Judge orders Meta to pay New Mexico $25B over privacy deception
New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion after jury found it misled users about data privacy; state AG calls it among largest state verdicts.

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New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion after jury found it misled users about data privacy; state AG calls it among largest state verdicts.
ILO-backed campaign enrolls over 5,000 people in state health insurance, aiming to reduce medical costs that push children into labour.
Workverse, a VR learning initiative supported by the ILO, was showcased at Uganda's first national youth opportunity conference to help build job skills.
The 19th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour, hosted by the Philippines on 14–15 October 2026, will focus on protecting migrant workers through regular and safe pathways, including online recruitment risks.
The EU–ILO Youth Employment Expert Network is holding national events in Rwanda, Malawi and the Philippines between October and November 2026 to inform employment policies.
ILO's An Ka Baara project in Mali offers free phone-based farm advice; over 380,000 people have used the service, with 3 million listens.
ILO says renewed work of Ukraine's National Tripartite Social and Economic Council can help shape labour reforms, recovery and EU accession talks.