Video News Releases

June 2011

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   Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

   16 June 2011

   According to the ILO, many countries still don’t recognize domestic work as “work”, denying millions of people labour and social protection under the law. But that’s changing in the United States, thanks to a dedicated group of women.

November 2010

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   Argentina’s Response to Economic Crisis Through Social Protection

   16 November 2010

   Record unemployment is one of the consequences of the global economic crisis, but in Argentina, fewer jobs were lost in the crisis than in many other countries. A new report from the ILO found that’s because Argentina learned some lessons from a bitter experience in the past, and protected jobs when hard times came around again.

May 2006

1. Bolivia: Tropic of Chapare

   05 May 2006

   Training young people to become entrepreneurs is proving to be a strong weapon in the fight against drug trafficking in Chapare Province in central Bolivia. (in Spanish)

November 2005

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   A WORKING ALTERNATIVE TO DRUGS TRADE IN BOLIVIA

   16 November 2005

   For many years, the epicentre of drug trafficking activities in Bolivia was in an isolated region called Chapare where the coca leaves were grown and processed. Today, a project to train young people to be entrepreneurs is changing the economic face of the region and creating thousands of new jobs for its youth. This report was prepared by ILO TV.

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   BOLIVIA TRAINS YOUNG BUSINESS RECRUITS

   14 November 2005

   In Bolivia, where the lack of work and poverty scar the social and economic reality of the country, an army of teachers and professors seek to plant the germ of a business oriented culture within the youth. For the ILO, the promotion of self employment and micro businesses are an integral part of the fight against unemployment. This report was prepared by ILO TV in La Paz.

July 2005

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   JAMAICA YOUTH EMPLOYMENT

   15 July 2005

   The International Labour Organization has found that nearly half of the world’s unemployed are under the age of 24. In Jamaica, the National Training Agency, known as HEART, gives young people the skills they need. ILO TV profiles the manager of a hotel school, who not so long ago was a trainee herself.

June 2005

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   PERU: CHILD LABOUR IN GOLD MINES

   23 June 2005

   In Peru, up to 50 000 children work as gold miners in small-scale mines, braving dangerous conditions and constantly at risk from accidents. In Santa Filomena, the International Labour Organization is working together with a local group to put an end to child labour.

March 2003

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   DANGER: CHILDREN WORKING – GUATEMALA FIREWORKS INDUSTRY

   20 March 2003

   More than 80 million children worldwide are employed in dangerous work, International Labour Organization figures show. In Guatemala, many work in the fireworks industry, but as ILO TV now reports, the challenge is to find poor families alternative sources of income.

December 2002

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   VIOLENCE IN COLOMBIA

   12 December 2002

   Trade unionists in Colombia have become the targets of political violence which has contributed to giving the country one of the highest murder rates in the world. ILO TV reports on a day in the life of a workers’ representative and on how the International Labour Organization is working with unions and the governments to promote conflict resolution.

July 2002

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   MINE ACCIDENT IN COLOMBIA

   17 July 2002

   An estimated 180 million children worldwide are trapped in some of the worst forms of child labour. An accident at a Colombian gold mine focused attention on the plight of small children forced to work for a living in hazardous conditions. This report from ILO TV.