All ILO Newsroom content

June 2013

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   © AFP / Pal PILLAI 2013

   New ILO book

   Work sharing can save jobs in times of crisis

   18 June 2013

   Reducing hours of work can have positive effects on employment levels during a severe economic downturn, preserve skills and sustain enterprises.

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   © Said Khatib / AFP 2013

   Occupied Arab Territories

   Palestinian economy will not grow if restrictions on it remain, ILO says

   06 June 2013

   The ILO’s annual report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories calls for the lifting of restrictions on movement, employment and economic activity, in order to increase opportunities for decent work.

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   © T. Lannié/AltoPress/PhotoAlto 2013

   World of Work report 2013

   Profits return but fail to boost real economy in many advanced countries

   03 June 2013

   Profitability has regained pre-crisis levels in many countries, but investment is still below pre-crisis levels in most advanced economies

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   © Manuel Cohen / AFP 2013

   World of Work report 2013

   Uneven job recovery poses challenges to most countries

   03 June 2013

   The latest edition of the ILO’s World of Work report shows encouraging, but still-fragile signs of improvement in emerging and developing economies, while many advanced economies continue to face high or even rising unemployment and increasing inequalities.

May 2013

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   Green jobs in Indonesia

   Creating sustainable livelihoods while saving a precious eco-system

   29 May 2013

   The ILO is working with local communities on the Indonesian island of Borneo on a green jobs programme that is helping to rehabilitate a partly-destroyed peat swamp forest.

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   Article

   Decent Work for Youth Platform

   24 May 2013

   Participate in online debates moderated by young people working on youth employment, share experiences and ideas of good employment practice,learn more about Decent Work by asking questions directly to ILO experts.

April 2013

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   European employment

   Austerity a threat to prosperity?

   09 April 2013

   Unemployment in Europe has reached historic levels and there is growing concern that the jobs crisis is so deep it will have a profound impact on the region's ability to recover.

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   Natural disaster

   Back to life after the great East Japan earthquake

   01 April 2013

   Residents of a city devastated by the 2011 tsunami pick up the pieces, showing just how crucial jobs are in times of disaster-recovery.

March 2013

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   © Miguel Medina / AFP 2013

   Public and private sectors

   One labour market, one labour law?

   18 March 2013

   With outsourcing, the distinction between the public and private sectors is blurring in many areas – raising questions about whether there should be one labour law for all workers. By Miguel Ángel Malo, senior economist at the ILO’s International Institute for Labour Studies.

January 2013

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   Global Employment Trends 2013

   Rise of middle-class jobs in the developing world could spur growth

   23 January 2013

   390 million additional “middle class” workers projected by 2017, but 1.5 billion workers remain either poor or near poor.