Video interviews

June 2012

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   "Innovation" and a completely new approach to job creation are needed to solve the jobs crisis, WEF's Klaus Schwab tells ILC delegates

   11 June 2012

   Hailed as "a visionary of the highest caliber" by ILO Director General Juan Somavia, World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab told delegates at the International Labour Conference in Geneva that a "paradigm shift" toward entrprenuership and innovation is needed to address the Global Jobs Crisis and the growing disparities between rich and poor. In an exclusive interview after his speech, Schwab said the role of the ILO is central to the process of bringing about change; and he predicted that in the future, most jobs will be created by the workers, themselves.

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   The ILO's Liaison Officer in Myanmar explains the relationship between Aung San Suu Kyi and the ILO

   11 June 2012

   Steve Marshall, the ILO's Liaison Officer in Myanmar explains the background to the ILO`s relationship with Aung San Suu Kyi and the process which led to her visit to the ILC.

3. 

   The ILO's role in Myanmar

   11 June 2012

   The ILO`s Liaison Officer in Myanmar discusses the history of the ILO`s involvement in Myanmar, some of the challenges of dealing with forced labour in the country, and the role played by the ILO's unique tripartite structure in achieving progress.

4. 

   ILO Reports Shocking Figures on Forced Labour

   01 June 2012

   New figures published by the ILO estimates the total number of forced labourers across the world to be nearly 21 million. Of these, 4.5 million alone are victims of sexual exploitation within the private sector. Beate Andrees, head of the ILO's Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour, discusses the report findings and explains the links between labour mobility and cross-border migration.

May 2012

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   How to beat a crisis: Interview with Argentinean Vice President

   18 May 2012

   In 2001 Argentina defaulted on its debt and ended the parity of its currency with the US dollar. The South American country plunged deeper into crisis, but within months economic growth set in. We asked Argentine Vice President Mr Amado Boudou if Eurozone countries can learn from Argentina how to beat the crisis.

April 2012

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   Youth unemployment crisis stuck until at least 2016, predicts the ILO

   27 April 2012

   ILO's Theodor Sparreboom, Senior Economist, presents the current youth unemployment rates, which at a global level, are stuck at 12,7%. The situation is worsening, especially in developed economies, where the average rate has not returned to pre-crisis levels. The ILO Global Employment Trends for Youth Report 2012 also warns of the dramatic deterioration of the labour situation for young people, who increaingly are employed in part-time and temporary jobs, as they have no other alternatives.

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   World of Work Report 2012: Interview with the authors of the report

   27 April 2012

   ILO TV interviews Marva Corley and Steven Tobin, Senior Economists at the International Institute for Labour Studies on the effect austerity measures and reduced public investment had on a deteriorated job market. In contrast, some countries implemented policies to successfully generate jobs and improve the quality of employment.

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   An interview with Manuela Tomei on Occupational Safety and Health in the Green Economy

   25 April 2012

   ILO TV interviews Manuela Tomei, Director of the Labour Protection Department about the new report "Promoting safety and health in a green economy" in the lead up to this year's World Day for Safety and Health at Work.

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   An interview with ILO's Craig Churchill on the expansion of Microinsurance coverage

   10 April 2012

   Access to microinsurance services has increased to the point where nearly 500 million low-income people have access today. ILO TV interviews Craig Churchill, Team Leader of the ILO's Microinsurance Innovation Facility and Chair of the Microinsurance Network about the "Microinsurance Compendium, Protecting the Poor", co-published by the ILO and the Munich Re Foundation. Mr. Churchill describes why microinsurance plays a key role for low-income people to help them cope with risks and large losses. He also explains the reason for its success in Asia.

January 2012

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   Facts and Figures on Global Employment - An Interview with ILO's Steven Kapsos

   24 January 2012

   One out of every three workers around the world can either be classified as unemployed or poor, according to the ILO's Global Employment Trends 2012 report. ILO TV interviews Steven Kapsos, a labour economist at the ILO, about the facts and figures describing the global and regional employment picture.