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December 2012
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Job for former child soldiers
06 December 2012
The ILO is pursuing its efforts to strengthen the economic component of reintegration programmes for former child soldiers in countries concerned. Two new projects have started in 2012.
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ILO-EU project led to better coordination of social protection and employment policies in Burkina Faso, Cambodia and Honduras
05 December 2012
The ILO and the European Commission concluded their joint project "Improving social protection and promoting employment” in a workshop organized in Brussels. The project, signed in 2009, supported Burkina Faso, Cambodia and Honduras in the development of integrated social protection and employment policies.
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Promoting the Rights and Welfare of Persons With Disabilities in Africa
03 December 2012
African Ministers of Social Development, AU Commissioners and Experts, UN Agencies (UN Special Rapporteur on Disability, ILO, UNICEF, UNFPA), Development Partners, Representatives of African Regional and National institutions including CSO’s attended a week-long meeting in Addis Ababa to better protect the rights of persons with disabilities in Africa.
November 2012
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ILO and Mauritius sign MoU to implement new DWCP
30 November 2012
The ILO, the Government and the social partners of Mauritius signed in Port Louis a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to implement the new Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP).
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Heads of UN agencies launch “Getting to Zero at Work” campaign
29 November 2012
The campaign aims to promote ILO Recommendation 200 concerning HIV and AIDS and the World of Work, 2010.
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Beyond the MDGs: It’s all about jobs and livelihoods
18 November 2012
As the debate on the post-Millennium Development Goals agenda gathers pace, the ILO says the most pressing priorities are job creation and social protection.
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ILO Governing Body considers bleak economic outlook, calls for focus on jobs and dialogue
16 November 2012
The global jobs gap will widen as the world’s economy worsens, says ILO’s Governing Body, as it ends its Autumn session.
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New Initiative to promote a General Labour History of Africa
07 November 2012
International and African researchers, historians and senior officials gathered in Addis Ababa under the auspices of the International Institute of Social History (IISH) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) to launch a new initiative designed to promote a general labour history of Africa.
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Denmark and ILO team up to advance youth employment in Egypt
06 November 2012
Denmark donates US$1.6 million to finance the first phase of two youth employment projects in Egypt.
October 2012
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Towards Equity in Natural Resources Development
19 October 2012
Africa is rich in natural resources with great potential to boost economic growth. ILO calls for an integrated approach to job-rich development of natural resources with a combination of top-down and bottom-up policies.