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Press releases

• IMF and ILO Launch Background Paper on the “Challenges of Growth, Employment and Social Cohesion” for High-Level Conference on September 13 in Oslo
  02 September 2010 - The International Monetary Fund and the International Labour Organization have issued a stark assessment of the outlook for employment in the wake of the global financial crisis, saying that the world faces major challenges in creating enough quality jobs to sustain growth and development. (ILO/10/45)
  • Oslo Conference paper: “Challenges of Growth, Employment and Social Cohesion”
• Nicaragua ratifies ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169)
  27 August 2010 - The Government of Nicaragua has delivered to the ILO the instrument of ratification of the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169), whose purpose is to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity. (ILO/10/44)

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Feature articles

• Promoting job creation for young people in multinational enterprises
  01 September 2010 - Liberia’s 14 year war left gaping holes in the infrastructure critical to investment and recovery and delayed a generation of youth from entering the labour market. Today, almost two-thirds of the population live in poverty. Youth between ages of 15 and 35 make up 53 per cent of the workforce, yet constitute 58 per cent of the unemployed. ... (FTR/liberia)
• Youth employment in crisis: Questions and answers on the situation of youth on the labour market
  14 July 2010 - Young people have been disproportionately affected by the global crisis that broke out in the autumn of 2008. This trend has exacerbated earlier challenges and there is concern that unless action is taken, the situation of youth will become unsustainable, putting social cohesion at threat. ... (FTR/Youth Employment)

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I-news

• Youth Employment Network and Jacobs Foundation launch fund for evaluation of youth employment programmes
  27 July 2010 - The Youth Employment Network (YEN), an interagency partnership of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations (UN) and the World Bank, have signed an agreement with the Jacobs Foundation, a Swiss-based private foundation, to build an evidence base in youth employment through evaluating the impact of youth employment programmes. (INEWS/yen)
• President of Switzerland launches project to support Indonesian small and medium-sized enterprises
  09 July 2010 - The President of the Swiss Confederation, H.E. Madame Doris Leuthard, attended the launch of an ILO project designed to help Indonesia’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) become more competitive and sustainable by focusing on workplace cooperation and improving labour and working conditions. (INEWS/Indonesia_score)

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Video

• G20 Seoul Summit Briefing by His Excellency Ambassador Ho-young AHN -
  08 September 2010 - A presentation on the G20 Summit to be held in Seoul on November 11-12 was made by Mr Ho-young AHN, Deputy Minister for Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Korea and nominated Ambassador at Large for the G20. Mr. Ahn highlighted some of the key issues to be discussed such as financial safety nets and the Millenium Development Goals.
• Oslo Conference 2010: Video Message from ILO Director-General Juan Somavia -
  01 September 2010 - The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are to hold a joint conference to be hosted by the Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg, on 13 September 2010, in Oslo, to explore new ways of forging a sustainable, job-rich recovery from the global economic crisis.

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