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June 2013

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   Watch - ILChat

   Employment and social protection in the new demographic context

   14 June 2013

   Demographic change including population ageing is a universal trend in all countries. Delegates at the 102nd International Labour Conference are discussing the implications of this new demographic context on the labour market and social security systems.

April 2013

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   Child labour

   Protecting children from having to work

   30 April 2013

   Social protection measures can help reduce the incidence of child labour, says Constance Thomas, Director of the ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC).

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   Arab Labour Conference

   Ryder: Arab region must seize opportunity for reform

   15 April 2013

   ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, highlighted the need for strengthened social dialogue, social protection measures and efforts to tackle youth unemployment in Arab countries, at the opening of the Arab Labour Conference in Algeria.

March 2013

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   © Joseph Eid / AFP 2013

   Social protection

   Lebanon’s long awaited pension reform within reach

   20 March 2013

   For many workers in the Lebanese private sector, reaching retirement age means facing an uncertain future with little access to social protection. But that’s about to change thanks to the collaborative work of the government, its social partners, the ILO and the World Bank.

February 2013

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   By Guy Ryder

   Jobs, social inclusion and growth should top EU agenda

   14 February 2013

   ILO Director-General Guy Ryder discusses the priorities of the European Union in the context of his first official visit to Ireland, which holds the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU.

November 2012

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   South-South cooperation

   “Alien plants” boost green jobs in South Africa

   20 November 2012

   South Africa has become a success story when it comes to creating jobs and protecting the environment through its Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). Many other countries in the global south are also benefitting from similar programmes.

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   Post 2015 Development Agenda

   Beyond the MDGs: It’s all about jobs and livelihoods

   18 November 2012

   As the debate on the post-Millennium Development Goals agenda gathers pace, the ILO says the most pressing priorities are job creation and social protection.

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   Unemployment insurance

   More than 70 per cent of workers lack unemployment protection

   14 November 2012

   The recent global economic crisis has served as a stark reminder of why unemployment insurance matters. But the reality is that fewer than half of almost 200 countries monitored by the ILO offer such protection.

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   Social protection

   Can China get old and rich at the same time?

   07 November 2012

   China has already done a lot to adapt labour markets and social protection systems to an ageing society. But it will have to do more to balance its economic and social needs.

October 2012

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   Microinsurance

   The win-win potential of microinsurance for migrants

   29 October 2012

   International migrants send home over US$ 400 billion a year, yet they and their families often lack basic social protection. That is where microinsurance can step in.