All ILO Newsroom content
October 2015
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ILO Global Business and Disability Network
Bringing business together to promote disability in the workplace
28 October 2015
Recruiting people with disabilities into the workplace and retaining those who become disabled while employed is good for business and good for employees. The ILO Global Business and Disability Network supports companies to promote good practices and create more inclusive workplaces. (Closed Captions available)
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Business and persons with disabilities
11 major companies to promote inclusion of persons with disabilities in the workplace
28 October 2015
The new Global Business and Disability Network Charter is a global tool for businesses to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the world of work
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Fundamental principles and rights at work
Boosting Workplace Compliance through Social Dialogue
27 October 2015
Compliance goes beyond simply implementing the law at the workplace, yet this is a concept that often fails to trickle down the supply chain. Youcef Ghellab, Head of the ILO’s Social Dialogue and Tripartism Unit, explains what can be done to move this key issue forward.
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International Forum on Tripartism
Speech by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder to the International Forum on Tripartism
26 October 2015
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Article
Emerging Insight: Position carefully to complement, not compete
23 October 2015
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Women, work and the Sustainable Development Goals
The future of work depends on the future of women at work
21 October 2015
Shauna Olney, Chief of the ILO’s Gender, Equality and Diversity Branch, explains why achieving gender equality is crucial for the world of work.
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50 For Freedom campaign
David Oyelowo gives voice to victim trapped in modern slavery
20 October 2015
As part of the global launch of the International Labour Organization’s 50 for Freedom campaign against modern slavery, Selma actor, David Oyelowo, voices the real-life story of a man tricked and trapped into slavery. Oyelowo is one of several Hollywood artists who are supporting the campaign, led by the ILO, which launches on 20 October.
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50 For Freedom campaign
Wagner Moura tells the real-life story of a modern-day slave
20 October 2015
The International Labour Organization's Goodwill Ambassador, actor, Wagner Moura, voices the real-life story of a victim of forced labour, in support of the 50 for Freedom campaign against modern slavery. The campaign aims to persuade governments to ratify a new international treaty - the Forced Labour Protocol - which is designed to eliminate contemporary forms of slavery for good.
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Forced labour
ILO 50 for Freedom Campaign Kicks Off
20 October 2015
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a new global campaign to end modern slavery, in partnership with the International Organization of Employers (IOE) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). The 50 for Freedom campaign aims to mobilize public support and influence in at least 50 countries to ratify the ILO’s Forced Labour Protocol by 2018. Sign up to support the campaign at 50forfreedom.org/ and share your tweets with #50ff.
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World Statistics Day
Statistics: Illuminating the path to sustainable decent work and development
20 October 2015
Statement by Director-General Guy Ryder on the occasion of World Statistics Day 2015.