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Press releases

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Feature articles

  • Labour inspection in Europe: fighting undeclared work and trafficking
    12 March 2010 - Europe’s labour inspectors face daunting challenges. They not only try to ensure decent working conditions, but also contribute to the fight against trafficking and undeclared work. ... (FTR/10/labour_inspection)
  • Decent Work in India - A triumph of enterprise: Sitabai’s story
    09 March 2010 - Last month, the ILO’s tripartite partners in India – the government, employers and workers – formally adopted a Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP for India). The new programme will focus on enhanced opportunities for productive work for women and men, particularly for youth and vulnerable groups. ... (FTR/10/dw_india)

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I-news

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Video

  • Haiti facing more than recovery, but a refoundation of the country -
    16 March 2010 - Alfredo Lazarte, Chief of the ILO's Crisis Response and Reconstruction Department discusses the findings of a recent mission by ten ILO experts to Port-au-Prince to assess the country's employment needs after a devastating earthquake in January 2010 laid waste to much of the country's infrastructure and economy.
  • "What's Working for Working Women" Panel Discussion Highlights -
    11 March 2010 - Each year, ILO celebrates International Women's Day on March 8 with an event honouring working women of courage and conviction. In 2010, the ILO held a panel discussion about "What's working for working women", with participants from Angola, Botswana, Brazil, Ghana, and the Philippines.

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