ILO in the media
2014
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CNN International, The Business View
ILO warns on global stagnant wages
05 December 2014
Wages haven't grown in line with labour productivity growth, says Senior ILO Economist, Patrick Belser, in an interview with Nina dos Santos at CNN. By now we should be hoping for a recovery which is driven more by household consumption based on wage increases rather than on debt, he says.
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BBC Business Asia
Rise in Asia's wages outpaces rest of the world
05 December 2014
The Asia Pacific region has outperformed the rest of the world when it comes to wage growth, according to the ILO's Global Wage Report 2014-2015. Annual average incomes rose six per cent in the region, compared to a global average growth of two per cent in 2013. Malte Luebker, the ILO's Senior Regional Wage Specialist for Asia discusses wages across the region with the BBC.
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CNBC Squawk Box
Average real wage growth remains flat in developed economies, says ILO report
05 December 2014
Labour productivity has increased, yet wages have been flat in many countries, says ILO Senior Economist, Patrick Belser, in an interview with CNBC. By contrast, wages have only been growing in emerging economies, bringing the difference in average wage between emerging and developed economies smaller over time, concluded Belser.
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CNN's "Quest Means Business"
Get jobs back to centre of agenda, says ILO chief
22 September 2014
Governments should put jobs at the centre of the policy agenda, said the ILO's Director-General Guy Ryder in an interview with CNN's Richard Quest. This includes putting in place active labour market policies, getting investment moving again, focusing on education, and finding greater consensus to tackle workplace disputes that affect jobs. The Director-General is attending the UN General Assembly and participating in several high level events about climate change, indigenous peoples and an ILO-Ford Foundation event on employment and Decent Work.
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Beyond Markets, CNBC Africa
Fostering dialogue for job-rich growth and social progress in Africa
22 August 2014
In an interview with CNBC Africa, Aeneas Chuma, ILO's Regional Director for Africa, emphasises the need to foster cooperation between governments, employers', workers' organizations in bringing economic progress and social transformation. Mr. Chuma highlights the priorities and role of the organization in setting labour standards, developing policies and devising programmes to make a difference in the lives of African people.
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HuffPost Live
Taking a stand against child labour
31 July 2014
There are 168 million children worldwide working in child labour, and more than half of them are doing work that puts their health, safety or even their lives at risk. The International Labour Organization had the opportunity to show what it takes to tackle this important cause during a recent HuffPost Live interview with Corinne Vargha, Chief of the ILO Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Branch, musician Mike Einziger, and former child labourer Esther Mohanja Sichani.
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CNN's "Quest Means Business"
Inequality a drag on economic growth
07 July 2014
ILO's Director-General Guy Ryder discussed income inequality with CNN's Richard Quest, noting how the share of national income that goes to workers globally has gone down by 20 percentage points aggravated by tax policies that lead to less well off people paying more. Ryder praised those governments who are introducing minimum wages and called for businesses to raise salaries in order to keep business alive.
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BBC News
Forced labour has no place in our society, says ILO
20 May 2014
Forced labour in the private economy generates US$ 150 billion in illegal profits per year, according to a new ILO report. To stop forced labour, there needs to be a "combination of very efficient prevention measures and very effective protection measures for victims, and also getting those that are using forced labour to pay and compensate the victims," says Corinne Vargha, Chief of the ILO Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Branch, in an interview with the BBC.
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CNBC
Africa: Unemployment rate threatens social stability
07 May 2014
Despite signs of a rising economy, unemployment and underemployment rates remain huge in Africa. Speaking to CNBC at the World Economic Forum on Africa 2014, Aeneas Chuma, ILO's Regional Director for Africa, said the continent lacks a common approach to tackle the jobs crisis. Chuma also stressed the need to invest in growth which generates decent jobs, especially for young people.
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Pakistan state television
The ILO in Pakistan
30 April 2014
Francesco d'Ovidio, Country Director of the ILO's office in Pakistan discusses the catalyst role that the ILO plays to assist the government of Pakistan and its social partners as they reform their labour law, generate employment, expand social protection and promote social dialogue, in an interview with the state television programme "Diplomatic Enclave".