ILO in the media
2015
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BBC World Business Report
Action needed to tackle global unemployment, says ILO Head
20 January 2015
Three million more people will join the ranks of the unemployed in 2015, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, told the BBC. The global economy isn't growing fast enough, he said, to create the jobs that we need. The BBC reports on new ILO figures from the flagship report: "The World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2015", which shows that more than 212 million people will be out of work by 2019, up from the current 201 million.
2014
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Al Jazeera English
Labour migration: A key challenge
09 December 2014
With hundreds of thousands of migrants risking sea journeys to find a better life elsewhere, Al Jazeera interviews Michelle Leighton, Chief of the ILO's International Migration Branch. We need to focus on creating decent work opportunities in countries of origin, Leighton says. Governments too have to consider regular channels of migration, and look at their labour markets and ensure that workers and employers are part of the dialogue in solving the problem.
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BBC World Business Report
When did you last get a pay rise?
05 December 2014
Wage growth around the world has slowed down and it is workers in the developed world who are the worst off, reports the BBC. Senior ILO Economist, Patrick Belser, and author of the ILO's Global Wage Report 2014-2015, describes a situation of stagnating wages in advanced economies and fast growing wages in emerging economies, so that the difference in wages in rich countries and those in poor countries is progressively narrowing.
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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.