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October 2012

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   International Day of the Girl Child

   ILO says discrimination against young girls must end

   10 October 2012

   The world must make sure that girl children find their rightful places at home, school and, as they grow up, at work - on equal terms with boys.

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   World Teachers Day

   Teachers struggle to be top of the class

   05 October 2012

   Teachers face severe challenges in different parts of the world and are still under pressure to produce results. As the profession marks World Teachers Day, two teachers working thousands of miles apart tell their stories.

3. 

   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.

March 2012

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   Feature

   Decent work and education: A win-win combination

   01 March 2012

   In 2003, Argentina became one the first countries to incorporate the concept of Decent Work to its national development agenda. Since then, a number of government programmes have put into practice different aspects of the Decent Work Agenda. In 2004, Argentina and the ILO teamed up to launch the Building a Future with Decent Work project, which aims to promote and develop the dignity of work in each person. As ILO News explains, this a road that begins in the primary years at school.

October 2010

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   Video

   Opening Pathways to Training and Employment for People with Intellectual Disabilities

   15 October 2010

   People with intellectual disabilities represent nearly two per cent of the world's population, or some 130 million people. Because of stigma and discrimination, a majority are excluded from education, training and employment. This film examines what is possible for persons with intellectual disabilities so that they are able to access opportunities to obtain decent work and a better life.

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   Video interview

   Vocational Training: An interview with Charles Fadel

   04 October 2010

   The ILO estimates that unemployment is up by more than 30 million worldwide since 2007. The number of unemployed youth increased by 8.5 million between 2008 and 2009, the largest year-on-year increase in at least ten years. Against this sombre economic background, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems worldwide are under pressure to deal with a host of employment and workplace challenges. ILO TV spoke with Mr Charles Fadel, employer representative, Cisco Systems, United States, about how TVET systems can respond to these challenges.

June 2010

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   Child Labour

   Eliminating child labour in Bolivia: The role of education

   07 June 2010

   Education is often cited as the key to eliminating child labour. But by itself, education isn’t enough. ILO Online reports from Bolivia showing how adding decent work for adults to education of children, together, with a quotient of political will, can make the equation work.

June 2008

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   Video

   Moroccan Circus School Replaces Child Labour with Education

   30 June 2008

   A circus school on the coast of Morocco is one innovative community effort among many to get children out of work and into school. Girls like El Bouchtaouia, who use to work as a domestic labourer, are now getting a unique chance at an education and a better life.

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   Article

   From entrepreneurship to education: how empowering women can help their children learn

   16 June 2008

   Women’s entrepreneurship helps reduce poverty, promote gender equality and empower women. But it has another impact – providing women with the means to improve the health of their families and finance the education of their children. Two ILO projects in Africa funded by Irish AID are showing how learning business knowledge and skills not only creates jobs, but also extends empowerment to the future, promotes decent work and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. ILO Online reports.

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   Video

   Cameroon: The Challenge to Make Chocolate Child Labour Free

   11 June 2008

   There are over a quarter of a million children who work in the cocoa plantations of West Africa. It's hazardous work, which exposes children to highly toxic pesticides. ILO TV reports from Cameroon, where the International Labour Organization has been working to eliminate child labour from cocoa production and help children return to school.