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	 <title>National Consultations to Improve ILS Reporting</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Pakistan is taking steps to streamline its reporting obligation on the ratified International Labour Conventions to the ILO’s Supervisory Bodies. In this regard, a joint action plan agreed by the four provincial Labour Departments in a workshop jointly organized by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MoHRD) and the ILO held on Dec 18-19, in Bhurban.]]>
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	 <title>ILO-AJI Jakarta to award journalists on child labour and education</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Jakarta will conduct a media award ceremony on child labour and education on the 15th December in Jakarta. The winners from five categories—print, online, radio, TV and photo journalist—will be officially announced during the ceremony.]]>
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	 <title>ADB-OECD-ILO team up to examine trade and employment globally</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[As part of the International Collaborative Initiative on Trade and Employment (ICITE) activities, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and International Labour Organization (ILO) will host a regional conference on Trade and Employment in a Globalized World on Monday – Tuesday, 10 – 11 December 2012, at the Borobudur Hotel, Jakarta.]]>
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	 <title>The 2012 Human Rights Day:
The right of children to be free from child labour  
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	 	<![CDATA[To commemorate the 2012 Human Rights Day, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Indonesia, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Terre des Hommes will host a film screening and a panel discussion on Child Labour: “Aku, masa Depanmu Jakarta!” on Monday, 10 December 2012, from 15.00 – 18.00 at the Erasmus Huis Jakarta.]]>
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	 <title>Promoting universal social protection coverage in Indonesia</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[As part of national efforts to implement universal social protection in Indonesia, the International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), has launched the key results of the Social Protection Floor (SPF) assessment.]]>
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	 <title>US$2.5 million to improve labour migration governance in the Middle East</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation funds ILO initiative to improve working conditions for migrants in the Middle East.]]>
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	 <title>First Ever Professional Association of Career Counsellors Launched by ILO </title>
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	 	<![CDATA[The first ever professional Association for ‘Career Counsellors and Vocational Guides’ has been launched here by International Labour Organization (ILO).  The Association will comprise of the trained and qualified Career Counsellors and it will help in professionalization of Career Counselling sector in Pakistan.]]>
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	 <title>Germany contributes €650,000 to the Youth Employment Network</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Contribution will fund a round of the Youth to Youth Fund in Togo for the period of 2013-2014.]]>
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	 <title>ILO Director-General to visit Thailand</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[The Director-General of the ILO, Mr Guy Ryder, is to visit Thailand from Thursday 13 December to Sunday 16 December. The trip will be Mr Ryder’s first visit to Asia since he took up the post of Director-General on 1 October 2012.]]>
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	 <title>Third cooperation programme between Albania and the ILO to promote decent work</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[The International Labour Organization (ILO) and Albania have renewed their commitment to implement decent work in Albania under a new partnership agreement signed in Tirana, Albania on 10 December 2012.]]>
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	 <title>Latin America, Caribbean unemployment continues falling</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Steady economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean continues reducing unemployment rates, according to an ILO report. But about half the region’s workers are trapped in informal sector jobs.]]>
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	 <title>ILO and AU to scale up AU’s workplace policy on HIV and AIDS</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the African Union Commission (AUC) signed a Letter of Intent marking the beginning of a collaboration to scale up AU’s workplace policy on HIV and AIDS.]]>
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	 <title>Nearly 1 million out of work, stronger job creation needed </title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Nearly 1 million workers remain unemployed as the economy couldn’t create enough jobs for both new entrants to the labour force and the existing jobless, according to the Labour Force Survey Report 2012. Launched in Hanoi on 18 December by the General Statistics Office (GSO) with the ILO support, the report shows the employed population increased by 1.1 million over the last three quarters but at the same time, Viet Nam’s labour force expanded at the same rate.]]>
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	 <title>ILO Director-General visits the Philippines</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[The Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Mr Guy Ryder, will visit the Philippines from 16 to 17 December. This will be Mr Ryder’s first visit to the Philippines since he was elected on 1 October 2012.]]>
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	 <title>ILO Director-General arrives in the Philippines, extends sympathies to typhoon survivors</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[The Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Mr Guy Ryder, arrives today in Manila for a two-day visit and extends his sympathies to those who lost their loved-ones a year ago in Washi (Sendong) and more recently by Typhoon Bopha (Pablo).]]>
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	 <title>Czech Republic donates US$75,000 to ILO project on return migrants in Moldova</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[The Government of the Czech Republic will contribute CZK 1.5 million (approximately US$ 75,000) to an ILO project on the return of migrants and home country socio-economic development over the next year.]]>
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	 <title>Government, Employers’ and Workers’ Organizations sign “Joint Statement of Commitment” to promote “Safety and Health at Workplace” in Sindh Province</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[The Government of Sindh jointly with stakeholders has developed a consensus for action plan to prevent Baldia Factory Fire like incidents in future during a day long consultation in Karachi.]]>
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	 <title>ILO, Russian Federation sign key agreements</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[The ILO and the Russian Federation have launched a new and strategic era of cooperation with the signing of three key agreements.]]>
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	 <title>Moscow Conference highlights convergence of countries’ policies and the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[ILO-Russia Decent Work conference ends with agreement on the need for more quality jobs as a basis for economic growth.]]>
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	 <title>ILO Global Employment Trends for Women 2012: 
Vulnerability gaps are still high in Africa</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Women face higher unemployment rates than men globally, with no improvements likely in the coming years, according to the new ILO Global Employment Trends for Women 2012 Report.]]>
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