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Press releases
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EU Presidency holder Spain becomes first EU state to ratify key ILO Maritime Labour Convention
05 February 2010 - Spain, which currently holds the European Union Presidency, has become the first EU member state to ratify the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, in a major step toward bringing into force a new, comprehensive “bill of rights” for seafarers. (ILO/10/02) -
Unemployment reached highest level on record in 2009: Somavia calls for the same policy decisiveness that saved banks to save and create jobs
26 January 2010 - The number of jobless worldwide reached nearly 212 million in 2009 following an unprecedented increase of 34 million compared to 2007, on the eve of the global crisis, the International Labour Office (ILO) said in its annual "Global Employment Trends" report. (ILO/10/01)
Feature articles
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Vulnerable employment and poverty on the rise, Interview with ILO chief of Employment Trends Unit
26 January 2010 - The economic crisis has had a major impact throughout the world on the level of employment as well as its quality. The ILO’s annual report on "Global Employment Trends 2010" says the share of workers in vulnerable employment worldwide may have increased by more than 100 million in 2009, and with it global poverty. ... (FTR/10/get_2010) -
Tripartism in the times of neoliberalism
18 December 2009 - For much of the 1990s and the first half of the present decade, many developing countries seeking integration into the global economy adopted the type of market-oriented measures pushed forward by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. ... (FTR/09/neoliberalism)
I-news
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ILO Director-General welcomes Business Leaders’ Declaration on International Trade and Economic Recovery at Davos
29 January 2010 - ILO Director-General Juan Somavia welcomed a statement adopted by the International Business Council (IBC) of the World Economic Forum in Davos. ... (INEWS/10/newsdavos) -
ILO mobilizing resources as part of international response to earthquake in Haiti
15 January 2010 - The Organization will assess the impact of the devastating earthquake in Haiti on key services, industries and other facilities and mobilize its resources to support job-creation and reconstruction efforts as they develop, working in close cooperation with United Nations and other partners. (INEWS/10/Haiti)
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WIND of Change - 
05 February 2010 - More than one billion people worldwide earn their income from agriculture, working steadily to increase productivity and their standard of living. But farming brings risks that can undermine or even eliminate the gains hard won in the fields. ... -
Record Global Unemployment in 2009 -
27 January 2010 - The number of jobless worldwide reached nearly 212 million in 2009 following an unprecedented increase of 34 million compared to 2007, on the eve of the global crisis, the International Labour Office (ILO) said in its annual Global Employment Trends report. ...