News
December 2012
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News
ILO, European Commission, OHCHR, UNWOMEN and KSBSI sign agreement on global action programme on migrant domestic workers
18 December 2012
The European Commission and the ILO in partnership with OHCHR, UNWOMEN and the Indonesian Trade Union KSBSI signed an agreement on implementing a “Global Action programme on migrant domestic workers and their families”. The implementation of this three-year programme, with € 3.5 million EU funding, will start on 1 February 2013.
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Migrant workers
US$2.5 million to improve labour migration governance in the Middle East
17 December 2012
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation funds ILO initiative to improve working conditions for migrants in the Middle East.
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Global Wage Report 2012/2013
Is it the end of a low-wage production model in China?
14 December 2012
China’s long-held position as a country of cheap goods based on low-wage labour looks set to change, with wages rising sharply across the board, according to the latest ILO Global Wage Report.
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Moscow, 11–12 December
Moscow Conference highlights convergence of countries’ policies and the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda
12 December 2012
ILO-Russia Decent Work conference ends with agreement on the need for more quality jobs as a basis for economic growth.
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Skills
Wanted: Local workers for the oil and gas industry
12 December 2012
The oil and gas industry is facing increasing shortages of skilled workers. This could be an opportunity for oil- and gas-producing countries to boost the involvement of their local workforce.
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Press release
Moscow Decent Work conference opens with calls for growth and jobs
11 December 2012
Collective international action is needed for economic recovery, says ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, at a landmark ILO-Russia Decent Work conference.
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Global Employment Trends for Women 2012
Reversal of gains in women's employment
11 December 2012
Women are still more likely to be unemployed than men around the world. That's one of the conclusions of the ILO's Global Employment Trends for Women 2012. And the report also found that, while the numbers vary from region to region, the steady progress being made by women in the workplace slowed, stopped or reversed as a result of the global economic crisis.
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Partnership agreements
ILO, Russian Federation sign key agreements
11 December 2012
The ILO and the Russian Federation have launched a new and strategic era of cooperation with the signing of three key agreements.
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Global Employment Trends for Women 2012
Labour market gender gap: Two steps forward, one step back
11 December 2012
The gender gap in global labour markets showed some convergence in the earlier part of the last decade but increased after the crisis erupted in 2007, according to an ILO report produced in collaboration with UN Women. The picture varies considerably among regions.
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Global Wage Report 2012/13
Economic crisis leads to huge changes in working practices
10 December 2012
Large numbers of employees are getting lower wages because they are working fewer hours and doing less overtime. Many are also ‘work sharing’ - in order to avoid being laid off.