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Global employment trends
The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Developing Economies
28 January 2009
The global economic crisis is expected to lead to a dramatic increase in the number of people joining the ranks of the unemployed, working poor and those in vulnerable employment, the International Labour Office (ILO) says in its annual Global Employment Trends report.
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Fighting Human Trafficking in Moldova
18 December 2008
Living in a poor rural area of Moldova, 17-year old Maria grabbed the chance for a better life when a family friend promised her lucrative work abroad. Instead she found herself doing forced labour on a farm in Russia, with no passport or money to get back home. Breaking this cycle of human trafficking will involve improving decent work prospects for Moldavians at home, as ILO TV reports.
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Technical Cooperation
Technical Cooperation: Working Together to Make Decent Work a Reality
18 December 2008
ILO TV reports from Moldova, Liberia, Brazil and Cambodia where the International Labour Organization is working with government, employers and workers to help make decent work a reality.
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Occupational Safety and Health
Fair WIND for Safety in Kyrgyzstan
17 December 2008
An ILO occupational safety and health training program for farmers and other agricultural workers in Kyrgyzstan has become a starting point for a broader political process of social dialogue between workers, employers and government.
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International Migrants Day
Migrant Workers Today, An Interview With Ibrahim Awad
17 December 2008
ILO TV interviews Ibrahim Awad, Director of the ILO's International Migration Programme, on the significance of International Migrants Day and the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Forced Labour
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, December 2
01 December 2008
Roger Plant, Head of the ILO Special Action Programme combatting Forced Labour, talks about modern day slavery in today's global economy.
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ILO forecasts further decline in wage growth and cuts in real wages for 2009
25 November 2008
The global economic crisis is expected to lead to painful cuts in the wages of millions of workers worldwide in the coming year, according to a new report published today by the International Labour Office (ILO). ILO TV interviews Manuela Tomei, Chief of the ILO Conditions of Work and Employment Programme, to discuss the report's findings.
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ILO has a major role to play in responding to the economic crisis says UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
19 November 2008
ILO Director General Juan Somavia welcomed UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today to the ILO's Governing Body. Finding solutions to the economic crisis requires the kind of forward thinking represented at the ILO, said the Secretary-General, which brings together employers, workers and governments. "We are going to need this kind of partnership, and this kind of practical approach, to get through this difficult time," he added.
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Time of crisis is an opportunity for change, says Spanish President José Luis Rodríguez-Zapatero
18 November 2008
The Spanish President, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, called today on governments around the world to sustain and strengthen policies that promote social cohesion, employment and social dialogue as a fundamental step towards solving the current financial and economic crisis. (in Spanish)
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Re-election of ILO Director General Juan Somavia
18 November 2008
Juan Somavia was elected to a third term as Director-General of the International Labour Office (ILO) today, and pledged to work to ensure social justice amidst a growing series of challenges in the global economy.
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Responding to the impact of economic crisis - the task ahead for the ILO and the OECD
17 November 2008
Juan Somavia, Director General of the ILO, and Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD spoke today to the ILO’s Governing Body on their organizations' roles in the current economic and social crisis. Angel Gurría cited recent OECD estimates that there could be around 10 million more unemployed in the OECD area by 2010.
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Unemployment to rise by 20 million: An interview with Juan Somavia, Director-General of the ILO
20 October 2008
The global financial crisis could increase world unemployment by an estimated 20 million women and men, the Director-General of the International Labour Office (ILO) said today. “The important thing is not to forget that the financial crisis is affecting real people in their life, in their family life and in communities, it's affecting the real economy,” he added.
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Press Conference on Income Inequalities Report
16 October 2008
Raymond Torres, Director of the International Institute for Labour Studies at the ILO, meets the press to discuss the new study "World of Work Report 2008: Income inequalities in the age of financial globalization".
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World Day for Decent Work
Income inequalities: An interview with Raymond Torres, Director of the ILO's International Institute for Labour Studies
15 October 2008
Despite strong economic growth that has produced millions of new jobs since the early 1990s, income inequality grew dramatically in most regions of the world and is expected to increase due to the current global financial crisis, according to a new study "World of Work Report 2008: Income inequalities in the age of financial globalization" published by the research arm of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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Microfinance press conference
Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus and ILO Director-General Juan Somavia address the press during Microfinance Forum
02 October 2008
The founder of Grameen Bank and winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, Mr. Muhammad Yunus, joined Mr. Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labour Office, Jean Zwahlen, Chairman of the World Microfinance Forum Geneva, and Ivan Pictet, Chairman of the Geneva Financial Centre, at a press conference at the first symposium of the World Microfinance Forum Geneva taking place this week.
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World Day for Decent Work
Statement by ILO Director-General Juan Somavia on the occasion of World Day for Decent Work
01 October 2008
"Hard won rights at work must be at the heart of the 21st century struggles for social justice and a fair globalization," says ILO Director-General Juan Somavia on the occasion of October 7, the World Day for Decent Work.
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ILO Director General Juan Somavia welcomes delegates to the World Microfinance Forum Geneva Symposium
01 October 2008
The first international symposium of the World Microfinance Forum Geneva opened here today. More than 300 world leaders in microfinance will discuss the fundamentals of microfinance and its contributions in reducing poverty and enabling sustainable economic growth. The symposium will also consider new products and technologies, emerging markets, and the role of investors in microfinance. (in English and French)
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Press Conference on the green jobs report held at the UN on 24 September (UN website)
24 September 2008
ILO Director-General, Juan Somavia; UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner; the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) General Secretary Guy Ryder and the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) Vice President Ronnie Goldberg presented jointly the report entitled "Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World" at a press conference in New York at the United Nations on 24 September 2008. Video.
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Commentary
Green jobs – Decent jobs: a dual challenge for sustainable development
24 September 2008
Stephen Pursey, ILO's Director of Policy Integration and Statistics discusses the new report "Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World".
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Protecting the rights of indigenous peoples in Nepal
06 August 2008
There are over fifty recognized groups of indigenous peoples in Nepal, who comprise about 40 per cent of the total population. They include the Bote people whose traditional way of life has been threatened ever since the lands where they lived and fished were turned into the Chitwan National Park and it was made illegal for them to enter. Nepal's ratification of the ILO Convention No. 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples is a step forward towards the promotion and protection of rights for the Bote and other indigenous peoples.