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June 2013

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   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.

March 2013

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   Teleworking

   The strong case for working remotely

   25 March 2013

   New technology has made teleworking easier and more efficient but there has been resistance to the idea from unexpected quarters. There is, however, a strong business case for working from home. By Jon Messenger, ILO senior research officer and Laura Addati, ILO Maternity protection and work-family specialist.

December 2012

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   Global Wage Report 2012/13

   Economic crisis leads to huge changes in working practices

   10 December 2012

   Large numbers of employees are getting lower wages because they are working fewer hours and doing less overtime. Many are also ‘work sharing’ - in order to avoid being laid off.

August 2012

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   News item

   Allow moms to breastfeed at work

   03 August 2012

   World Breastfeeding Week (Aug 1-7) is celebrated in more than 170 countries to encourage the practice and improve the health of babies. Marking the occasion, the ILO highlights the importance of allowing breastfeeding at the workplace.

June 2010

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   Video

   Delegate Dialogues: Koh Juan Kiat, Executive Director, Singapore National Employer Federation

   10 June 2010

December 2009

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   Video

   Flexible Working Arrangements Help Australia Maintain Employment During Economic Crisis

   01 December 2009

   "We need to maintain medium and long-term thinking, even though we have a short-term crisis, and that means trying to sustain employment and the skills base of our economy even though demand has dropped off," said Peter Anderson, Chief Executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in an interview with ILO TV about the Global Jobs Pact and the Australian labour market.

June 2008

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   Video

   ILC coverage: Urgent counter measures needed to ward off "sub-prime work" says ILO Director General

   09 June 2008

   Urgent counter measures are needed to ward off "sub-prime work", says the ILO Director General, Juan Somavia. The balance can be found in the Decent Work Agenda and a fair globalization.

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   Video

   ILC coverage: Flexicurity and Danish Tripartism

   09 June 2008

   The search for a better combination of flexibility and security regarding employment, income and social protection is a major challenge within the European Union. Denmark has been a pioneer in implementing a system of flexicurity in its labour market. A panel discussion at the 97th International Labour Conference addressed the issue of "Flexicurity for Decent Work: a labour market policy approach" with the participation of ILO experts and tripartite delegates from Denmark, including Claus Hjort Frederiksen, Danish Minister for Employment, Marie-Louise Knuppert of the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions, Jorn Neergaard Larsen of the Confederation of Danish Employers and José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Director, Employment Sector, ILO.

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   ILC coverage: The social dimension of public procurement

   04 June 2008

   The Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94) and Recommendation (No. 84) have been largely misunderstood, almost from the moment of their adoption. Mr. Hugh Williamson of the Financial Times moderates a discussion of these two instruments in light of modern public procurement policies posing the question, among many others, of how to avoid a race to the bottom and how to achieve "best value" vs a " lowest price culture." Speakers at the discussion included Mr. Jan Andersson, President, Employment and Social Committee, European Parliament, Ms. Sonia Regenbogen Luciw, Heenan Blaikie LLP and Ms. Fiona Murie, Building and Wood Workers International (BWI).

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   Japanese journalist wins first ITC-ILO Journalistic Prize

   04 June 2008

   Misako Hida, a journalist based in New York, accepted a prize today for her news article: "The Land of Karoshi". The prize was awarded by the International Training Center and the International Labour Organization to recognize the best story on labour rights. "Karoshi" is a Japanese term meaning "death from overwork". In Japan an estimated 5,000 suicides per year are the result of depression caused by overwork. Zohreh Tabatabai, Director of Communication at the ILO, and François Eyraud, Executive Director of the International Training Centre, presented Misako Hido with the prize.