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June 2012

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   ILC 2012

   Myanmar needs democracy-friendly development growth, says Aung San Suu Kyi

   14 June 2012

   Aung San Suu Kyi called for international aid and investment to promote economic progress in Myanmar and in particular focussed attention on the problem of youth unemployment. Highlighting the potential of her country both in terms of its natural and human resources, she noted, "it is not so much joblessness as hopelessness that threatens our future. The Nobel laureate made her landmark address to a packed Assembly Hall at the 101st session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.

May 2010

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   Better Work Programme

   Joint ILO-IFC Better Work partnership names U.K. corporate social responsibility expert as new Director

   18 May 2010

   Better Work, a partnership of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has announced that ILO Director-General Juan Somavia has selected corporate social responsibility expert Dan Rees of the United Kingdom as its new Director.

May 2009

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   Better Work global program

   IFC-ILO Better Work partnership scales up to improve labor standards in developing countries

   11 May 2009

   IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are scaling up their Better Work partnership to help raise labor standards in global supply chains, which will improve the lives of about 1.2 million workers in developing countries.

October 2008

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   Better work program

   IFC and ILO to improve labor standards and competitiveness in Vietnam’s apparel industry

   07 October 2008

   IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the International Labour Organization today launched the program to improve working conditions for more than 700,000 workers in the Vietnamese apparel industry and boost the international competitiveness of the sector.

February 2008

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   IFC and ILO team up to support Jordanian clothing exports through improved labour standards

   07 February 2008

   Jordanian Minister of Labour announces the Better Work Jordan project