ILO in the media
2002
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Small scale mines
22 October 2002
Small scale miners work in disastrous conditions, with a fatality rate 90 per cent higher than in industrialized countries. ILO TV reports from a small scale mine in Bolivia.
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Surgical instruments
22 October 2002
12-year old Asif is one of the 179 million children caught in the worst forms of child labour. Along with other child labourers in Pakistan, Asif now attends non-formal education in a Centre that was established with the help of the ILO.
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Child Trafficking in Thailand
10 April 2002
A theatre project in Thailand is one of the more unique tools being used to stop the trafficking of children for exploitive purposes. An ILO TV report from Chang Rai.
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Forced Labour in Brazil
10 April 2002
A special mobile unit set up by the Brazilian Ministry of Labour has freed hundreds of men and women held captive and forced to work in remote parts of the country.
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Substandard Working Conditions in the Maritime Industry
10 April 2002
Conditions of work onboard ships often take a backseat to technical standards, to the detriment of the crew and the shipping industry as a whole.
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Children Perish in Colombian Mining Accident
10 February 2002
Children were among the dead or missing in an accident that took the lives of more than 80 people working in a Colombian mine ILO Television reports from the scene the trafficking of children for exploitive purposes. An ILO TV report from Chang Rai.
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Director-General Juan Somavia on the Global Economy
04 February 2002
Director-General Juan Somavia appeared on CNN's World News bulletin during his attendance at the 2002 World Economic Forum in New York
2001
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Jobs at Risk
29 November 2001
Director-General Juan Somavia discusses threat to jobs as a result of global economic downturn and the events of September 11th
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Global Job Fears
22 November 2001
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan attends the ILO's Global Employment Forum amid projections that up to 24 million jobs could be lost worldwide.