Videos

  1. 98th International Labour Conference

    ILO Director-General Juan Somavia's closing remarks to the Global Jobs Summit notes the consistent themes running through all the speeches of visiting Heads of State and Governments

    17 June 2009

  2. 98th International Labour Conference

    Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh addresses the ILO Summit on Global Jobs Crisis

    17 June 2009

  3. Video

    Panel discussion: Rights at work, social dialogue and enterprise survival in times of crisis

    16 June 2009

  4. 98th International Labour Conference

    The Honourable Mr. Bruce Golding, Prime Minister, Jamaica, addressing the ILO Summit on Global jobs crisis (in English)

    16 June 2009

    Presidents and delegates gathered in Geneva during the International Labour Conference to discuss the global jobs crisis at the largest global gathering of leaders from the world of work. Heads of State and Government called on the ILO to examine and participate in discussions to find a solution to the jobs crisis.

  5. 98th International Labour Conference

    Mr. Tertius Zongo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, addressing the ILO Summit on Global jobs crisis (in French)

    16 June 2009

    Presidents and delegates gathered in Geneva during the International Labour Conference to discuss the global jobs crisis at the largest global gathering of leaders from the world of work. Heads of State and Government called on the ILO to examine and participate in discussions to find a solution to the jobs crisis.

  6. Video

    Vice-presidential Panel: Managing the national jobs agenda in times of crisis

    16 June 2009

  7. Video

    Panel discussion: Coordination, development cooperation and the global jobs crisis

    16 June 2009

  8. Video

    Panel discussion: “Global and regional coordination to address the jobs crisis”

    15 June 2009

  9. 98th International Labour Conference

    Mr. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, President of the Togolese Republic, addressing the ILO Summit on Global jobs crisis (in French)

    15 June 2009

    Presidents and delegates gathered in Geneva during the International Labour Conference to discuss the global jobs crisis at the largest global gathering of leaders from the world of work. Heads of State and Government called on the ILO to examine and participate in discussions to find a solution to the jobs crisis.

  10. 98th International Labour Conference

    Ms. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President of the Argentine Republic addressing the ILO Summit on Global jobs crisis (in Spanish)

    15 June 2009

    Recalling her previous visit to the International Labour Conference, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner emphasized the key role of work for economic recovery.

  11. 98th International Labour Conference

    President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, addressing the ILO Summit on Global jobs crisis (in French)

    15 June 2009

    President Nicolas Sarkozy of France says that it would be suicidal to think that the current crisis is parenthetical and that everything could go back to the way it was before the crisis.

  12. 98th International Labour Conference

    Announcing an historic agreement to improve labor relations in his country's sugar cane sector, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for new alternatives to solve the global economic crisis (in Portuguese)

    15 June 2009

    Presidents and delegates gathered in Geneva during the International Labour Conference to discuss the global jobs crisis at the largest global gathering of leaders from the world of work. Heads of State and Government called on the ILO to examine and participate in discussions to find a solution to the jobs crisis.

  13. 98th International Labour Conference

    Mr. Armando Guebuza, President of the Republic of Mozambique addressing the ILO Summit on Global jobs crisis (in Portuguese)

    15 June 2009

    Presidents and delegates gathered in Geneva during the International Labour Conference to discuss the global jobs crisis at the largest global gathering of leaders from the world of work. Heads of State and Government called on the ILO to examine and participate in discussions to find a solution to the jobs crisis.

  14. 98th International Labour Conference

    Calling the current economic challenges an "eye opener", President Tarja Halonen of Finland highlights the need for green recovery strategies (in English)

    15 June 2009

    Presidents and delegates gathered in Geneva during the International Labour Conference to discuss the global jobs crisis at the largest global gathering of leaders from the world of work. Heads of State and Government called on the ILO to examine and participate in discussions to find a solution to the jobs crisis.

  15. 98th International Labour Conference

    Address by President Lech Kaczyński of Poland to the ILO Summit on Global jobs crisis - 15 June 2009 (Video file in Polish)

    15 June 2009

  16. Interviews

    Delegate Dialogues: Committee on Gender Equality

    12 June 2009

    The Conference Committee on Gender Equality held a discussion on placing gender equality at the heart of decent work. Delegates share their perspectives on the work carried out.

  17. Interviews

    Delegate Dialogues: Committee on HIV/AIDS

    12 June 2009

    The Conference Committee on HIV/AIDS held a first discussion on a new international labour standard on HIV/AIDS reaffirming the importance of the workplace as an entry point for prevention and treatment. Delegates share their perspectives on the work of the Committee.

  18. Interviews

    Delegate Dialogues: Committee of the Whole on Crisis Responses

    12 June 2009

    A special Committee of the Whole on Crisis Responses was convened by the Conference to examine in detail the elements of a global response to the jobs crisis. Delegates share their perspectives on the work of the Committee.

  19. World Day Against Child Labour

    World Day Against Child Labour 2009 in Geneva

    12 June 2009

    On Friday 12 June 2009, the ILO commemorated the World Day Against Child Labour with a an event organized jointly with the City of Geneva and the Geneva-based community organization "Le Respect" on the Place des Nations with the ILO Director-General Juan Somavia and US Senator Tom Harkin. This year’s World Day also marks the tenth anniversary of the adoption of ILO Convention No. 182 on the elimination of the worst forms of child labour.

  20. World Day Against Child Labour

    Girls in Child Labour Top 100 Million

    10 June 2009

    ILO expert Frank Hageman presents a new ILO report that despite recent progress in eliminating child labour which affects 218 million children globally, girls make up an estimated 100 million and more than half of them are under the age of 12. The report cites evidence that as a result of the economic crisis, more girls are kept out of school than boys with the result that they may enter the workforce at an early age.