11 November 2011
At a ceremony held at the International Labour Office in Geneva, Professor Jayati Ghosh received the ILO Decent Work Research Prize. Addressing the audience Professor Ghosh called for an urgent shift in economic policy to reduce inequality and address the needs and aspirations of working people.
11 November 2011
At a ceremony held at the International Labour Office in Geneva, Professor Eve C. Landau received the ILO Decent Work Research Prize. Professor Landau discussed the important role of the ILO to further expand the scope of Decent Work through the adoption and ratification of international labour standards.
27 October 2011
ILO Director General Juan Somavia went to Zuccotti Park in the financial district of Manhattan, to have a first-hand look and listen to the people of the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York City.
14 October 2011
03 October 2011
Ambassador Jean-David Levitte, Diplomatic Advisor and Sherpa of the President of the French Republic, presented the preparations for and challenges facing the forthcoming G20 Summit (Cannes, 3-4 November 2011).
20 September 2011
ILO Director-General Juan Somavia and WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy announced the publication of a joint study by the two organizations that examines the way globalization is linked to employment, uncertainty and inequality in the labour market. Marion Jansen (ILO) and Marc Bacchetta (WTO), editors of the volume, summarized the findings in front of an audience at WTO headquarters on September 20, 2011.