News
February 2013
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ILO report
ILO: Tougher measures needed to curb forced labour
08 February 2013
According to an ILO report, the need to deter would-be perpetrators is widely recognized, but more effort is needed to identify cases of forced labour and to prevent the crime.
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Press release
ILO Director-General discusses development agenda with UN Secretary-General
07 February 2013
ILO Director-General Guy Ryder met UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his senior staff to discuss the role of the Decent Work Agenda in the post-2015 development framework.
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Joint Report
ILO and UNDP “Rethink Economic Growth” for Arab social justice
05 February 2013
Lessons learnt from the Arab uprisings: Time for a new development model
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News
ILO at European Employment Committee meeting with social partners on wage developments
05 February 2013
The European Employment Committee (EMCO) organized on 1 February 2013 an extra-ordinary meeting with EU- and national social partners on wages developments. The EMCO chair invited the ILO to contribute to the discussion.
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Global Employment Trends 2013
Skills mismatches hurt job creation prospects
04 February 2013
The crisis has forced millions of workers to seek new jobs but their skills are often not those that employers are seeking, and this skills mismatch is driving up unemployment levels.
January 2013
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Media advisory
ILO and UNDP to publish "Rethinking Economic Growth: Towards Productive and Inclusive Arab Societies"
31 January 2013
The International Labour Organization and the United Nations Development Programme to launch landmark report tackling the causes and consequences of the Arab Spring.
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Official visit
ILO head in Latin America: More, but also better jobs are needed
30 January 2013
Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, highlighted the need to turn informal employment into decent jobs in the formal sector. He spoke during a Latin America visit that took him to Buenos Aires and Lima.
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News
ILO-IMF Tripartite Consultation on Job-Rich and Incusive Growth in the Dominican Republic
30 January 2013
The ILO and the IMF organized a tripartite Consultation to help foster social dialogue on inclusive and job-rich growth in the Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo, DR, January 30, 2013.
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Development
Employment in Africa: Think agriculture!
29 January 2013
Why agriculture should be Africa’s top priority.
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Davos
Jobs crisis is far from over, warns ILO chief
25 January 2013
Speaking at the World Economic Summit in Davos, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, said that the dire jobs situation shows the crisis is far from over.