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November 2012

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   ILO supervisory body

   ILO names five countries for serious violations of freedom of association

   15 November 2012

   The ILO Committee on Freedom of Association has highlighted five out of 32 cases as the most serious and urgent concerning the right to organize, collective bargaining and social dialogue.

October 2012

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   World Teachers' Day

   Take a Stand for Teachers

   03 October 2012

   A Video Message from Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Office on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day.

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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

September 2012

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   Social dialogue

   Weakening collective bargaining hurts recovery

   12 September 2012

   Some governments unilaterally reformed collective bargaining arrangements at the height of the economic crisis. Reversing those decisions and providing policy support for collective bargaining would be key to recovery, according to the ILO.

July 2012

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   Video News Release

   Uruguay takes the lead to protect domestic workers

   24 July 2012

   Providing protection for the world's millions of domestic workers has taken a major step forward. In April 2012, Uruguay became the first country to ratify ILO Convention 189, the landmark treaty guaranteeing domestic workers get the same core labour protections as other workers. Uruguay has long been a leader in protecting the rights of domestic workers, but ratifying the convention demanded a unique approach; a group of Uruguayan housewives were called on to represent the employers of domestic workers at the bargaining table.

December 2010

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   Video interview

   Global Wage Report 2010/2011: An Interview with the ILO's Manuela Tomei

   15 December 2010

   With the launch of the ILO's Global Wage Report 2010/2011, ILO TV interviews Manuela Tomei, Director of the ILO Conditions of Work and Employment Programme (TRAVAIL). Based on an analysis of wages in 115 countries, the report says the financial and economic crisis cut global wage growth by half in 2008 and 2009. The increasing discrepancy between low-wage and high-wage earners has had a deleterious effect on consumption worldwide. The interview highlights how several national recovery schemes and measures have worked to buffer wage stagnation and avoid lay offs, thus hastening a sustainable economic recovery.

November 2009

1. Collective bargaining

   Negotiating for social justice: Collective bargaining in times of crisis

   19 November 2009

   This year marks the 60th anniversary of ILO Convention No. 98 on the Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining. While much has changed since the Convention was adopted in 1949, collective bargaining remains a fundamental right, an important tool to improve incomes and working conditions, and advance social justice. ILO Online spoke with Susan Hayter, senior ILO industrial relations expert, about recent trends and innovations in collective bargaining worldwide, including responses to the economic crisis, discussed at an ILO meeting in Geneva this month.

November 2008

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   Video

   ILO forecasts further decline in wage growth and cuts in real wages for 2009

   25 November 2008

   The global economic crisis is expected to lead to painful cuts in the wages of millions of workers worldwide in the coming year, according to a new report published today by the International Labour Office (ILO). ILO TV interviews Manuela Tomei, Chief of the ILO Conditions of Work and Employment Programme, to discuss the report's findings.

June 2008

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   Video

   Uganda: ENHAS Airport Ground Handlers

   06 June 2008

   With one of the best airport safety records in Africa, collective bargaining with the transport union and investment in staff training has paid off for Uganda’s Entebbe Airport ground handlers ENHAS.