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News
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Global Employment Trends 2012: World faces a 600 million jobs challenge
24 January 2012
On the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos and a week before the EU Summit on 30 January 2012 in Brussels, the International Labour Organization (ILO) publishes its annual flagship report on global employment: “Global Employment Trends 2012: Preventing a deeper jobs crisis”.
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Media Advisory: ILO to issue annual report on global employment trends and the jobs crisis
17 January 2012
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is to issue its annual Global Employment Trends report (GET) against the background of a lingering jobs crisis and the prospects of a further deterioration of economic activity.
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The Netherlands ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)
13 December 2011
The Netherlands becomes the sixth EU member state, after Spain, Bulgaria, Denmark, Latvia and Luxembourg to ratify the landmark convention.
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Belgium - ILO partnership on promoting and reinforcing social dialogue in the Maghreb
11 December 2011
The new Belgian Employment Minister Monica De Coninck, the ILO Office and tripartite delegations of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia launched on 8 December 2011 in Brussels a partnership on promoting and reinforcing social dialogue in Maghreb countries.
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New European Commission CSR strategy strongly supports ILO instruments
18 November 2011
On 25 October 2011, the European Commission adopted its new CSR strategy "A renewed EU strategy 2011-14 for Corporate Social Responsibility". In this document the Commission not only highlights the importance of the implementation of core ILO standards but importantly invites all European-based multinational enterprises to make a commitment by 2014 to respect the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy. The ILO very much welcomes this important and very concrete support of the Commission for ILO instruments.
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EU communication on future development policy supports decent work
18 November 2011
The European Commission communication of 13 October 2011, “An Agenda for Change”, presents the guiding principles for future EU external development policy. The Agenda recognizes the significance of promoting decent work covering job creation and the guarantee of rights at work, social protection and social dialogue.
