Institutional videos

October 2007

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   Burkina Faso: Protecting the Environment by Profiting from Garbage

   09 October 2007

   Burkina Faso’s first plastic recycling centre is paving the way for a new kind of development project. It provides a money earner to the poor while tackling environmental pollution. Local industry also benefits – the recycled plastic granules cost half the price of importing new plastic from abroad.

June 2007

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   Tackling Child Labour in Agriculture

   12 June 2007

   Worldwide, agriculture is the sector where by far the largest number of working children can be found - an estimated 70 per cent, of whom 132 million are girls and boys aged 5-14. These children are helping to produce the food and beverages we consume. Their labour is used for crops such as cereals, cocoa, coffee, fruit, sugar, palm oil, rice, tea, tobacco and vegetables. They also work in livestock raising and herding, and in the production of other agricultural materials such as cotton and cottonseed.

October 2006

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   Child Labour: A Day in the Life

   10 October 2006

   Vulnerable children are open to exploitation that knows no borders. The huge wage gap between Eastern and Western Europe has led to increased migration and a rise in trafficking. However change is on its way. This reality may be bleak but improvements have been made. With enough time, effort, and the will to succeed these children can look forward to a brighter future.

February 2005

1. Managing transitions: Pensions - 7th ILO European Regional Meeting in Budapest, Hungary

   18 February 2005

2. Managing transitions: Migration - 7th ILO European Regional Meeting in Budapest, Hungary

   18 February 2005

3. Managing transitions: Flexicurity - 7th ILO European Regional Meeting in Budapest, Hungary

   18 February 2005

4. Managing transitions: Youth - 7th ILO European Regional Meeting in Budapest, Hungary

   17 February 2005

December 1999

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   The Face of Decent Work

   01 December 1999

   Every day, 6,300 people die as a result of occupational accidents or work-related diseases - more than 2.3 million deaths per year. Over 337 million accidents occur on the job annually; many of these resulting in extended absences from work. The human cost of this daily adversity is vast and the economic burden of poor occupational safety and health practices is estimated at 4 per cent of global Gross Domestic Product each year. In terms of shattered families and communities, the damage is irreparable. The SafeWork programme of the International Labour Organization reaches out to people in the most hazardous occupations to help them make their workplace a decent and safe place to work.