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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

   Watch

   Continued restrictions thwart growth of Palestinian economy

   06 June 2013

   Restrictions on people and businesses, along with continued settlement activity by Israel are a major impediment to the Palestinian economy, according to this year's annual report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories issued by the ILO.

May 2013

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   Social insurance

   A smart way to prevent bonded labour

   03 May 2013

   A young couple and their new baby are the first beneficiaries of a national health insurance scheme which now extends to migrant brick kiln workers at risk of bondage, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

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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   Labour standards

   Domestic workers deserve a better deal

   15 January 2013

   Op-ed by Malte Luebker, ILO Senior Regional Wage Specialist, published in the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) on 12 January 2013.

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   Domestic workers

   Uniting on the home front

   11 January 2013

   Against all the odds, domestic workers around the world have joined forces to push for better working conditions.

October 2012

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   South Africa mines

   Social dialogue needed to prevent further violence in SA mines, says ILO

   01 October 2012

   The ILO calls for social dialogue and a review of labour market institutions to avoid further violence in the South African mining industry

June 2012

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   News item

   One year on, Uruguay is first to ratify ILO domestic work Convention

   14 June 2012

   Uruguay becomes the first to ratify the ILO’s standard-setting Convention on Domestic Workers. The international treaty aims to improve the lives of domestic workers worldwide in the face of huge decent work deficits.

April 2012

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   Video interview

   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.

December 2011

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   Video

   Video: Building a Sustainable Future with Decent Work in Asia and the Pacific

   04 December 2011

   Economically, the Asia-Pacific region has performed impressively in recent years. But the austerity measures in Europe and contracting consumer markets in the United States – Asia’s two largest export markets - are threatening the region’s continued growth. Growing unrest among the region’s massive, under-employed youth population and persisting unfair distribution of economic gains are challenges that must also be addressed. The ILO and its constituents in government, employer and worker organizations are trying to find a common approach that benefits all.