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August 2012

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   Article

   A dream made of bricks and mortar

   27 August 2012

   Construction workers are in great demand in Haiti following the devastating earthquake in 2010. Skills, on the other hand, are in short supply.

March 2011

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   News

   ILO Comments on UK Department for International Development Multilateral Aid Review

   02 March 2011

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.

October 2009

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   Video

   A training video for people living with HIV/AIDS

   09 October 2009

   9 October 2009 - This video from the International Labour Organization (ILO) offers practical step-by-step guidelines to help people living with HIV/AIDS to raise awareness and understanding in their workplaces. With contributions from more than a 100 people living with HIV, it is part of a unique training package developed with the Indian Network of People living with HIV/AIDS (INP+). It has been produced in both English and Hindi with the support of the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) and the President Emergency Funds for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

July 2009

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   Video

   Never Abandon, Never Give Up

   22 July 2009

   The ILO project has developed a range of behaviour change communication materials including a short, Charlie Chaplin style film to encourage stigma reduction and condom promotion. The film "Never Abandon, Never Give Up" stars leading Chinese actor Wang Baoqiang, himself a former migrant construction worker in Beijing. The film tells the story of a famous actor who visits his "hometown fellow" who has HIV and is facing isolation from his coworkers.