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March 2012
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News
Eastern Europe and Central Asia should transition toward sustainable development now or pay more in the future, says UN report
23 March 2012
Eastern Europe and Central Asia need to remove fossil fuel subsidies, invest in ‘green’ jobs, and establish social protection floors to ensure a sustainable future. These were some of the findings from a new UN report “From Transition to Transformation”, launched in Istanbul, Turkey at the first Global Human Development Forum.
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News
Beirut consultation highlights the need for youth voices in policy-making
23 March 2012
Ahead of the Youth Employment Forum, the ILO is holding consultation events in more than 40 countries around the world to hear young people’s views on the alarming employment situation. The meeting in Beirut underlined the different angles of youth employment in the Arab states.
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News
ISSA and ILO sign “historic” co-operation agreement on social security
22 March 2012
The International Social Security Association and the ILO have forged a new link aimed at promoting extension of social security to the 80 percent of the world's people who lack coverage.
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News
Lusaka kicks off ILO’s youth consultation
15 March 2012
The Zambian capital hosted the first of the 45 national events planned for consulting young women and men on local youth employment issues.
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News
Nominations close for top ILO post
12 March 2012
Nine candidatures were submitted for election to the post of Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), as nominations to the ILO top job officially closed on 9 March 2012.
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News
ILO launches a video contest on Decent Work for Youth
08 March 2012
Are you between the ages of 18 and 29 years? Struggling to find a job or working under poor conditions? Want things to change? Make a video expressing your views and get a chance to present it at the Youth Employment Forum in Geneva.
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Statement
Message by Juan Somavia Director-General of the ILO on the occasion of International Women’s Day
06 March 2012
International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8th March of each year. This year’s event focuses on recognizing the important contribution of rural women across the world to the well-being of their families and communities and in sustaining societies and economies.
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News
ILO holds global consultation of young people on youth jobs crisis
02 March 2012
The ILO is holding events in 46 countries around the world throughout March and April to hear young people’s views on the alarming youth employment situation.
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Article
Ukraine adopts the National Tripartite Cooperation Strategy on HIV and AIDS in the World of Work
01 March 2012
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Video
ILO, Panel on Human Rights Mainstreaming, 19th Session Human Rights Council
01 March 2012
Ms. Constance Thomas, Director, International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour, International Labour Organization (ILO) (panellist) High-level panel discussion focusing on human rights mainstreaming in the area of development as well as on cooperation in human rights mainstreaming at the national level.