Events coverage
June 2009
May 2009
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Forced Labour report cites opportunity cost of coercion - 
12 May 2009 - Forced Labour costs USD 20 billion per year - Roger Plant, Head of the ILO's Special Action Programme to combat Forced Labour, explains the financial as well as moral reasons why governments throughout the world must crack down on forced labour.
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March 2009
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IMF Managing-Director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn addresses ILO’s Governing Body on responses to the current global financial and economic crisis -
23 March 2009 - The Director of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn has called for increased cooperation between the IMF and the International Labour Organization, saying that coordination between multilateral institutions was crucial in addressing the global economic crisis. He was speaking at a high level meeting of the ILO in Geneva. -
Nobel prize-winning economist, Professor Joseph Stiglitz addresses Governing Body -
13 March 2009 - Nobel prize-winning economist, Professor Joseph Stiglitz, addressed a special sitting of the Governing Body on the impact of the global financial and economic crisis. He was presented with the 2008 ILO Decent Work Research Prize by ILO Director-General, Juan Somavia, who praised his call for a more balanced globalization and stronger regulation of financial markets. -
Lord Mark Malloch Brown, United Kingdom Minister for the United Nations at the ILO -
02 March 2009 - Lord Mark Malloch Brown, United Kingdom Minister for the United Nations discusses preparations for the London Summit on Stability, Growth and Jobs during his visit to the ILO.
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February 2009
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Social Justice Under Threat? -
20 February 2009 - February 20 2009 marked the first World Day of Social Justice was celebrated at the ILO's Geneva headquarters with a panel discussion about "The Crisis: Threat or Opportunity for Social Justice?". ... -
ILO Director-General Juan Somavia praises Portuguese pastry shop on equal pay policy -
13 February 2009 - ILO Director-General, Juan Somavia, visits one of Lisbon's oldest restaurants to see the organisation's equal pay for equal work policy in action. The Pasteis de Belem is one of 40 Portuguese restaurants that has implemented pay equity solutions for its male and female workers, using an innovative job evaluation method developed by local employers associations, trade unions and the ILO. ... -
High-level panel on key policy responses to the financial and economic crisis - 8th ILO European Regional Meeting in Lisbon -
12 February 2009 - A panel of top European leaders, including Moldovan Prime Minister Zinaida Greceanii and Czech Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra, joined ILO Director-General Juan Somavia for a high-level discussion on measures governments, workers and employers are adopting to mitigate the negative impact of the economic crisis. ... -
Opening Session of the 8th European Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organization -
10 February 2009 - The 8th European Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organization (ILO) opened in Lisbon, Portugal with calls for an integrated approach to halt the spiraling economic slowdown and build a new, “stronger, cleaner and fairer” economy for the future. ...
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November 2008
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ILO has a major role to play in responding to the economic crisis says UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon -
19 November 2008 - ILO Director General Juan Somavia welcomed UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today to the ILO's Governing Body. Finding solutions to the economic crisis requires the kind of forward thinking represented at the ILO, said the Secretary-General, which brings together employers, workers and governments. ...
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