Press releases

May 2013

1. 

   Press release

   Unions call for employment and decent work in the post-2015 Development Agenda

   23 May 2013

2. 

   © Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP 2013

   Workplace safety

   ILO-BFC calls for Top World to review building safety

   23 May 2013

3. 

   Press release

   ILO Director-General Guy Ryder at the 50th Anniversary of the African Union

   23 May 2013

   The Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Mr. Guy Ryder attended the official ceremony of the 50th Anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) - African Union (AU) on 25 May 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

4. 

   Partnership

   Australian Aid and ILO support sustainable livelihoods in the Philippines' worst typhoon-hit areas

   23 May 2013

   Almost five months after typhoon Pablo (Bopha) hit the province of Davao Oriental in eastern Mindanao, Philippines, disaster-affected families in the municipalities of Baganga, Cateel and Boston still need help.

5. 

   © Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP 2013

   Press release

   ILO-BFC responds to Top World factory collapse, expresses sympathy for injured workers

   21 May 2013

6. 

   © Mauricio Lima / AFP 2013

   Latin America

   ECLAC and ILO predict that regional unemployment could fall to 6.2% in 2013

   21 May 2013

   There is cautious optimism around labour market trends, although the fall in unemployment is expected to be smaller than the drop observed in 2012.

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   Press release

   ILO Deputy-Director General calls on social partners to get involved in the new development agenda

   21 May 2013

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   © Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP 2013

   Press release

   ILO statement on the Wing Star shoe factory building collapse

   17 May 2013

   The ILO is saddened by the deaths and injuries resulting from the building collapse at the Wing Star shoe factory on Thursday (May 16th) in Cambodia. The ILO would like to express its condolences to the families of those who lost their lives, and to wish the injured workers a speedy recovery.

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   © Hou Jiansen / XINHUA 2013

   International labour standards

   ILO global forum to discuss decent work in the fishing industry

   15 May 2013

   Government, employer and worker delegates will share ideas on how the Work in fishing convention (n°188) can address major challenges in the industry, including safety and health and forced labour.

10. 

    Joint publication

    The impact of agricultural trade on labour markets

    14 May 2013

    A new ILO/UNCTAD book highlights the role of agricultural trade in creating jobs and alleviating poverty around the world.