Nearly 300 International Labour Organization employees and retirees protested inside the organisation's Geneva headquarters yesterday, in an unprecedented move against job cuts
86 occupied posts will be scrapped before the end of 2027, with a further 180 vacant positions axed.
The United States has not paid its dues since 2024, totalling nearly CHF 260 million in arrears.
Switzerland's mission to the international organisations says it is "very preoccupied" by the financial situation, and is pressing the ILO to commit in writing to keeping its headquarters in Geneva for another ten years.
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Retiree vote getting closer
Maximum working hours for nurses
EU nationals could be charged to settle in Switzerland
Avalanche risk concerns heading into winter
Swissgrid say electricity infrastructure needs an overhaul
