Press releases

June 2009 

• ILO adopts “Global Jobs Pact” aimed at creating jobs, protecting workers and stimulating economic recovery
  19 June 2009 - Faced with the prospect of a prolonged global increase in unemployment, poverty and inequality and the continuing collapse of enterprises, the International Labour Organization adopted a Global Jobs Pact designed to guide national and international policies aimed at stimulating economic recovery, generating jobs and providing protection to working people and their families.
• International Labour Conference concludes its work
  19 June 2009 - The International Labour Organization (ILO) concluded its annual meeting in Geneva after considering a wide range of issues, including HIV/AIDS, gender equality and the effect given to ILO labour standards and adopting a historic Global Jobs Pact.
• ILO Governing Body elects new Chairperson ─ Committee on Freedom of Association cites Myanmar, Cambodia and Islamic Republic of Iran
  19 June 2009 - The Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) elected H.E. Mrs. Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêdo, Ambassador of Brazil and Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations Office in Geneva as Chairperson for its 2009-10 Session.
• Media advisory: ILO Summit on the Global Jobs Crisis
  12 June 2009 - Nine Heads of State and Government, six Vice-presidents, labour ministers and leaders from employers’ and workers’ organizations are to meet in Geneva from June 15-17 for a Global Jobs Crisis Summit organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
• New ILO report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories
  11 June 2009 - The annual report of the International Labour Office (ILO) on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories depicts “a dismal human, economic and social situation in the occupied Arab territories, overshadowed by stalled peace negotiations”.
• ILO says crisis increases risk of girls becoming child labourers
  10 June 2009 - The global financial crisis could push an increasing number of children, particularly girls, into child labour, according to a new report issued by the International Labour Office (ILO) for the World Day Against Child Labour on June 12.
• World Day Against Child Labour – 12 June 2009
  08 June 2009 - The annual World Day Against Child Labour will be marked by events in scores of countries around the world on 12 June amid growing concerns over the impact of the economic crisis on child labour, and in particular girls.
• Japan marks 35 years of support for ILO
  05 June 2009 - An exhibition to mark the 35th anniversary of the Japanese Government’s support for the ILO will be held at the ILO’s Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland from 9-30 June.
• 98th ILO annual Conference elects officers
  03 June 2009 - The 98th Session of the International Labour Conference, which will run in Geneva till 19 June, opened, electing as its President Mr. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Minister of Labour and Employment and Expatriates of Bangladesh.
• ILO Director-General calls for a global jobs pact to urgently tackle the employment and social protection consequences of the economic crisis
  03 June 2009 - Warning of a possible six to eight year employment and social protection crisis due to the economic downturn, International Labour Organization (ILO) Director- General Juan Somavia called on delegates to the 98th International Labour Conference to adopt a “Global Jobs Pact.”
• Heads of State, government and leaders from the world of work tackle the global jobs crisis
  02 June 2009 - Some 4,000 representatives of government and employers’ and workers’ organizations are to meet in Geneva on 3-19 June to search during the annual Conference of the International Labour Organization for an effective response to the growing impact of the economic and financial crisis on employment, social protection and the world of work.

May 2009 

• ILO says job losses are increasing due to economic crisis
  28 May 2009 - The International Labour Office issued new labour market projections for 2009, showing a further increase in unemployment, working poor and those in vulnerable employment. ...
• ILO meets with high-level experts to discuss the crisis and the future of the automotive industry
  22 May 2009 - Against the backdrop of the global economic and social crisis, senior experts on the automotive sector from Europe, Asia and the Americas met here on 20-21 May with top officials of the International Labour Organization (ILO) to discuss the state of the automotive industry and its future directions.
• The Republic of Maldives becomes 183rd ILO member State
  18 May 2009 - The Republic of Maldives has become the 183rd member State of the International Labour Organization (ILO)...
• Media Advisory: 98th ILO Annual Conference - Agenda and accreditation information
  14 May 2009 - The International Labour Organization (ILO) will hold its annual International Labour Conference here from 3-19 June and will discuss a global response to the impact of the economic and financial crisis on working women and men.
• New ILO report says “cost of coercion” to workers in forced labour surpasses USD 20 billion per year
  12 May 2009 - In a new study on the patterns of forced labour worldwide, the International Labour Office (ILO) says the “opportunity cost” of coercion to the workers affected reaches over USD 20 billion per year.
• Governments, oil firms and oil workers meeting at ILO to discuss implications of global crisis for oil and gas industry
  11 May 2009 - Amid a global downturn in employment in the oil and gas sector, senior representatives of governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations are to discuss the state of industrial relations in the petroleum industry at a meeting at the International Labour Office (ILO) on 11-14 May.

April 2009 

• World Day for Safety and Health at Work to be commemorated amid concerns over impact of global economic crisis
  27 April 2009 - World Day for Safety and Health at Work is to be marked in scores of countries and hundreds of localities on all continents this year with a host of events aimed at raising awareness about what ILO Director-General Juan Somavia called the “human tragedy” of unsafe work.
• Note to Correspondents: The ILO and the quest for social justice: ILO launches new history to mark 90th anniversary
  24 April 2009 - The International Labour Organization is to launch a book on the events, values and key ideas that have guided ILO action over the past nine decades and provide a roadmap for its future, as part of a series of events being held worldwide to mark the ILO 90th anniversary.
• Media Advisory: Seminar to examine social security in times of crisis: Impact, challenges and responses – Geneva, 24-25 April 2009
  23 April 2009 - Social security programmes worldwide are facing exceptional challenges imposed by the global financial crisis and are responding in innovative ways. An international seminar this week will hear how social security funds have suffered unprecedented losses in 2008, while simultaneously experiencing a significant increase in demand.