I-news

2007 

• Unemployment, informality and inactivity menace young people in Latin America and the Caribbean
  04 September 2007 - ILO calls for better use of the growth, development and poverty reduction potential of 106 million youth in the region.
• UN ECOSOC reiterates strong support for ILO Decent work Agenda
  12 July 2007 - In a Ministerial declaration of the 2007 high-level segment of ECOSOC adopted on 10 July, the UN body reiterated its strong support for fair globalization and the need to translate growth into reduction of poverty.
  • ECOSOC 2007 Ministerial Declaration
• New UN initiative to fight human trafficking and poverty in Tajikistan
  09 July 2007 -
• The CEB Toolkit for Mainstreaming Employment and Decent Work presented at the ECOSOC
  06 July 2007 - One year ago, the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) approved a Ministerial Declaration encouraging the UN system to develop a toolkit to promote decent work. Since then the ILO has worked closely with other agencies through the Chief Executives Board (CEB) chaired by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. ...
  • CEB Toolkit for mainstreaming Employment and Decent Work
  • Introducing the Toolkit for Mainstreaming Employment and Decent Work -
• Presidents of Chile and Ghana address International Labour Conference
  04 June 2007 - H.E. Ms. Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile and H.E. Mr. John Kufuor, President of the Republic of Ghana and Chairperson of the African Union, addressed the ILO annual conference which is running in Geneva until the 15th of June.
  • Social protection is key to taking up the decent work challenge, says President of Chile
  • Decent Work Agenda instrumental for African Renaissance, says President of Ghana
• MULTI Forum 2007 - Geneva, November 15-16 : ILO to celebrate 30th anniversary of its Declaration on Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy
  01 June 2007 - The International Labour Organization is to mark the 30th anniversary of the ILO’s groundbreaking Declaration on Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy in November of this year.
• Conclusions of the Tripartite Meeting on the Production of Electronic Components for the IT industries
  19 April 2007 - The IT sector has been among the most dynamic and innovative in the globalized economy, creating millions of jobs and wealth worldwide...
• ASEAN and ILO to cooperate in addressing labour and employment issues
  20 March 2007 - The Secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the International Labour Office (ILO) signed a Cooperation Agreement today to strengthen their collaboration and partnership.
• ILO and WTO issue new joint study on "Trade and employment: Challenges and policy research"
  20 February 2007 - This study is the outcome of collaborative research between the World Trade Organization Secretariat and the International Labour Office. It addresses an issue that is of concern to both organizations: the relationship between trade and employment.
• ILO Director-General statement on Guinea
  13 February 2007 - The Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Juan Somavia, has made an urgent call for the end of violence and for ensuring the safety of trade union leaders in Guinea.