Video interviews
August 2010
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A Rights-based Approach to Social Protection
20 August 2010
ILO TV interviews Margaret Wilson, Professor of Law and Public Policy, University of Waikato and former Minister of Labour in New Zealand. Ms Wilson is member of a global panel to promote social protection, which met for the first time on 11 and 12 of August in Geneva at the ILO.
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Social Protection in Europe
20 August 2010
ILO TV interviews Martin Hirsch, former High Commissioner for Active Solidarities against Poverty and for Young People of France and former head of Emmaüs. Mr Hirsch is member of a global panel to promote social protection, which met for the first time on 11 and 12 of August in Geneva at the ILO. (in French)
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Social Protection in India
20 August 2010
ILO TV interviews Sudha Pillai, Secretary of the Planning Commission of India and former Secretary of Labour and Employment. Ms Pillai is member of a global panel to promote social protection, which met for the first time on 11 and 12 of August in Geneva at the ILO.
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Empowering People Through Social Protection
20 August 2010
ILO TV interviews Aurélio Fernández Lopes, Chair of the European Union Social Protection Committee. Mr Fernández Lopes is member of a global panel to promote social protection, which met for the first time on 11 and 12 of August in Geneva at the ILO.
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Social Protection Floor For All: An Interview with Her Excellency, Michelle Bachelet
13 August 2010
Recognizing the importance of ensuring social protection for all, the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (UNCEB) adopted, in April 2009,the Social Protection Floor initiative, as one of the nine UN joint initiatives to cope with the effects of the economic crisis. This initiative is co-led by the International Labour Office and the World Health Organization. ILO TV interviews Her Excellency, Ms Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile and chairperson of the initiative's Social Protection Floor Advisory Group, which met for the first time August 11 and 12 at the ILO in Geneva.
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Highest Youth Unemployment Ever: An Interview with ILO Economist Sara Elder
12 August 2010
In 2009 global youth unemployment reached its highest level on record, and is expected to increase through 2010, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a new report issued to coincide with the launch of the UN International Youth Year on 12 August. ILO TV interviews the report's author, ILO economist Sara Elder.
July 2010
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Mixed Picture of Working Conditions in the Remote Work Industry
12 July 2010
A new book by the International Labour Organization looks at "remote work," the offshoring and outsourcing of business services from developed to developing countries using information and communications technologies. According to Jon Messenger, Senior Researcher with the Conditions of Work and Employment Programme of the ILO and co-editor of the study with Naj Ghosheh, “A lot has been written about this phenomenon and its implications for economic growth and employment. However, very little is known about the working conditions in this rapidly growing industry worth an approximate US$ 90 billion".
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Protecting Domestic Workers: An Interview with Creuza Oliveira (in Portuguese)
08 July 2010
ILO TV interviews Creuza Oliveira, President of the Brazilian National Federation of Domestic Workers about the need to protect the working rights of domestic workers globally and in Brazil. Delegates will vote on a new international labour standard for domestic workers at the 100th International Labour Conference in June 2011.
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Occupational Health for Health Workers: An Interview with Julia Lear
06 July 2010
ILO TV interviews Julia Lear, Health Services Specialist in the ILO's Sectoral Activities Department about a joint ILO and WHO tripartite experts meeting on HIV, TB and other occupational health issues for health workers.
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HIV/AIDS and Health Care Workers: An Interview with Anna Torriente
05 July 2010
ILO TV interviews ILOAIDS Senior Legal Officer Anna Torriente about health care workplaces and HIV/AIDS in light of a new international labour standard on HIV/AIDS in the world of work. The ILO and WHO are to hold a joint tripartite experts meeting on HIV, TB & other occupational health for health workers, which will include a discussion on the ILO labour standard.