All ILO Newsroom content
September 2016
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News
ILO launches new fair migration project for the Middle East
07 September 2016
The project will promote fair migration and address forced labour and trafficking, focusing on the domestic and construction work sectors.
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The Future of Work
The Future of Work Centenary Initiative
06 September 2016
The world of work is undergoing a major process of change. In order to understand and to respond effectively to these new challenges the International Labour Organization has launched a "Future of Work initiative" in order to be able to advance its mandate for social justice. The unit in charge of the Future of Work initiative seeks to involve the ILO's tripartite constituency fully and universally, but also to reach beyond them to the academic world and to all other relevant and interested actors. (Closed Captions available) Learn more at: www.ilo.org/futureofwork
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Social protection
Universal social protection is achievable and critical to implementing the new UN development agenda
06 September 2016
Speech by the ILO's Director-General, Guy Ryder at the ILO-China-ASEAN High-level Seminar to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals on Universal Social Protection through South-South and Triangular Cooperation in Beijing, China.
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G20 Summit
ILO head calls for setting the global economy on a faster and more inclusive development trajectory
05 September 2016
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G20 Summit
ILO Director-General welcomes G20 leaders’ commitment to tackle inequality and jobs deficits
05 September 2016
Speaking at the G20 Summit Guy Ryder has urged leaders to accelerate inclusive development to respond to growing employment and equality challenges.
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World Employment and Social Outlook for Youth 2016
Youth employment: Working poverty and the gender gap
01 September 2016
Work prospects for many young people still keep them in poverty, and if you are a young woman your chances of finding a quality job are even less likely. Authors of the ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook “Trends for Youth” report, Santo Milasi and Sheena Yoon explain. (Closed Captions available)
August 2016
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Labour Migration
ILO: Time to improve governance in labour migration in Latin America and the Caribbean
30 August 2016
The number of migrant workers is rising quickly. There are migratory corridors in this region where informal and unprotected people circulate. It is urgent to tackle the labour dimension of migration, says the ILO’s Regional Director.
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Our impact, their voices
What can businesses do to help end modern slavery?
29 August 2016
Linda Kromjong, Secretary-General of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), explains why the IOE is fully committed to eradicating forced labour in all its forms and what businesses can do to help.
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World Water Week
Speech of the ILO Director-General at the Water and Jobs Seminar
28 August 2016
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World Employment and Social Outlook for Youth 2016
Report in short: Youth employment in 2016
25 August 2016
With youth unemployment again on the rise, authors of the ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook “Trends for Youth” report, Steven Tobin and Stefan Kuehn look at how young people are doing in the world of work and what their prospects are for the future.