast | Vodcast | "Is it harder for young people to find a job?" |
| Affordability podcast | Podcast | "Why is life becoming harder to afford despite economic growth?" |
The youth employment vodcast is illustrated with a 2025 photograph from a coffee farm in Gia Lai, Viet Nam — an example of how these programmes pair a broad question with reporting from a specific workplace. The affordability episode applies the same approach to cost-of-living pressures.
Research and observatory content alongside the news
News and multimedia sit next to the ILO's publication output, and the two are often linked. The homepage's featured publications include:
- Global Employment Trends for Youth 2026: Back to the future
- Lifelong learning and skills for the future (World of Work Series)
- Employment and Social Trends 2026 (World of Work Series)
- A moment of choice: Harnessing artificial intelligence for decent work (Report of the ILO Director-General)
There is also an Observatory on AI and Work in the Digital Economy, which tracks how artificial intelligence is affecting work. If a podcast or news item raises a question, the underlying report is usually the place to check the figures and methodology.
How to choose the right channel
- Need a date, a statement, or release timing? Go to the Newsroom.
- Want ongoing coverage without picking a specific item? Use ILO Live.
- Want worker perspectives in their own words? Browse ILO Voices.
- Prefer listening or watching to reading? Start with The Future of Work podcast or the vodcast series.
- Need data and analysis behind a story? Go to Featured publications or the AI and Work observatory.
A practical approach is to begin at the homepage, scan the "Stay informed, get inspired" and "Featured publications" sections for current items, then follow the format that matches your task. The site also invites visitors to subscribe to stay informed; the homepage does not state terms or costs for that, so check the subscription page itself before relying on it.