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ILO holds global consultation of young people on youth jobs crisis

02 March 2012

The ILO is holding events in 46 countries around the world throughout March and April to hear young people’s views on the alarming youth employment situation.
ILO warns youth job crisis threatens social cohesion, calls for more and better jobs for youth

27 February 2012

Addressing a special event organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York, the head of the ILO Employment Sector, José-Manuel Salazar, has warned of the risks of a lost generation due to a growing youth employment crisis, and called for new and stronger partnerships to create more and better jobs for young people.

G20 Summit at Cannes: priorities, challenges and actions

05 October 2011

Ambassador Jean-David Levitte outlines France’s priorities for the G20 Summit in Cannes, 3-4 November 2011.
Release of the joint EC-ILO publication “Trade and Employment: From Myths to Facts”

04 October 2011

The edited volume “Trade and Employment: From Myths to Facts” is the outcome of a joint project of the European Commission and the International Labour Office. The book contributes to promoting the advancement of employment, decent work and social cohesion in developing countries by assisting policy makers and social partners in anticipating and addressing the effects of trade reforms on employment
Main findings of the ILO study "The Global Crisis: Causes, responses and challenges"

13 June 2011

This new report by the ILO shows how well-designed employment and social policies can now play a crucial role in both boosting job creation and making economic growth more solid and equitable.

Youth Employment Inventory

02 November 2010
The Livelihood Recovery Project in Sichuan, China

29 September 2010

Employment situation in Qingping after the mudslide of 13 August 2010
ILO joins UN-CEB Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity

28 May 2010
ILO seminar on ways out of the jobs crisis

26 March 2010

While the massive increase in unemployment due to the global economic crisis has left some countries reeling from joblessness and recession, others – including for the first time some less-developed and emerging economies – have experienced a much quicker and smoother recovery process.
Haiti Immediate Response Plan

16 February 2010

The ILO is currently in the process of deploying two teams to respond to the HAITI earthquake in Port-au-Prince (Haiti). The initial response is based on the approved immediate response plan that can be found here.

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