Video News Releases

2003 

• Interview with ILO’s Dirk Belau on the potential impact of SARS on employment -
  29 May 2003 - Following the release of the report on the new threats to employment in the travel and tourism industry 2003, Mr. Belau speaks with CNN about the effect that recent crises have had on labour and could continue to have, namely the 5 million jobs lost if the crisis persists.
• UKRAINIAN HEALTH WORKERS -
  29 May 2003 - New studies into health services in the former Soviet republic of Ukraine paint an alarming picture of dropping life expectancy and a rise in infectious diseases, including TB and Aids. Universal health care for all workers is no longer an option with an economy in transition and high unemployment. ...
• IHT report on work fatigue -
  24 April 2003 - It's time to pay attention to how much sleep you are getting. Overtired workers are costing the economy billions.
• DISABILITY IN UKRAINE -
  12 April 2003 - A new study from the International Labour Office finds discrimination in the workplace is rampant and that new forms are emerging. In Eastern Europe, unemployment rates are particularly high for the disabled and are a particular cause for concern, as ILO TV reports.
• DANGER: CHILDREN WORKING – GUATEMALA FIREWORKS INDUSTRY -
  20 March 2003 - More than 80 million children worldwide are employed in dangerous work, International Labour Organization figures show. In Guatemala, many work in the fireworks industry, but as ILO TV now reports, the challenge is to find poor families alternative sources of income.
• CHILD SOLDIERS -
  13 February 2003 - An international conference in Washington this week (May 7-8) organized by the US Department of Labour will highlight the plight of child soldiers. More than 300 000 youngsters under 18 are fighting in conflicts all around the world. ...
• World Economic Forum in Davos -
  27 January 2003 - A new study paints a bleak picture of the economic and social impact of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Not only is the epidemic far more severe than previously thought, but it will seriously undermine the development prospects of affected countries. At risk is Africa's "human capital". This report examines the extent of the crisis, and what can be done about it.
• New ILO Report on Global Employment Trends 2003 -
  24 January 2003 - Claire Harasty, author of the ILO Global Employment Trends, speaks about the findings of the report on the BBC World Service radio program "Newshour".

2002 

• Real Madrid joins ILO's Red Card To Child Labour campaign -
  18 December 2002 - The Real Madrid football club and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have teamed up to raise a "red card" to the child labour.
• REAL MADRID CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD LABOUR -
  16 December 2002 - Superstars of the soccer world teamed up with the International Labour Organization in a campaign to fight child labour. The Galacticos, as the top players are known, joined with the ILO and the football association, FIFA, to give child labour the red card, used to send a player off the pitch.