News on ILO's work
April 2013
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© Munir uz Zaman / AFP 2013ILO to send high-level mission to Bangladesh following the Rana Plaza Building collapse
29 April 2013
ILO Director-General Guy Ryder says it is time for horror and regret to translate into urgent action.
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ILO report shows why social protection is crucial to tackle child labour
29 April 2013
Measures such as cash transfers or health insurance programmes can sometimes determine whether a child spends the day studying and playing, or working and being deprived of a fair chance at a decent future.
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© Gianluigi Guercia / AFP 2013ILO calls for urgent global action to fight occupational diseases
26 April 2013
According to a new ILO report, prevention is key to tackling the growing number of work-related diseases, which claim an estimated 2 million lives per year.
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Bolivia ratifies the Domestic Workers Convention
18 April 2013
Bolivia is the sixth ILO member State and the second Latin American member State to ratify this instrument
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ILO and Fair Work Commission sign MOU on labour dispute resolution
15 April 2013
The ILO and the Australian workplace relations tribunal signed a memorandum of understanding to provide technical assistance in the area of labour dispute resolution.
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© Kilian Munch / ILO 2013Confidence can be restored in Europe, ILO says
11 April 2013
Government, worker and employer representatives from 51 European and Central Asian ILO member States adopt a resolution to promote growth and jobs in the region.
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The ILO: The employers' and workers' views
10 April 2013
Daniel Funes de Rioja and Luc Cortebeeck, respectively Employers' and Workers' spokespersons at the ILO's Governing Body, discuss the role of the ILO against the backdrop of a persisting global jobs crisis.
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© Kilian Munch / ILO 2013Jobs for youth: What works
10 April 2013
Ministers at the 9th ILO’s European Regional Meeting in Oslo, discuss possible solutions to the youth employment crisis.
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© Kilian Munch / ILO 2013ILO Director-General urges closer cooperation between IMF, EC and ILO
09 April 2013
The three international institutions need to work together to find solutions to the economic crisis in Europe, says Guy Ryder.