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November 2010

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   Entrevistas en vídeo

   Social Protection: An Interview with the ILO's Michael Cichon

   16 November 2010

   With the launch of the ILO's World Social Security Report 2010, ILO TV interviews Michael Cichon, Director of the ILO Social Security Department. The report examines the current state of social security across the world and the positive impact that a social protection floor can have as a social and economic stabilizer, particularly in times of crisis. Michael Cichon argues that all countries can put some basic social protection measures in place. "We have a saying in the social security department: there is nobody too poor to share," he says.

August 2008

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   Executive summary:Globalization, Flexibilization and Working Conditions in Asia and the Pacific

   10 August 2008

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   Promotional Flyer:Globalization, Flexibilization and Working Conditions in Asia and the Pacific

   10 August 2008

April 2008

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   Article

   World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2008 - “Superman has fallen”: Managing risk in the work environment

   24 April 2008

   Each year, an estimated 2.2 million people die from work-related accidents and diseases around the world, according to the ILO which says that work related deaths appear to be on the rise. But risks can be eliminated or minimized at source, says a new ILO report published for World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April. ILO Online reports from the Republic of Korea where the country’s occupational safety and health agency KOSHA launched a number of initiatives to prevent accidents at work.

March 2008

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   News item

   ILO Convention No. 187 on occupational safety and health to come into force following ratification by the Republic of Korea

   13 March 2008

   The Republic of Korea has recently ratified a new ILO Convention, the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health, Convention No. 187. This ratification will bring this important international labour standard designed to promote a “preventive safety and health culture” into force in the next 12 months.