The International Labour Organisation’s new report provides insights to support organisations in eliminating all forms of discrimination within the workplace and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. Of critical importance is the need to define and be increasingly aware of an organisation’s D&I values and how this aligns with the values of their workforce.
This report presents the findings from one of the most comprehensive studies on equality, diversity and inclusion conducted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) during a period of immense disruption as the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic was felt worldwide. It contributes new understanding and insights to better support enterprises in creating powerful and comprehensive change in eliminating all forms of discrimination within the workplace and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. It builds on the wealth of existing research showing the critical role of diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the high performance of the workforce, businesses, economies and societies globally.
There is an important role for enterprises, representative business organizations and labour market institutions to act and stimulate progress towards a transformational approach to D&I. As awareness of inequalities continues to be heightened during the pandemic and beyond, and likely to be reinforced by the consequences of climate change and political and economic uncertainty, there is a growing need for enterprises to define and be increasingly aware about their values on D&I, and how this aligns with the values of their workforce.