News
October 2015
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ECLAC-ILO report
Economic Deceleration Affects the Region’s Labor Market in 2015 and Unemployment Will Rise to 6.6%
27 October 2015
ECLAC-ILO calls for implementing productive development policies that foster the creation of more and better jobs.
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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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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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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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50 for freedom campaign
Stars sign up to end modern slavery
20 October 2015
Robin Wright, David Oyelowo and Wagner Moura give voice to victims of modern slavery, as the International Labour Organization launches its 50 for Freedom campaign.
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Press release
ILO to launch global campaign to end modern slavery
19 October 2015
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© P. Kovarik/AFP 2024
Industrial relations
Collective bargaining coverage down as a result of the global financial crisis
19 October 2015
New research from the ILO quantifies changes to the coverage of global collective bargaining after 2008. While some countries have experienced increased coverage, most have seen declines.
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G7 Meeting of Employment and Development Ministers
ILO welcomes G7 steps to foster fair production in global supply chains
13 October 2015
Work related accidents and disease cost the world up to 4 per cent of GDP. The G7 moves forward in addressing the root causes in global supply chains.
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Press release
Addressing the youth employment crisis needs urgent global action
13 October 2015
In the coming decades, global growth will depend on today’s young people. Combatting the persistent youth employment crisis requires a global effort and proactive action.
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© AFP 2024
Press release
ILO Director-General welcomes Nobel Peace Prize for Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet
09 October 2015
The Nobel Peace Prize 2015 was awarded to National Dialogue Quartet "for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011". Read the ILO's reaction.