All ILO Newsroom content
November 2007
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Statement
Decent Work for Sustainable Development in the Era of Globalization - Statement to UNCTAD XII, Accra, 21-25 April 2008
29 November 2007
The ILO statement focuses on the synergies between the work of UNCTAD and the ILO, with particular emphasis on building an international response to the risks of a marked slowdown in global growth following the financial turmoil sparked by the US financial situation and the sharp rise in food prices worldwide.
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Statement
International Migrants Day - Message by Mr. Juan Somavia, Director-General of the ILO
29 November 2007
"Gains from migration and protection of migrant rights are inseparable" said Mr. Juan Somavia, highlighting the enormous contributions made by women and men migrant workers to the prosperity of their home and destination countries, on the occasion of International Migrants Day, 18 December.
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Video
HIV/AIDS and Transport Workers: Driving for Change through Prevention
29 November 2007
The Training Toolkit on HIV/AIDS, which includes awareness raising and advocacy courses for transport workers produced by the ILO, IRU and ITF will be integrated in the IRU Academy Driver and Manager Programmes, for implementation in 2008 by all IRU Academy Accredited Training Institutes (Aits).
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Video
Video clip - Decent Work for a Fair Globalization
28 November 2007
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Video
Out of Informality - Ghana's Way to Decent Work
27 November 2007
Informal workers in Ghana are starting to see the benefits of more formal ways of working. With help from the ILO's Decent Work Pilot Project, people in Ajumako and Winneba, some of the poorest places in Ghana, are bringing about their own transition to Decent Work. Experts are sharing similar effective experiences this week at the “Interregional Symposium on the Informal Economy - Enabling transition to formalization”.
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Video
Interview with Ibrahim Awad, ILO Director of the International Migration Programme, on a rights-based approach to managing migration
20 November 2007
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Video
Measuring a microfinance institution's efficiency: Interview with Bernd Balkhenhol, editor of the new book "Microfinance and public policy"
20 November 2007
Bernd Balkhenhol, editor of the new book "Microfinance and public policy: Outreach, performance and efficiency", talks to ILO TV about how efficiency is a fundamental performance criterion for public donors to consider when investing in microfinance institutions.
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Video
Speaking at Multiforum 07: Robert M. Godsell, Former CEO, AngloGold Ashanti
19 November 2007
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Speaking at Multiforum 07: Ebrahim Patel, Executive Member, Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
19 November 2007
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Speaking at Multiforum 07: Juan Somavia, Director-General, International Labour Office
19 November 2007