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June 2013
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© Romeo Gacad / AFP 2013Child Labour
FAO and ILO urge countries to better protect children working in fisheries and aquaculture
27 June 2013
Many children are exposed to harsh and hazardous working conditions that harm their health and learning abilities.
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318th Governing Body
ILO Governing Body adopts reports of the Committee on Freedom of Association
24 June 2013
The Committee on Freedom of Association (CFA) draws special attention to three serious and urgent country cases while noting progress in others.
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318th Governing Body
El Salvador’s Victoria Marina Velásquez de Avilés elected chairperson of the ILO’s Governing Body
21 June 2013
The country’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN’s Geneva Office will head the International Labour Organization’s executive body for the period 2013-2014.
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102nd International Labour Conference
Ryder calls for forward-looking examination of the place of work “in our lives and societies”
21 June 2013
As the International Labour Organization approaches its centenary in 2019, the ILO Director-General says it must continue to become more useful and relevant.
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102nd International Labour Conference
ILO Conference examines application of labour standards in 26 countries
20 June 2013
The conclusions of the Committee on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations were adopted on the closing day of the International Labour Conference.
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© Monty Rakusen/Cultura Creative 2013102nd International Labour Conference
Action needed to provide jobs and social protection for growing and ageing populations
19 June 2013
Governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations must take action to ensure decent job opportunities and social protection for growing and ageing populations, concludes the International Labour Conference Committee on Employment and Social Protection in the New Demographic Context.
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© Bertrand Guay / AFP 2013102nd International Labour Conference
ILO approves new framework of action on social dialogue
19 June 2013
The conclusions of the ILC Committee for the Recurrent Discussion on Social Dialogue stress that social dialogue is at the heart of democracy - and is essential for social and economic development.
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Post-2015 development agenda
Ambitious employment goal needed in post-2015 development agenda
19 June 2013
High-level event in New York on Employment and Inclusive Growth says transition to decent jobs is central to the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
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© Pan Kanjun / ImagineChina 2013102nd International Labour Conference
No sustainable development without environmental sustainability and decent work
19 June 2013
The contribution of the world of work to the greening of the economy is critical – and presents a real opportunity – to realize the ILO’s social goals, concludes the ILC Committee on Sustainable Development, Decent Work and Green Jobs.
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