In Iraq, effective social security coverage of the private-sector workforce has more than doubled in four years, reaching 879,922 workers in 2025. ILO's efforts have been supported by the EU Delegation to Iraq since 2021. 👉 http://bit.ly/4emyv0h

Young people are entering a world of work shaped by digitalization, AI, the green transition & demographic change. Skills must be the start of a lifelong learning journey, helping people adapt, access decent work and turn change into opportunity. #WorkLifeReady #YouthSkillsDay

We all have the right to a safe, healthy and decent job. We're here to drive a human-centred future of work through employment creation, social dialogue, rights at work and social protection to improve the life of all workers around the world. #DecentWork

Burkina Faso is expanding social health protection. With ILO support and government commitment, a 2024 decree extended health insurance coverage to over 360,000 more people, including informal workers & their families. 👉 https://bit.ly/4ubaUEu

AI is disrupting work as we know it. It can boost productivity and open new doors, but also push many out. We need skills and fair policies so innovation benefits all. #AIForGood

The Middle East crisis underscores the importance of early social dialogue to help protect jobs, incomes and working conditions, and support more resilient and inclusive responses in labour markets and economies. Read more in the new @‌ilo Blog: https://ow.ly/Uhe650ZkyJ0

More than 1 billion people are cooperative members. 🌍 Across regions and sectors, cooperatives contribute to stronger local economies, decent work and more inclusive development. #CoopsDay

In Addis Ababa 🇪🇹, a youth-led poultry cooperative supported by the ILO is helping young entrepreneurs build sustainable livelihoods and access decent work opportunities. 👉Read the story: https://ow.ly/8PFH50ZjvIK #CoopsDay

Social protection is key to social justice. Yet 3.8 billion people remain entirely unprotected. The ILO works with countries to build universal social protection systems that help protect people from poverty and vulnerability. #SocialJustice

More than 840,000 people die each year from health conditions linked to psychosocial risks. These work-related psychosocial risks are mainly associated with cardiovascular diseases & mental disorders, including suicide. Read more: https://ow.ly/sGSP50YLvMB

At the heart of the ILO’s work is tripartism: Governments, employers & workers working together to advance #SocialJustice 🗝️🗝️🗝️

MSMEs account for 70% of total employment globally, yet they still face significant challenges. At the ILO, we are committed to fostering coordinated action to empower MSMEs and unlock their full potential as drivers of transformation, job creation & inclusive growth. #MSMEDay

Close to 90% of global trade moves by sea. 🚢 Seafarers make it possible. 👨‍✈️ 👩‍✈️ The Maritime Labour Convention sets minimum standards to protect them, from wages and safety to dignity. ⚓ #DecentWork at sea matters. #DayoftheSeafarer

We’re showing the red card to child labour. ✋🟥 👉 Your turn: 📷 Take a selfie with a red card 📲 Post it 👥 Tag 3 friends and use #EndChildLabour One photo can help amplify a global message: child labour has no place in our world.

The International Labour Conference is where the world of work comes together. At #ILC2026 government, employer and worker delegates discussed key challenges — from decent work in the platform economy, gender equality and social dialogue. Here are some highlights 👇📹

Principal Md. Ziaur Rahman is helping create a safer, inclusive training environment where women and men learn side by side in trades like electrical installation. When everyone can learn, everyone can thrive. Read more: https://ow.ly/gE6150Zf405

Violence and harassment in the world of work stop here❗ 7 years since its adoption, ILO Convention No. 190 has reached 56 ratifications — the fastest-ratified ILO convention of the past decade. It’s time for every country to #RatifyC190.

Care cannot thrive without workers' rights. Domestic workers sustain households, economies and societies worldwide, but their work remains undervalued and invisible in many countries. Domestic work is real work. #RatifyC189

Domestic work is real work. Yet, millions of domestic workers still lack labour rights, social protection and decent conditions. #RatifyC189

International Labour Conference ends with adoption of the first Convention on decent work in the platform economy 🗞️Read more: https://ow.ly/NoG550ZcfxA #ILC2026

The International Labour Conference has adopted a new Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy. This first international labour standard on the platform economy marks an important step in addressing a rapidly evolving area of the world of work. #ILC2026

Nearly 138 million children are still in child labour, work that can harm their health, safety or development. This must stop. Show the red card to child labour. Take a photo holding a red card, post it, and tag 3 friends to join the challenge. #EndChildLabour

When decent work is at the centre of policy & practice, its impact goes beyond the individual. It strengthens societies, supports inclusive economic development, and contributes to a more sustainable future. At this year’s ILC, we invited delegates to share “decent work” in their own languages. 🌍

📸✨ A sneak peak into first week of the International Labour Conference. This week was all about insightful conversations and collective action towards a better world of work. Stay tuned for week two! #ILC2026 #CIT2026 #DecentWork #SocialJustice

This World Day Against Child Labour, join us in showing the Red Card. 🟥 Together, we can renew our commitment to protecting children’s rights, advancing decent work for adults and building a future free from child labour. 📺https://ow.ly/GLeN50Z5rNn #EndChildLabour

On World Day Against Child Labour, let’s raise the Red Card and accelerate action to end hazardous work and child labour in all its forms. Join the call to #EndChildLabour. 👉 Here’s how: https://ow.ly/cLr150Z5Txe

Week 1 of #ILC2026 in photos. 📸 From discussions and exchanges to moments behind the scenes, here are a few highlights from the first week of the Conference. 👇 Missed a session? Catch up here: https://ow.ly/YKUY50Z7va1

At the International Labour Conference, workers', employers' and government representatives from all around the world are coming together to build a more just and equitable world of work. These two first weeks of June, #ILC2026 is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland. Where are you following from? 🙌

This afternoon’s plenary debates have resumed. Follow them live from #ILC2026 🔴 ILC Live coverage: https://ow.ly/slEj50Z6FKz

At the opening of the 114th International Labour Conference, ILO Director-General Gilbert F Houngbo calls for a human-centred approach to artificial intelligence and #SocialJustice in a time of growing global uncertainty. Read more: https://ow.ly/hvKk50Z6Kp7#SocialJustice#ILC2026

We are a tripartite organization. What does that mean? 🤔 At #ILC2026 governments, employers and workers come together in #Geneva to discuss key issues shaping the world of work. That’s social dialogue in action. 👇

ILO Director-General @‌GilbertFHoungbo opened #ILC2026 by highlighting that a human-centred approach is essential to ensure technological progress advances #DecentWork and #SocialJustice.

Today is the day. #ILC2026 begins in #Geneva. From 1–12 June, governments, workers and employers from around the world come together for the International Labour Conference. What will they discuss? Here are some key issues to watch. 🧵👇

#ILC2026 is almost here. From platform economy to gender equality and social dialogue, the Conference will address key issues shaping the world of work. ILO Director-General Gilbert F Houngbo shares what to expect.

Not playing. Not learning. Working. That is the reality for nearly 138 million children. Join the challenge and show the red card. #EndChildLabour ✋🟥

The report of the ILO Director-General Gilbert F Houngbo to #ILC2026 underscores that a human-centred approach is essential to ensure that technological progress advances #DecentWork and #SocialJustice. Read more: https://ow.ly/WYxf50Z3bRS

Progress has been made on gender equality in the world of work. Yet gains remain modest and uneven across countries and regions. At the 114th International Labour Conference, the discussion will take stock of progress and barriers and examine what is needed to accelerate structural change. #ILC2026

What is social dialogue, and why does it matter? In a changing world of work, it can help governments, employers and workers shape solutions together. At #ILC2026, the discussion will focus on making it more effective and impactful.

Accelerated action on gender equality is needed to achieve a sustainable economy for the well-being of all. Follow #ILC2026 for more about the discussion on gender equality in the world of work.

Many people today use digital platforms on a daily basis — whether for booking transport, ordering food, accessing services like domestic work, or online tutoring. At #ILC2026, the standard-setting discussion on decent work in the platform economy will continue. Stay tuned! 📲

#ILC2026 is coming. What happens when governments, workers and employers from around the world come together to discuss the future of work? Follow us from 1–12 June: https://ow.ly/khkv50Z33g1

Meet Hawa Ali Mohamed, a mother of five from Baidoa, Somalia 🇸🇴. With support from a market renovation and training project, she strengthened her business skills and now runs her tea stall independently. 🍵🏪 Read Hawa’s story: https://ow.ly/bUGP50Z2ITC

⏳ The countdown to the 114th Session of the International Labour Conference is on. From 1–12 June, governments, employers and workers will meet in Geneva to discuss key issues shaping the world of work. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming. 👀 Follow #ILC2026

The Middle East crisis is increasingly affecting jobs, working conditions & incomes far beyond the region, as higher energy costs, disrupted transport routes, supply chain pressure, weaker tourism & migration constraints weigh on global labour markets. ow.ly/SSIY50Z07j2

People keep learning long after they leave formal education. They build skills at work, in families, in communities and through everyday life. The challenge is that support for that learning is still too fragmented and too uneven. Read more: https://ow.ly/py1s50YUsl4

Decent work must be for all workers, everywhere. Yet almost 58% of workers worldwide are in informal employment. Addressing informality is essential to advancing social justice and #SDG8. 🗨️Read our new blog: https://ow.ly/g0Aa50YXxq2

Green transitions can create new jobs and new opportunities. But better outcomes are not automatic. Skills matter, and so do the wider choices that shape fairness and job quality. Read more: https://ow.ly/kfuU50YUsBb

While AI skills and green tasks are in demand, better jobs are not built on one skill alone. New ILO report shows that rounded skill bundles matter: cognitive, socio-emotional and manual skills often work best in combination. Read more: https://ow.ly/sEzC50YUSTM

Work is changing fast & skill demands are changing with it. People are navigating AI, climate change & demographic shifts all at once. Lifelong learning cannot be treated as optional. It must work for everyone. https://www.ilo.org/resource/news/lifelong-learning-must-become-strategic-policy-priority

Labour rights work 24/7. So you don't have to. #LabourDay #MayDay