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June 2016

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    Women at work

    03 June 2016

    Sustainable development will depend on better gender equality. Yet, women continue to face persistent challenges to get decent jobs. ILO is promoting the Women at Work Initiative to reverse the gender jobs gaps and support equal opportunities and a strong balance between work and family life. Guebray Berhane discusses with ILO's Shauna Olney and Laura Addati.

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    A green world of work?

    03 June 2016

    ILO's Pete Forster talks with Kamal Gueye, an ILO Green Jobs Specialist, about the ways in which environmental change is going to transform the world of work and how we can prepare for it.

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    How to tackle labour migration and promote gender equality

    03 June 2016

    Most international migration today is related to seeking employment. The number of female migrant workers is on the rise. Effective labour migration governance requires innovative skills development programs and gender equality for social transformation, says Mildred Oliphant, South Africa's Minister of Labour and President of the 105th session of the International Labour Conference. #ILC2016.

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    Decent work and social justice crucial to achieving Agenda 2030

    02 June 2016

    During an exchange on improving policy coherence for decent work and sustainable development taking place at the 105th International Labour Conference, panelists reaffirm the importance of decent work and social justice as key to achieving the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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    Decent Work and Sustainable Development in Cameroon

    02 June 2016

    A collective UN system response to national priorities focussed on employment and social protection helps advance the goal of social justice through decent work says Najat Rochdi, UN Resident Humanitarian Coordinator/UNDP representative in Cameroon.

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    The future of work: trends, threats and opportunities

    02 June 2016

    The world of work is in the throes of rapid transformation. New technologies and shifting demographics are just a few of the forces driving this change. Martin Murphy explores these trends with the ILO's Lawrence J. Johnson and Nicolas Niemtchinow, as we seek to understand how to guarantee decent work for generations to come.

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    How to keep the world's workers safe

    02 June 2016

    Work-related accidents and illnesses claim more victims each year than armed conflict. The ILO's Kevin Cassidy discusses with Nancy Leppink, Chief of the ILO Labour Administration, Inspection and Occupational Safety and Health Department, to find out how workers, employers and governments can work together to change that.

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    Mali becomes the third African country to ratify the Protocol of 2014 on forced labour

    01 June 2016

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    How to work our way out of poverty?

    01 June 2016

    Is it possible to create enough decent jobs to eradicate poverty by 2030? The ILO's Hans von Rohland discusses with Donato Kiniger-Passigli, ILO Fragile States Coordinator and Matthew Ripley, from the ILO Small-Medium Enterprises department.

May 2016

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    Better work in the garment industry

    31 May 2016

    In a discussion recorded live from the 105th International Labour Conference, the ILO's Sophy Fisher talks with Dan Rees, Director of the Better Work Programme and Connor Boyle, Global Operations, Better Work about what can be done to improve working conditions and bring decent work to the garment industry.