Video and audio stories

2009

1. 

   Never Abandon, Never Give Up

   22 July 2009

   The ILO project has developed a range of behaviour change communication materials including a short, Charlie Chaplin style film to encourage stigma reduction and condom promotion. The film "Never Abandon, Never Give Up" stars leading Chinese actor Wang Baoqiang, himself a former migrant construction worker in Beijing. The film tells the story of a famous actor who visits his "hometown fellow" who has HIV and is facing isolation from his coworkers.

2. Prime Minister of Bangladesh speaks at Global Jobs Summit

   17 June 2009

   Speaking by video address to the Global Jobs Summit at the 98th International Labour Conference (ILC), the Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh shared her concerns with other world leaders about the on-going crises in financial and jobs markets. At the closing session of the Summit, Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina added that special action was needed to address the needs of the world’s less developed countries and in particular migrant workers, a group of people whose needs would have to be addressed jointly by migrant sending and receiving countries. The ILC has attracted 4,000 delegates from Governments, Workers and Employers organizations from more than 180 countries to the annual event of the UN agency dealing with issues affecting the world of work.

3. Indian employers’ delegate at Global Jobs Summit calls for effective international regulatory consensus

   16 June 2009

   A leading Indian businessman said in order to tackle the global jobs crisis and coordinate development cooperation, the world would need to work together to arrive at regulatory consensus. Mr Yogendra Kr. Modi, Indian Advisor and Substitute Employers Delegate to the International Labour Conference, and Member of the ILO Governing Body, made the comments during a panel discussion at the ILC’s Global Jobs Summit in Geneva.

4. 

   Child Labour in Mongolia

   12 June 2009

   A new report from the International Labour Office warns that the global financial and economic crisis could push an increasing number of children, particularly girls, into child labour. Eliminating child labour in developing countries like Mongolia will depend on keeping access to education open to children, especially girls who are vulnerable in times of economic downturn.

5. 

   India's poorest workers get organized (SEWA)

   03 June 2009

   Hundreds of millions of women worldwide work in the so-called informal sector (e.g. a job without regular income and benefits). Many women are trapped in this sector because they lack education, skills, or have other commitments which prevent full-time or regular work. In India nine out of ten working women are in informal work – with no rights, medical insurance, contract, or guaranteed minimum consequently, they and their families remain trapped in poverty. But in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, Ella Bhatt, a woman who has earned the nickname of "the gentle revolutionary", has set up a unique organization – the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA). SEWA has not only helped thousands find a way out of the poverty trap, it has given them access to financial services, and a way of making themselves heard by Government.

6. 

   India’s female taxi drivers

   03 June 2009

   For millions of women going out to work is a necessary. But earning a living can be a dangerous business if you are poor and female, and live in India. Many jobs carry a very high risk of accidents, sickness or assault. This issue – women's right to work safely – is currently being highlighted by a global gender campaign, organized by the International Labour Organization – the UN agency dealing with workplace issues. (The Campaign culminates with a debate in June at an international conference in Geneva). In India, some women have decided to look for solutions themselves, by training as Delhi's first female taxi drivers and offering a service to working women.

7. 

   Barefoot solar engineers

   03 June 2009

   Everyone's affected by climate change, but women are increasingly being seen as more vulnerable than men because they represent the majority of the world's poor and are proportionally more dependent on threatened natural resources. In India's Rajasthan desert some of the region's poorest are being trained as "barefoot solar engineers" so putting these ideas into practice and showing how the new idea of "green jobs" can also help alleviate poverty.

8. International Labour Conference (ILC) 2009: Interview with Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Minister of Labour and Employment and Expatriates, Bangladesh

   02 June 2009

   Delegates to the International Labour Conference (ILC) were asked to give their views on the importance of decent work and the role of the Global Jobs Pact in ensuring that employment-friendly measures were incorporated into national responses to the global economic and jobs crisis.

9. International Labour Conference (ILC) 2009: Interview with Brent Wilton, Deputy Secretary-General, International Organisation of Employers

   02 June 2009

   Delegates to the International Labour Conference (ILC) were asked to give their views on the importance of decent work and the role of the Global Jobs Pact in ensuring that employment-friendly measures were incorporated into national responses to the global economic and jobs crisis.

10. International Labour Conference (ILC) 2009: Interview with Sharan Burrow, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation

    02 June 2009

    Delegates to the International Labour Conference (ILC) were asked to give their views on the importance of decent work and the role of the Global Jobs Pact in ensuring that employment-friendly measures were incorporated into national responses to the global economic and jobs crisis.

11. International Labour Conference (ILC) 2009: Interview with Jose Luis Guterres, Timor-Leste

    02 June 2009

    Delegates to the International Labour Conference (ILC) were asked to give their views on the importance of decent work and the role of the Global Jobs Pact in ensuring that employment-friendly measures were incorporated into national responses to the global economic and jobs crisis.

12. International Labour Conference (ILC) 2009: Interview with Muhaimin Iskandar, Minister of Manpower and Transmigration, Indonesia

    02 June 2009

    Delegates to the International Labour Conference (ILC) were asked to give their views on the importance of decent work and the role of the Global Jobs Pact in ensuring that employment-friendly measures were incorporated into national responses to the global economic and jobs crisis.

13. International Labour Conference (ILC) 2009: Interview with Rekson Silaban, Indonesia

    02 June 2009

    Delegates to the International Labour Conference (ILC) were asked to give their views on the importance of decent work and the role of the Global Jobs Pact in ensuring that employment-friendly measures were incorporated into national responses to the global economic and jobs crisis.

14. Timor-Leste: Getting People to Work and Work to People

    01 June 2009

    The documentary shows efforts taken by the ILO's Skills Training for Gainful Employment Programme (STAGE) to boost the employability of the people of Timor-Leste, promote gainful employment, especially in rural areas, reduce poverty and promote economic growth. This programme is funded by the European Commission, as part of a larger UN programme on rural development managed by UNDP.

15. International Labour Conference (ILC) 2009: interviews with officials

    01 June 2009

    Delegates to the International Labour Conference (ILC) were asked to give their views on the importance of decent work and the role of the Global Jobs Pact in ensuring that employment-friendly measures were incorporated into national responses to the global economic and jobs crisis.

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    Building a Safety and Health Culture in India’s Construction Sector

    18 May 2009

    In India’s construction sites, women are doing much of the unskilled heavy work. Effective training can give them a chance to overcome dangerous work practices and provide opportunities to secure skilled, better paying jobs that improve the quality of their lives.

17. 

    A Better World Starts Here: Be Part of It

    22 April 2009

    This short (one minute) public service announcement focuses on the important role of Decent Work in building stronger, fairer societies in Asia and the Pacific. It was created to mark the ILO's 90th anniversary.

18. Indonesia: Skills Training for Young Women and Men

    20 April 2009

    This short film talks about a computer job training program for young people in Makassar, Indonesia. It illustrates the teaching-learning activities of the trainers and the trainees, their hopes and dreams, the challenges they face, and the impact on the trainees. It also captures the success stories of the Lapenkop graduates, how they are improving their lives and how they are starting their own businesses.

19. Indonesia: Enhancing Entrepreneurship Culture in Education

    15 April 2009

    This short film looks at the learning-teaching activities at SMK Santo Yosef Menuk, a Senior High School in Atambua, Nusa Tenggara Timur province, in Indonesia. It shows how the school promotes entrepreneurship as a future career option and its impact on students.

20. Indonesia: Introducing the World of Work through Entrepreneurship

    15 April 2009

    This short film illustrates the initiatives and efforts, with support from the ILO, taken by the Career Assistance Centre (CAC) of the University of Surabaya in Surabaya, East Java, to help young people to choose a suitable career and to assist the Provincial Manpower Office in developing facilities for job seekers. It shows their efforts to assist young people in seeking job opportunities online and to develop professional job applications.