News on ILO's work

June 2013

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   Launch of new Skills for Employment Knowledge Sharing Platform

   18 June 2013

   The new Skills for Employment Global Public-Private Knowledge Sharing Platform (Global KSP) shares the approaches and experiences that international organizations, governments, employers and workers have found effective in strengthening the links between education and training to productive and decent work.

May 2013

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   © Mauricio Lima / AFP 2013

   ECLAC and ILO predict that regional unemployment could fall to 6.2% in 2013

   21 May 2013

   There is cautious optimism around labour market trends, although the fall in unemployment is expected to be smaller than the drop observed in 2012.

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   The impact of agricultural trade on labour markets

   14 May 2013

   A new ILO/UNCTAD book highlights the role of agricultural trade in creating jobs and alleviating poverty around the world.

April 2013

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   © Kilian Munch / ILO 2013

   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.

March 2013

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   Business leaders discuss recipes for job-rich growth in Africa

   20 March 2013

   Africa is one of the fastest growing economic regions in the world but a large portion of its population still lives in poverty. A recent panel discussion held at the ILO analysed the way forward from a business perspective.

February 2013

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   Kuwait renews support for ILO programmes in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

   20 February 2013

   H.E. Ambassador Dharar A.R. Razzooqi, Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations in Geneva, presented a cheque for USD 500,000 to ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, renewing its contribution to the ILO’s technical cooperation programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

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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-IMF Tripartite Consultation on Job-Rich and Incusive Growth in the Dominican Republic

   30 January 2013

   The ILO and the IMF organized a tripartite Consultation to help foster social dialogue on inclusive and job-rich growth in the Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo, DR, January 30, 2013.

December 2012

1. Netherlands to contribute US$ 1.3 million to ILO’s programme in the MENA region

   07 December 2012

   New contribution to the ILO will focus on the promotion of youth employment through two country-level components.

September 2012

1. UCGL and ILO sign cooperation agreement

   27 September 2012