All ILO Newsroom content
September 2012
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News
Pakistani factory fire highlights lack of workplace safety measures, says ILO
12 September 2012
More needs to be done to protect workers’ safety and health, the ILO says, as Pakistan mourns the deaths of hundreds of workers in a garment factory fire in Karachi.
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Social dialogue
Weakening collective bargaining hurts recovery
12 September 2012
Some governments unilaterally reformed collective bargaining arrangements at the height of the economic crisis. Reversing those decisions and providing policy support for collective bargaining would be key to recovery, according to the ILO.
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Youth Conference
ILO calls for urgent investment in youth work opportunities
11 September 2012
The head of the ILO’s Employment sector outlines the ILO’s vision for investment in young people in order to tackle the world-wide youth unemployment crisis.
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Statement
What Does the World of Work for 1.2 billion Youth Look Like?
11 September 2012
A Vision for the Future Grounded in Today’s Realities and Research Keynote Address by Jose M. Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Director for Employment, ILO Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference, 2012
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Analysis
Are we getting too old to afford social security?
10 September 2012
With people living longer, more and more questions are being raised on the possible effects of the ageing of the population on labour markets and social security systems.
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Convention N° 189
Landmark treaty for domestic workers to come into force
05 September 2012
The ILO’s Convention on Domestic Workers has now been ratified by two countries, meaning it will come into effect in a year’s time. The Convention extends basic labour rights to tens of millions of domestic workers worldwide.
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From the Philippines
Labour rights recognized for Filipino domestic workers
05 September 2012
The Philippines' ratification of ILO Convention 189 officially extends basic labour rights to domestic workers and will bring the convention into force within the year. But what does passing this landmark legislation actually change in the life of a maid working in the Philippines?
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News
Youth suicide underlines ILO call for action on jobs in the occupied Palestinian territory
05 September 2012
The recent suicide of a young jobseeker in Gaza City has highlighted the serious concerns raised by the International Labour Organization (ILO) about the precarious situation of workers in Gaza and the West Bank.
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Global Employment Outlook
Youth unemployment getting even worse
04 September 2012
An ILO paper shows that the impact of the euro crisis is spreading as far afield as East Asia and Latin America, worsening the situation for many young jobseekers.
August 2012
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Sustainable development
Monitoring Climate Change in the Philippines
31 August 2012
In the southern Philippines, the lives of farmers and the weather have always been intimately connected. But now, the effects of climate change are making farmers’ livelihoods even more vulnerable. By monitoring severe weather, a project implemented by the International Labour Organization is helping protect farmers from the worst effects of climate change, and insuring those most at risk.