Institutional videos

August 2011

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   Everyone's Right to be Included

   08 August 2011

   Worldwide, one in six people, or around one billion, live with a disability. A majority of people with disabilities often feel excluded at school, from public services, and in the world of work. In this video, women and men with and without disabilities explain what disability inclusion is, why it's important and how to make it happen.

June 2011

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   Labour Inspection in China: "The Twin Networks Management"

   22 June 2011

   In Chengdu, China, labour inspectors regularly inspect companies not only to enforce labour laws, but also to help them improve their productivity. They inform workers of their rights and in so doing promote decent work. As it is elsewhere, labour inspection in China is key to responding to the emerging challenges of the country's economic development. This short film was produced with the cooperation of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) of the People's Republic of China and the International Labour Organization (ILO), through the kind support of CCTV.

May 2011

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   Liberia: Labour Force Survey

   16 May 2011

   Statistical studies of the job market and the workforce not only help governments find out more about the current “state of the nation” - they are key tools in deciding appropriate policies to create job opportunities and enhance prosperity. While common in Europe and North America, accurate labour statistics are hard to come by in developing countries. But that’s just changed in Liberia, a country particularly hard hit by past conflict and poverty. And the results are pointing the way to job creation and to an improved quality of life for everyone.

April 2011

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   Getting On Board with the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

   07 April 2011

   The ILO's Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006 provides comprehensive rights and protection at work for the world's more than 1.2 million seafarers. The Convention aims to achieve both decent work for seafarers and secure economic interests in fair competition for ship-owners.

October 2010

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   Opening Pathways to Training and Employment for People with Intellectual Disabilities

   15 October 2010

   People with intellectual disabilities represent nearly two per cent of the world's population, or some 130 million people. Because of stigma and discrimination, a majority are excluded from education, training and employment. This film examines what is possible for persons with intellectual disabilities so that they are able to access opportunities to obtain decent work and a better life.

September 2010

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   MDG Lifetime Achievement Award given to ILO Director-General Juan Somavia

   20 September 2010

   Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has received a “Lifetime Achievement Award” for his work towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and promoting social development. Citing Mr. Somavia's “vision and advocacy in support of the need to secure decent work for women and men throughout the world”, this annual MDG Award is intended to support and raise awareness of the MDGs by providing a high profile platform to honour and celebrate exemplary efforts by national governments and civil society stakeholders in advancing these international development goals.

June 2010

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   Combatting Child Labour in Thailand

   30 June 2010

   In Thailand, the incidence of Thai children in child labour has been decreasing for several years. However the problem of child labour has not disappeared. Migrant children from neighbouring countries are now disproportionately found in child labour in various provinces of Thailand. A four year ILO-IPEC Project of Support for National Action to Combat Child Labour and its Worst Forms in Thailand has been addressing the underlying issues and promoting a variety of responses.

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   Maternity Protection in Tanzania

   16 June 2010

   Over 80 per cent of women in Tanzania work. They also play an important role fundamental to Tanzania's future: they give birth. Reconciling these different roles is not always easy and women are often faced with an impossible choice between ensuring their families' economic well-being and raising healthy children. The ILO, the Tanzanian government, its trade unions and employers' organizations are working together to help move the country closer towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals of reducing child mortality and improving maternal health.

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   Positive - HIV/AIDS Among Migrant Construction Workers in India

   01 June 2010

   In India, construction is one of the fastest growing sectors engaging a large number of migrant workers from across the country. With little knowledge about HIV, and culturally and socially isolated in India's big cities, migrant workers are especially vulnerable to HIV infection. Informal workers, including migrant workers, make up 93 per cent of India's 400 million-plus workforce. How to tackle discrimination towards workers with HIV and help prevent the spread of HIV have become a national priority, with the adoption of a national policy on HIV/AIDS and the world of work.

May 2010

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   The Road to 2016: Towards the End of Child Labour

   10 May 2010

   While the global movement has achieved much progress in reducing the incidence of child labour, efforts must be stepped up if we are to deliver the commitment of a world free of the worst forms of child labour by 2016. In order to meet that challenge, the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, in close collaboration with the ILO (and in cooperation with UNICEF and the World Bank), organized a global conference on child labour held in The Hague (The Netherlands) on 10 and 11 May 2010.