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  • 2004 

    • HERO SUPERMARKET/INDONESIA -
      26 January 2004 - Indonesia recently held its first direct presidential elections, but having a say in their own future extends to the workplace as well.
    • World Economic Forum, Davos -
      23 January 2004 - CNBC Europe's business correspondent Simon Hobbs interviews ILO Director-General Juan Somavia during the World Economic Forum at Davos.
    • Global Employment Trends 2003 -
      23 January 2004 - The ILO's report "Global Employment Trends" is the lead story on the BBC-TV's premiere business program.
    • A FAIR GLOBALIZATION -
      09 January 2004 - A groundbreaking report about the causes and consequences of globalization is calling for an “urgent rethink” of current world trade policies, switching the focus to meeting people’s needs in the communities in which they live. The World Commission on the Social Dimensions of Globalization says globalization must change its course if its benefits are to be felt by everyone. ILO TV explains:

  • 2003 

    • UGANDAN SALT MINING -
      16 December 2003 - Fighting poverty and creating jobs is high on the agenda as African labour ministers, employers and workers meet this week in Addis Ababa for a major regional meeting of the International Labour Organization. It’s easy to see why they are concerned: half of Africa’s population, over 300 million people live in extreme poverty. ...
    • WASTE REMOVAL IN TANZANIA -
      11 December 2003 - Youth unemployment accounts for nearly 60 per cent of Africa's jobless population. But in Dar es Salaam, women and young people have found the road out of poverty not only littered with waste, but with opportunity. ILO TV explains…
    • Russian mine rescue -
      29 October 2003 - Norman Jennings, ILO mining expert, is interviewed on the BBC World TV program "Newshour" about the recent rescue of Russian miners. He discusses Russia's problems and progress in dealing with mine safety and discusses factors that might contribute to mining accidents in the region.
    • What is the future of Peru's Trade Unions? -
      27 October 2003 - Trade Unions and the challenge of freedom of association in Latin America. Dr. Maria-Luz Vega explains to Radio RPP Lima why Trade Unions continue to play an ever important role in the country's economic and social development.
    • The world is getting more productive faster -
      29 September 2003 - Author of the 3rd Annual Labour Market Report, Mr. Johnson appropriately discusses the global labour trends outlined in the ILO’s report on American Labour Day. He highlights the reasons for the acceleration in productivity in the US and looks at how one might approach improving the productivity and efficiency of individual sectors in Africa and Latin America.
    • As the economy moves forward jobs will be created -
      26 September 2003 - This is the conclusion of the 3rd Annual Labour Market Report by the International Labour Office. Author of the report, Mr. Lawrence J. Johnson discusses the global labour trends and in particular how the inclusion of technology into the marketplace has enabled the US to improve its productivity. According to Mr. Johnson the question is not whether jobs will be created but how fast and how many.
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