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Press releases

• ILO launches process aimed at adopting new international labour standard on HIV/AIDS in the world of work
  14 May 2008 - Noting that 169 of its 181 Member States have adopted a national policy or strategy concerning HIV/AIDS, the International Labour Office (ILO) is launching a process to adopt a new international labour standard aimed at bolstering the role of the workplace in the global response to the pandemic. (ILO/08/13)
• 28 April 2008: World Day for Safety and Health at Work ─ Worldwide events to mobilize workers, employers and governments on managing risks at work
  23 April 2008 - The world of work is to mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work this year on 28 April, amid a new call by the International Labour Office (ILO) for managing risks in the work environment to reduce both the human and the economic burdens of work-related accidents and ill health. (ILO/08/12)
  • Labour is not a commodity and markets must serve people: Message by the Director-General of the ILO on the occasion of World Day for Safety and Health at Work

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Feature articles

• Promoting better work in global supply chains: Cambodian garment workers show talent
  02 May 2008 - Better Factories Cambodia, a joint initiative of the ILO and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, is often cited as an example of how closer links between the two organizations can improve labour practices and competitiveness in global supply chains. ... (FTR/08/factories_cambodia)
• World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2008 - “Superman has fallen”: Managing risk in the work environment
  24 April 2008 - Each year, an estimated 2.2 million people die from work-related accidents and diseases around the world, according to the ILO which says that work related deaths appear to be on the rise. But risks can be eliminated or minimized at source, says a new ILO report published for World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April. ... (FTR/08/osh_korea)

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I-news

• ILO launches new grant scheme to promote cooperatives in Africa - Calls for proposals
  16 May 2008 - The International Labour Organization (ILO) today announced the launch of a new grant scheme through the Cooperative Facility for Africa programme. (INEWS/08/Coop_grant)
• ILO says Caribbean rising to the challenge of HIV and AIDS in the world of work
  15 May 2008 - New programmes designed to step up action against HIV/AIDS in the workplace are becoming increasingly common in the Caribbean, according to a new ILO report citing recent developments in Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago (INEWS/08/HIV_Caribbean)

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Video

• ILO and UNHCR Partnership in Liberia -
  16 May 2008 - UNHCR Liberia Representative Renata Dubini and ILO/UNHCR Consultant Sam Odera Oteng talk about the rationale behind the ILO-UNCHR Partnership: UNHCR's strong field presence combined with ILO's technical expertise on job creation, makes it an ideal partnership to guarantee not only a sustainable return but also to consolidate peace and stability in Liberia.
• Creating Change - Responding to the HIV epidemic at work (trailer) -
  15 May 2008 - New programmes designed to step up action against HIV/AIDS in the workplace are becoming increasingly common worldwide, according to a new report and companion film from the International Labour Office (ILO). ...

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