News
April 2013
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Occupational Safety and Health
Beating the Dust Disease in Thailand
28 April 2013
An estimate of 200,000 workers are at risk of developing pneumoconiosis in Thailand. ILO’s Senior Specialist in Occupational Safety and Health, Dr. Igor Fedotov says, “It would not be an exaggeration to say that millions are at risk around the world” and these cases are often being unreported. With the help of the ILO, however, the Thai Ministry of Health has increased the number of skilled doctors to treat and support workers diagnosed with the lung disease, making Thailand a leader among developing economies.
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work
ILO calls for urgent global action to fight occupational diseases
26 April 2013
According to a new ILO report, prevention is key to tackling the growing number of work-related diseases, which claim an estimated 2 million lives per year.
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Economic crisis
Crisis shockwaves reverberate in European public sector
24 April 2013
The public sector in many European countries has been hit hard by the economic crisis, leading to big cuts in spending, jobs and wages. ILO Senior Economist, Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead, analyses the impact on the public sector, of policy responses to the crisis.
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© Lejia Lombardi, IDB photograph 2024
Bilateral cooperation
ILO, IDB sign agreement to promote more and better jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean
22 April 2013
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Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Ryder warns that prospects for jobs recovery are receding
20 April 2013
In a statement to the IMFC in Washington, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder says international policy response efforts are not matching growing global concern over growth, job creation and poverty reduction.
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Wage trends
Are wages around the world converging?
18 April 2013
As the world’s emerging economies change the dynamics of the global economy, Philippe Egger, Director of the ILO Bureau of Programming and Management, explores the challenges of comparing wages across countries.
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Press release
Media accreditation information for the 102nd ILO International Labour Conference
17 April 2013
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Labour relations
ILO and Fair Work Commission sign MOU on labour dispute resolution
15 April 2013
The ILO and the Australian workplace relations tribunal signed a memorandum of understanding to provide technical assistance in the area of labour dispute resolution.
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Arab Labour Conference
Ryder: Arab region must seize opportunity for reform
15 April 2013
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, highlighted the need for strengthened social dialogue, social protection measures and efforts to tackle youth unemployment in Arab countries, at the opening of the Arab Labour Conference in Algeria.
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Banking crisis
Financial cooperatives: A safe bet in a crisis
12 April 2013
A new ILO book says that financial cooperatives fared better than the big investor-owned banks during the economic crisis.