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  • May 2004 

  • February 2004 

  • January 2004 

    • World Economic Forum, Davos - - Duration: 00:04:56 (11.5 MB)
      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 - - Duration: 00:03:36 (6.01 MB)
      23 January 2004 - The ILO's report "Global Employment Trends" is the lead story on the BBC-TV's premiere business program.

  • October 2003 

    • Russian mine rescue - - Duration: 00:02:13 (5.06 MB)
      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.

  • September 2003 

    • The world is getting more productive faster - - Duration: 00:03:27 (5.00 MB)
      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 - - Duration: 00:04:15 (5.00 MB)
      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.

  • July 2003 

    • ILO TV takes us to Kiev to investigate the corroding health care system - - Duration: 00:03:36 (5.00 MB)
      29 July 2003 - With an economy in transition and high unemployment, universal healthcare for the people of the Soviet Republic of Ukraine is no longer an option. At a time when new studies have uncovered that there is a rise in infectious diseases, namely TB and Aids and now the added threat of SARS, health workers are not only struggling to survive on their poor wages but fearful of falling victim to the same diseases they are attempting to treat.
    • Victims of poverty and racial discrimination, the Roma look to the ILO for a solution - - Duration: 00:03:07 (5.00 MB)
      22 July 2003 - According to the International Labour Organization's new report on discrimination in the workplace, the Roma people, also known as Gypsies are victim to the highest unemployment rates in Europe. As ILO TV reports, 90 per cent of Roma people of working age are jobless.

  • June 2003 

    • Disability discrimination in the Ukraine - - Duration: 00:03:04 (6.00 MB)
      24 June 2003 - People with disabilities were rarely seen in the Ukraine under the Soviet system with the result that they now face discrimination when trying to find a job.But ILO-supported training programs are helping them secure their place in the workplace.
    • Microhealth insurance in Senegal - - Duration: 00:03:03 (6.00 MB)
      17 June 2003 - Microhealth insurance schemes provide access to much needed health care for the musicians and fishermen in Senegal, while benefitting the community at large.

  • May 2003 

    • The dangerous occupation for the children of Guatemala - - Duration: 00:03:05 (4.00 MB)
      29 May 2003 - ILO on TV takes us into a small village in Guatemala to witness the life threatening labour many of the children are subjected to. The dangerous task of making fireworks is part of the pleasure and the pain of Guatemala.
    • Interview with ILO’s Dirk Belau on the potential impact of SARS on employment - - Duration: 00:02:53 (0.00 MB)
      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.

  • April 2003 

    • IHT report on work fatigue - - Duration: 00:04:48 (0.00 MB)
      24 April 2003 - It's time to pay attention to how much sleep you are getting. Overtired workers are costing the economy billions.

  • January 2003 

    • World Economic Forum in Davos - - Duration: 00:03:20 (0.00 MB)
      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.
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