Announcing an historic agreement to improve labor relations in his country's sugar cane sector, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for new alternatives to solve the global economic crisis (in Portuguese)

Presidents and delegates gathered in Geneva during the International Labour Conference to discuss the global jobs crisis at the largest global gathering of leaders from the world of work. Heads of State and Government called on the ILO to examine and participate in discussions to find a solution to the jobs crisis.

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Statement by Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, Presidente de la República Federativa de Brasil addressing the ILO Summit on Global jobs crisis - 15 June 2009 (Pdf file) - [pdf 386 KB]

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Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil addressing the ILO Summit on Global jobs crisis (audio file) - [mp3 13046 KB]

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Date issued 15 June 2009

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Full video of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s speech

Date issued	15 June 2009
Size/duration	00:02:11 (7.63 MB) [short]