News

May 2012

  1. News

    Defeat jobs crisis, “improve economy”: Voices from the Youth Employment Forum

    24 May 2012

    Young people from around the world are discussing ways to promote youth employment and entrepreneurship in the face of a global jobs crisis that affects 75 million youth. Over 100 young men and women are taking part in the Youth Employment Forum at the ILO in Geneva, sharing their experiences and points of view. These are some of their voices:

  2. News

    Youth from around the world gather at the ILO to tackle job crisis

    23 May 2012

    The ILO Youth Employment Forum got under way with young people from around the world discussing the promotion of decent jobs in the face of a dramatic global jobs crisis that disproportionately affects them.

  3. Press release

    ILO head warns of growing disconnect between people and politics

    23 May 2012

    ILO head, Juan Somavia, warned of “a growing disconnect between people and politics, people and government”. These remarks were part of his address to young men and women who were attending the Opening of the Youth Employment Forum in Geneva.

  4. Press release

    ILO and IMF support discussion of a new strategy for employment, decent work and development in Zambia

    23 May 2012

    Zambian authorities, trade unions and employers agreed to work together and with the ILO and the IMF to promote employment by creating inclusive growth, at a two day-meeting that ended in Lusaka on 22 May.

  5. Video coverage

    Youth Employment Forum Kicks Off: "We need action!"

    23 May 2012

    The ILO inaugurated the Youth Employment Forum which brought together more than 100 young people from around the world for a wide-ranging discussion on how to best tackle the youth employment crisis. Watch the video highlights of the first day.

  6. Video News Release

    The Drive to Reduce Drop Outs - ILO TV reports from the Netherlands

    22 May 2012

  7. News

    Aung San Suu Kyi to address the ILO’s International Labour Conference

    22 May 2012

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) has announced that Ms Aung San Suu Kyi - Chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar - will attend the 101st International Labour Conference.

  8. News

    Temporary, part-time jobs: a trap for youth?

    22 May 2012

    The use of temporary contracts for young workers has nearly doubled since the onset of the economic crisis, said the ILO in its Global Employment Trends for Youth 2012 report.

  9. Video message

    Global Employment Trends for Youth Report 2012: video highlights of the press conference

    21 May 2012

    José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Director of the ILO Employment Sector, warns that the situation that young people face in the labour market has not improved and it is not likely to ease anytime soon. Medium term projections up to 2016 suggest little improvement in youth labour markets.

  10. Article

    What are the challenges behind Russia’s plan to boost job creation?

    21 May 2012

    Russia recently announced an ambitious plan to create 25 million high productivity jobs by 2020. Olga Koulaeva, Employment Specialist at the ILO Moscow office, analyses Russian labour market challenges in an interview with ILO News.