News

December 2009

  1. Cooperatives

    ILO hails UN proclamation of 2012 as International Year of Cooperatives

    22 December 2009

    The International Labour Office (ILO) hailed the proclamation by the United Nations General Assembly of 2012 of the International Year of Cooperatives as an acknowledgement of the fundamental role of cooperatives in promoting the socio-economic development of hundreds of millions of people worldwide, especially in times of economic crisis.

  2. Publication

    Tripartism in the times of neoliberalism

    18 December 2009

    For much of the 1990s and the first half of the present decade, many developing countries seeking integration into the global economy adopted the type of market-oriented measures pushed forward by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Much has been written about the impact of these measures (known as the Washington Consensus) on governments, employers and workers in the developing world. Now a new book published by the International Labour Office (ILO) takes this issue forward and looks at how the process of consultation and negotiation between these three social partners – in other words, tripartism – altered the pace, sequence and content of these reforms. ILO Online spoke to the editor of "Blunting neoliberalism: Tripartism and economic reform in the developing world", Lydia Fraile.

  3. Climate change

    Green policies and jobs: a double dividend?

    11 December 2009

    Nearly 40 per cent of all jobs worldwide are in high carbon intensive sectors. If we want to arrest climate change, this will inevitably create an employment challenge as workers will have to move to different jobs and sectors. And it raises the question to what extent “green” policies can produce a double dividend, in terms of environmental and employment goals. Here are a series of questions and answers on climate change, green policies and jobs.

  4. Climate change

    ILO to focus on green jobs, employment issues at UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen

    11 December 2009

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) will take part in the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen to draw attention to the value of “green jobs” for reaping the development benefits and meeting the employment challenge associated with the goal of cutting CO2 emissions.

  5. Article

    Biography of Francis Blanchard

    10 December 2009

  6. Press release

    ILO mourns death of former Director-General Francis Blanchard

    10 December 2009

    Francis Blanchard of France, who served as Director-General of the International Labour Office during the turbulent and transitional years 1974 to 1989, died on Wednesday, 9 December 2009 at the age of 93.

  7. Human Rights Day - 10 December 2009

    Human rights key for an economic recovery based on decent work, says ILO Director-General

    09 December 2009

    Respecting and promoting fundamental principles and rights at work and their related international labour standards can and must be part of integrated policy measures for an economic recovery that is based on the dignity of work, ILO Director-General Juan Somavia said in a statement issued for Human Rights Day on 10 December.

  8. World of Work Report 2009

    ILO warns “early exit” from stimulus measures could prolong jobs crisis

    07 December 2009

    An “early exit” from support measures adopted in response to the global economic crisis could postpone a jobs recovery for years and render the fledgling economic upturn “fragile and incomplete”, a new report by the research arm of the International Labour Organization (ILO) says.

  9. Contribution

    Kuwait gives US$ 1,000,000 to the ILO in support of its work to promote decent work in Arab States

    04 December 2009

    The Government of Kuwait today contributed US$ 1,000,000 to the ILO’s Regular Budget Supplementary Account (RBSA), becoming the first donor country from the Arab region to contribute to the RBSA. The RBSA is an innovative funding mechanism providing additional support in a more flexible and predictable way. This allows the ILO and its constituents to promote decent work for more women and men.

  10. World of Work Report 2009

    ILO to issue report on status of global jobs crisis

    03 December 2009

    The International Institute for Labour Studies of the International Labour Office (ILO) is to launch a new study, entitled “World of Work Report 2009 – The Global Jobs Crisis and beyond” on Monday 7th of December. Published annually by the Institute, the research arm of the ILO, this year’s “World of Work Report” assesses the current state of labour markets worldwide amid the economic crisis and analyses the economic and social implications of phasing out stimulus packages and employment support measures.