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May 2016
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105th International Labour Conference
It's here: The 105th International Labour Conference
26 May 2016
The 105th International Labour Conference gets underway in Geneva, Switzerland from 30 May - 12 June. This year's session brings together over 4,000 delegates from around the globe to discuss the most pressing issues facing the world of work today. Youth employment, global supply chains and decent work in fragile states will all be high on the agenda.
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Future of Work
Bernard Thibault outlines his vision for the ILO
25 May 2016
Bernard Thibault, member of the Workers’ Group on the ILO Governing Body, discusses the main ideas upheld in his book, La troisième guerre mondiale est sociale (The Third World War Is Social), published in April 2016.
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Video
Step out of the shadow! – EMPLOYMENT INJURY BENEFITS
25 May 2016
Cartoons about the informal economy(Kyrgyzstan)
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Syrian Refugee Crisis
ILO Director-General Guy Ryder visits Harran District in Turkey’s southeastern Sanliurfa province
25 May 2016
International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General Guy Ryder visits Harran District in Turkey’s southeastern Sanliurfa province and meets with Syrian refugees in the camp to hear some of their needs and concerns.
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105th International Labour Conference
Upping the quality of employment in global supply chains
25 May 2016
Alette Van Leur, Director of the Sectoral Policies Department at the ILO, introduces the work of the 'Committee on decent work in global supply chains' and the challenges and opportunities it faces heading into the 105th International Labour Conference. (Closed Captions available)
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105th International Labour Conference
Crisis response through jobs and employment
25 May 2016
Donato Kiniger-Passigli, Coordinator of the ILO’s Fragile States and Disaster Response Group introduces the work of the 'Committee on employment and decent work for the transition to peace' and the challenges and opportunities it faces heading into the 105th International Labour Conference. (Closed Captions available)
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105th International Labour Conference
What more can be done to achieve social justice?
25 May 2016
Marva Corley-Coulibaly, Chief of the Globalization, Competitiveness and Labour Standards Unit of the ILO's Research Department, introduces the work of the 'Committee for the Social Justice Declaration' and the challenges and opportunities it faces heading into the 105th International Labour Conference. (Closed Captions available)
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Skills
Why demand-driven apprenticeships make sense in increasing the employment prospects of young people and in closing skills gaps
24 May 2016
Participating in apprenticeships is but one of many ways employers can acquire and develop the skills they need, while improving the employability of the younger generation. In this article, Michael Axmann, ILO Senior Skills Specialist, provides the Global Skills for Employment Knowledge Sharing Platform an overview of his experience in implementing the ILO’s quality apprenticeship programme and how it opens up pathways to skilled employment.
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Article
Emerging Insight: How to customize for small businesses
24 May 2016
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105th International Labour Conference
Labour standards in action: Migration under the lens
23 May 2016
Corinne Vargha, Director of the International Labour Standards Department at the ILO, introduces the work of the 'Committee on the Application of Standards' and the challenges and opportunities it faces heading into the 105th International Labour Conference. (Closed captions available)