All ILO Newsroom content
August 2012
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Video News Release
Taking Decent Work on Board
21 August 2012
When the ILO adopted the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) in February 2006, Director-General Juan Somavia called it "making labour history" for seafarers around the world.The MLC, 2006, will come into force 12 months after ratification by 30 ILO member States, representing a total share of at least 33 percent of the world's gross tonnage (gt) of ships. The Convention promotes a strong enforcement regime to ensure that labour standards are enforced as effectively as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) conventions on ship safety, security and environmental protection (SOLAS/MARPOL) by both flag and port States.
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Labour standards
Milestone ratifications of seafarers’ labour rights charter
20 August 2012
The ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention has now been ratified by 30 countries, meaning it will go into effect in a year’s time. The charter sets out the labour rights of the world’s 1.2 million seafarers.
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News
Spain to gain from growth in green jobs
17 August 2012
An ILO-sponsored report shows that the green economy can help Spain beat the jobs crisis. The challenge is putting in place the right types of policies.
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Article
Time for Arabs to live up to their call for social justice by protecting vulnerable workers
15 August 2012
Which Arab country will be the first to ratify the Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers?
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Article
Is temp a trap?
14 August 2012
ILO News looks at young people trapped in temporary jobs with few prospects of moving to full-time employment. Ekkehard Ernst, Chief of the ILO’s Employment Trends Unit, says governments can help improve the situation.
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Statement
ILO Director-General's message on the occasion of International Youth Day 2012
12 August 2012
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News
Wage cuts may hurt growth
10 August 2012
Cutting wages tends to increase competitiveness but can also hurt economic growth as it decreases domestic consumption, the International Labour Organization has warned.
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Video
ILO @ Google+ Hangout on youth employment
10 August 2012
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Video
Asia Pacific YouthNet Talk show for International Youth Day 2012
10 August 2012
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Video News Release
To be young and profitable in Peru
10 August 2012
There are nearly 450,000 young people without jobs in Peru. They represent more than two thirds of the country's unemployed and of the 5 million young people who do have work, many are in "precarious" conditions, without social benefits or job security. So instead of looking for a job, many young Peruvians prefer to looking toward themselves and starting their own businesses.