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February 2008
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Article
Executive summary: In Defence of Labour Market Institutions: Cultivating justice in the developing world
28 February 2008
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Video
A global alliance against forced labour gains momentum
27 February 2008
Roger Plant, Head of the ILO's Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour; Brent Wilton, Deputy Secretary-General of the International Organization of Employers; and Neil Kearney, General Secretary of the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation speak at a press conference during the Vienna Forum Against Human Trafficking, showing strong support for a global alliance to abolish forced labour by 2015.
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Video
Introducing the Toolkit for Mainstreaming Employment and Decent Work
27 February 2008
What is the UN system doing to realize the goals of full and productive employment and decent work for all? ILO TV introduces the Toolkit, an innovative process to support agencies, national constituents and other development partners to work more effectively together to promote more and better jobs.
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Statement
Remarks of ILO Director-General Juan Somavia: 35th Session of the Arab Labour Conference
26 February 2008
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, 23 February 2008
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News
ILO Director-General calls for moving the decent work agenda forward in the Arab region
26 February 2008
Addressing the 35th Session of the Arab Labour Conference in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, ILO Director-General Juan Somavia underscored the need to ensure that the benefits of economic growth are translated into social justice for the people of the Arab region.
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Statement
Statement of ILO Director-General Juan Somavia : Investing in Green Growth and Decent Work
20 February 2008
10th Special Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum - UN Environment Program (UNEP), Monaco, 20 February 2008.
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News
ILO welcomes new momentum for global alliance against forced labour involving employers and workers
20 February 2008
A recent international forum against human trafficking has generated new momentum for a global alliance aimed at abolishing forced labour in the next decade, with strong support from employer and labour representatives, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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News
ILO Director-General addresses UNEP Meeting on globalization and climate change
20 February 2008
ILO Director-General Juan Somavia highlighted the potential for the creation of environmentally friendly green jobs in a panel discussion and press conference at the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum organized by the United Nations Environment Programme.
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News
IFC and ILO team up to support Jordanian clothing exports through improved labour standards
07 February 2008
Jordanian Minister of Labour announces the Better Work Jordan project
January 2008
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Article
ILO, UN deliver as one in Albania: A package for social and economic progress
18 January 2008
With only 21 per cent of the purchasing power of the average European Union (EU) citizen, Albania has the lowest per capita income in Europe (European Statistics Office - Eurostat) and faces a long transition to a market economy. Last October, the United Nations (UN) system with the ILO as a key player launched the “Delivering as One” UN programme in Albania, in a concerted effort to support European integration and socioeconomic development. ILO Online reports from the Albanian capital Tirana.