Video News Releases

September 2009

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   Liberia : Women Building a Path to Prosperity

   22 September 2009

   After 14 years of conflict, Liberia is on the road to recovery. The International Labour Organization (ILO) has joined forces with the government and the private sector to help kick start the economy with a road building programme, where nearly half the workers are women.

July 2008

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   Working Out of Financial Crisis in Argentina

   10 July 2008

   In December 2001 Argentina was thrown into the worst financial crisis of its history. In response to the massive unemployment that ensued, the International Labour Organization is working with the government to adapt job training to meet the needs of emerging sectors, like Argentina’s tourism industry.

June 2008

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   Road-Building for a New Liberia

   30 June 2008

   After years of conflict, Liberia is on a new path to recovery. A wide array of multi-lateral agencies, including the International Labour Organization are on the scene to help. These efforts include the building of a road, which will link villages in Mount Barclay to the main market town. Not only will this stimulate the local agricultural economy, the labour-based construction method is also creating much needed jobs, as ILO TV reports.

October 2006

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   The Sweet Taste of Success

   19 October 2006

   Out of the destruction and tragedy of the December 2004 Tsunami, people like Asriana have overcome grief and financial ruin to start life anew. A business training course run by the ILO in Banda Aceh, has helped Asriana develop her business skills and turn a donut-making enterprise into a success.

February 2004

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   CROATIA: PLAYING TO LOCAL STRENGTHS

   03 February 2004

   While countries struggle to come to terms with globalization, there’s a need for development strategies to help boost the economy and create jobs. As ILO TV now reports from Croatia, there’s a growing consensus that traditional, top-down development policies have failed to deliver, and there’s increasing interest in local economic development.

May 2002

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   WORK OF GIANTS – CAMBODIA

   07 May 2002

   When a country emerges from decades of conflict, it takes a gigantic effort to rebuild it. In Cambodia, a book from the International Labour Organization details the reconstruction of an economy and the rebuilding of a devastated infrastructure. This report from ILO TV.

December 2001

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   BOSNIA - THE POTENTIAL OF DISTANCE LEARNING

   12 December 2001

   Five years of civil war in Bosnia Herzegovina has left ruined villages and a ruptured economy. But in the city of Bihac, information and communication technology is paving a road to reconstruction.