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November 2012
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ILO calls on Greece to bring its labour relations system back to fundamental rights
15 November 2012
In this year’s November session, the ILO Committee on Freedom of Association – the supervisory body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) that examines cases concerning employers’ and trade unions’ rights to organize, collective bargaining and social dialogue – examined an extensive deficit of social dialogue in austerity measures taken in Greece and highlighted the need for ILO assistance in the country.
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Netherlands and ILO cooperate to eliminate child labour in agriculture
09 November 2012
Project will combat the worst forms of child labour in seasonal agriculture in Turkey.
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World Scout Movement and ILO-IPEC extend cooperation to fight child labour
09 November 2012
The ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) and the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) have signed a third Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) extending cooperation for a further five years.
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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.
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ILO Thailand welcomes new regulation to improve conditions for domestic workers
06 November 2012
The ILO Country Office for Thailand welcomes the passing of a new Ministerial Regulation that will better protect domestic workers in the Kingdom of Thailand, approved on 30 October and to be implemented this year.
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ECLAC and ILO Predict that Unemployment Will Fall Again to 6.4% in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2012
05 November 2012
The two United Nations agencies indicate that there remain structural problems that have a negative effect on the labour market situation of young people.
October 2012
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Joint press release by German Federal Chancellor, ILO, OECD, WTO, IMF and World Bank
30 October 2012
Joint press release by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim on the occasion of their meeting on 30 October 2012 in Berlin.
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Netherlands agrees new funding for ILO
24 October 2012
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ILO launches artists programme, Nicolas Cage calls for an end to child labour
15 October 2012
The International Labour Organization (ILO) – the UN agency specialising in the world of work – launches ArtWorks, an artist engagement programme to raise awareness of fundamental rights at work, including freedom from slavery and from child labour.
September 2012
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UCGL and ILO sign cooperation agreement
27 September 2012
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