News on ILO's work

June 2013

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   ILO and EU-Presidency welcome moves to ensure decent work for domestic workers

   18 June 2013

   Labour and social affair ministers from ten countries, the President of the EU Council, Richard Bruton, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, László Andor, and ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, discuss ways to support ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers.

April 2013

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   Confidence 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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   Jobs 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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   ILO 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.

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   Crisis puts European social model to serious test

   08 April 2013

   Government, worker and employer representatives from 51 European and Central Asian member States gather in Oslo to discuss the way forward for the region in the context of the continuing financial, economic and social crisis.

February 2013

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   ILO at European Employment Committee meeting with social partners on wage developments

   05 February 2013

   The European Employment Committee (EMCO) organized on 1 February 2013 an extra-ordinary meeting with EU- and national social partners on wages developments. The EMCO chair invited the ILO to contribute to the discussion.

January 2013

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   ILO at liaison forum bringing together EU social partners

   29 January 2013

   On the occasion of the EU Social Dialogue Liaison Forum - organized by the European Commission (EC) on 28 January 2013 and bringing together EU sector social partners - Ms Maria Beatriz Mello da Cunha (ILO) and Ms May Mi Than Tun (ILO) presented the on-going and future ILO Sectoral Programme.

December 2012

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   10th high level meeting of the ILO and the European Commission

   06 December 2012

   For the 10th time in a row, and in the presence of the ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, the ILO Office and the European Commission (EC) held their annual high-level meeting defining the focus of their cooperation for the next year. The ILO Office and the EC reaffirmed their mutual partnership and defined fields and areas of common action in 2013.

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   Guy Ryder: "ILO and EU have a shared responsibility of realizing decent work for all"

   06 December 2012

   For the 10th time in a row, and in the presence of the ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, the ILO and the European Commission held their annual high-level meeting defining the focus of their cooperation for the next year. At this meeting, Guy Ryder honored the historical partnership between both institutions and looked at the common challenges in the face of the global crisis.

November 2012

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   Global South-South Development Forum 2012

   16 November 2012

   This year’s Global South-South Development Expo in Vienna (Austria) puts the spotlight on Energy and Climate Change. The ILO Solution Forum on Energy, Climate Change and Decent Work (20 November) covered inclusive access to decent work, follow-up to Rio+20, green jobs, social protection and the promotion of workers’ rights in the field of renewable energy and climate change.