News on ILO's work

December 2012

1. Germany contributes €650,000 to the Youth Employment Network

   14 December 2012

   Contribution will fund a round of the Youth to Youth Fund in Togo for the period 2013-2014

2. 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.

November 2012

1. 

   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.

2. 

   Netherlands and ILO combat child labour in agriculture

   09 November 2012

   Project will combat the worst forms of child labour in seasonal agriculture in Turkey.

3. 

   Denmark and ILO team up to advance youth employment in Egypt

   06 November 2012

   Denmark donates US$1.6 million to finance the first phase of two youth employment projects in Egypt.

October 2012

1. 

   Netherlands agrees new funding for ILO

   24 October 2012

2. ILO joins the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI)

   12 October 2012

   Making information about aid spending easier to access, use and compare, to promote more effective partnerships.

September 2012

1. UCGL and ILO sign cooperation agreement

   27 September 2012

May 2009

1. Africa Regional Good Practice Seminar

   26 May 2009

February 2008

1. ILO Regional Training on Indigenous Issues in Asia

   25 February 2008

   The training brought together indigenous resource persons, internationla experts, governments, donors and agency staff working at the level of policy dialogue and development as well as field of implementation.