News on ILO's work

February 2013

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   Ireland and ILO host forum to encourage women entrepreneurs in developing countries

   15 February 2013

   Education and access to credit are critical to ensuring that women in the developing world can start small businesses, Ireland's Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello and Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) said.

December 2012

1. Briefing on growth and employment in the post-2015 development agenda

   11 December 2012

   On 13 December 2012 the Permanent Mission of Japan, the United Nations Development Programme and the International Labour Organization organized a briefing on Growth and Employment in the Post-2015 Development Agenda. Participants included permanent and observer missions to the United Nations, UN agencies and civil society organizations.