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2012
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Nearly 21 million workers are trapped in forced labour, the ILO warns
01 June 2012
Governments, business leaders and trade unions around the world are being urged by the International Labour Organization to take urgent action to stop forced labour. In its latest report, the ILO says that nearly 21 million people are victims of forced labour. The agency is warning that the number may increase during the current global economic crisis. ILO Radio interviewed with Beate Andrees, Head of the ILO's Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour.
2011
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Closing Speech of the ILO Director-General Juan Somavia at the 100th International Labour Conference
17 June 2011
The annual Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) concluded its historic 100th session on Friday 17 June after taking a number of steps aimed at moving toward what ILO Director-General Juan Somavia called “a new era of social justice”.
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Celebrating the Adoption of an International Labour Standard for Domestic Workers
17 June 2011
At the entrance of the Assembly Hall at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, domestic workers and trade unionists enthusiastically sang and clapped their hands after the adoption of the Domestic Worker Convention ad Recommendation at the 100th International Labour Conference on June 16. The ILO's Director-General, Juan Somavia, called it a historic moment for domestic workers worldwide.
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Micheline Calmy-Rey, President of the Swiss Confederation Addresses the 100th International Labour Conference
15 June 2011
Audio file in French.
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Audio Coverage of Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of Russia, Address to the 100th International Labour Conference
15 June 2011
In his address to the delegates of the historic 100th International Labour Conference, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin spoke in strong support of the ILO's Global Jobs Pact, and underlined the important role of the ILO and its tripartite structure in shaping economic recovery policies. (In Russian)
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Audio Coverage of H.E. Ms. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Address to the 100th International Labour Conference (in German)
14 June 2011
In the first ever visit of a German Chancellor to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), H.E. Ms. Angela Merkel today addressed the Organization’s annual conference. Speaking to the historic 100th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) Ms Merkel highlighted the increasing role played by the ILO in closer international cooperation. The G8 and G20 meetings would be “unthinkable without the wealth of experience of this Organisation”, she said, adding that the ILO’s involvement was the only way “to give globalization a form, a structure”. (in German)
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Audio Coverage of H.E. Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia, Address to the 100th International Labour Conference
14 June 2011
The President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has called for a global coalition to tackle youth employment in an address to a special session of the 100th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva. The President called on delegates to work together to prevent increasing unemployment among young people, saying this would be critical to creating a new era of social justice.
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ILO and UN Women Sign Memorandum of Understanding
13 June 2011
ILO Director-General Juan Somavia and UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, Michelle Bachelet, addressed conference delegates after signing a memorandum of understanding at the 100th International Labour Conference. The agreement will take the two agencies' strong working relationship to a "new and better level", said Juan Somavia, and will cover areas including gender equality, the elimination of gender discrimination in the workplace, domestic workers and social protection floors.
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The Challenges of Eliminating Hazardous Child Labour in Africa
12 June 2011
Every minute of every day, a child labourer somewhere in the world suffers a work-related accident, illness or psychological trauma. Susan Gunn, Senior Technical Advisor on Hazardous Child Labour, ILO, explains the challenges, the prospects and best practices in Africa on World Day Against Child Labour 2011.
