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2008

ILC coverage: After the Cyclone - the ILO's work in Myanmar

09 June 2008

In the immediate aftermath of Cyclone Nargis hitting Myanmar the focus was inevitably on humantarian relief and the aid operation. Now attention is shifting to the longer term, and issues such as whether the next rice harvest can be saved and food shortages averted, and what measures need to be taken to stop forced labour being used in reconstruction work. The prevention of forced labour is at the heart of the ILO's mandate in Myanmar. The ILO's Liaison Officer for Myanmar, Steve Marshall, has been in Geenva, reporting to the International Labour Conference on the situation. As he prepares to return to Yangon, Sophy Fisher asked him what he thought the longer term effects of the cyclone disaster would be, in terms of the ILO's work.
ILO launches new initiatives in Africa (in French)

09 June 2008

The ILO Regional Office for Africa, the Social Security Department and the International Migration Programme launched two new regional initiatives aimed at extending social security coverage to African migrant workers and strengthening the financial governance of social protection systems in Africa. What are the issues at stake and what will be the concrete impact of these initiatives in the field? An insight from Mr. Assane Diop, Executive Director of the Social Protection Sector at the ILO in Geneva.
ILC coverage: Building the new Panama Canal with Decent Work (in Spanish)

29 May 2008

The concept of Decent Work is an essential component of the new Panama Canal project expected to be ready by 2014, said Edwin Salamin Jaén, Panama's Minister of Labour and Labour Development, in a speech he gave today as the newly elected President of the 97th International Labour Conference.
ILC coverage: Decent Work an essential element of EU Lisbon Strategy on growth and employment

29 May 2008

The President of the Republic of Slovenia, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union (EU), today expressed support for the decent work agenda of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and called for its worldwide implementation. According to H.E. President Danilo Türk, "social partnership is a key guarantee for success in the processes called for in the Lisbon strategy", including helping the young to attain the opportunity to work and developing their skills and assisting older workers, who in an ageing population in Europe, have to work longer and develop new skills in a prolonged period of employment.
ILC coverage: Building the new Panama Canal with Decent Work (in Spanish)

29 May 2008

The concept of Decent Work is an essential component of the new Panama Canal project expected to be ready by 2014, said Edwin Salamin Jaén, Panama's Minister of Labour and Labour Development, in a speech he gave today as the newly elected President of the 97th International Labour Conference.