Press releases

June 2013

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   102nd 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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   102nd International Labour Conference

   ILO lifts remaining restrictions on Myanmar

   18 June 2013

   The restrictions were related to the country’s non compliance of the ILO Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No.29).

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   102nd International Labour Conference

   ILO and EU-Presidency welcome moves to ensure decent work for domestic workers

   18 June 2013

   Labour and social affair ministers from ten countries, the President of the EU Council, Richard Bruton, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, László Andor, and ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, discuss ways to support ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers.

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   102nd International Labour Conference

   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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   102nd International Labour Conference

   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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   Partnership for skills training

   ILO-Japan sign ¥30,831,000 skills’ training initiative

   14 June 2013

   A collaboration between the Government of Japan and the International Labour Organization will strengthen a range of courses offered by the International Training Centre in Turin, Italy.

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   102nd International Labour Conference

   Ryder: ILO must be relevant to the evolving world of work

   12 June 2013

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

8. Media advisory

   ILO to launch new book on work-sharing

   11 June 2013

9. 

   World Day Against Child Labour 2013

   Musicians strike a chord against child labour

   10 June 2013

   As the world marks World Day against Child Labour on June 12th, the musical world pledges to bring the issue centre stage.

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    Partnership

    A new day rises - peace finally comes to Bondoc Peninsula

    10 June 2013

    Armed conflict has ceased to be a regular fare for the poor people of Bondoc Peninsula, once a hotbed of insurgency, in Quezon Province. The cycle of poverty, lack of decent work and conflict kept development at bay.