News on ILO's work

June 2013

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   Mexico and the ILO sign cooperation agreement on social protection floors

   17 June 2013

   The agreement was signed by the Minister of Labour and Social Protection of Mexico, Alfonso Navarrete Prida, and ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, during the International Labour Conference in Geneva.

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   Restoring Confidence: Jobs, Growth and Social Progress

   17 June 2013

   High-level panel at the International Labour Conference discusses the main issues concerning the world of work and solutions to the global jobs crisis.

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   World of Work Summit

   11 June 2013

   High-Level Panel on the theme “Restoring Confidence: Jobs, Growth and Social Progress” held during the 102nd International Labour Conference. Introduction by Mr Guy Ryder, Director-General of the ILO.

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   Ryder: Decent Work and labour standards central to the global economy

   07 June 2013

   The ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, addresses the workers delegates attending the 102nd session of the International Labour Conference.

May 2013

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   The true potential of the social and solidarity economy

   06 May 2013

   Cooperatives and social enterprises can help expand decent work and job opportunities, says ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.

April 2013

1. 

   © Munir uz Zaman / AFP 2013

   ILO sends 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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   © Lejia Lombardi, IDB photograph 2013

   ILO, IDB sign agreement to promote more and better jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean

   22 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.

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   © Kilian Munch / ILO 2013

   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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   © Kilian Munch / ILO 2013

   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.