All ILO Newsroom content

May 2012

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   Article

   Why do fundamental labour standards matter?

   08 May 2012

   The ILO is seeking to achieve 100 per cent ratification of its eight Conventions covering fundamental labour standards by 2015. Tim de Meyer, ILO Senior Specialist on International Labour Standards and Labour Law, explains why these instruments are important for a fairer globalization and how they are linked to relieving poverty and improving lives.

November 2011

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   Video

   ILO/EU Commission partnership major catalyst for social and employment policies

   14 November 2011

   EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, László Andor, addressed the ILO Governing Body citing the urgent need to use the partnership between the ILO and the EU to address the critical challenges of economic recession and to manage the transformation towards greener economies.

October 2011

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   Trade and Employment - Globalization and Labour Market Outcomes - Making globalisation work for workers

   03 October 2011

September 2011

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   Video

   ILO and WTO Directors-General Juan Somavia and Pascal Lamy launch a joint study "Making globalization socially sustainable"

   20 September 2011

   ILO Director-General Juan Somavia and WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy announced the publication of a joint study by the two organizations that examines the way globalization is linked to employment, uncertainty and inequality in the labour market. Marion Jansen (ILO) and Marc Bacchetta (WTO), editors of the volume, summarized the findings in front of an audience at WTO headquarters on September 20, 2011.

June 2011

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   Video

   Video Highlights of the High-level Panel organized with Club de Madrid on "The Need for a New Era of Social Justice"

   15 June 2011

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   Feature story

   BRICS countries lead the way in social security extension

   15 June 2011

   High-level representatives of five emerging countries that represent 40 percent of the world’s population and nearly 30 percent of its surface area told delegates at the annual ILO conference that the extension of social security is an essential investment in sustainable social and economic development and one that is affordable where there is the necessary political will.

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   Video

   Video Highlights of the High-level Panel of Regional Economic Commissions on 'The Role of Decent Work in a Fairer, Greener and more Sustainable Globalization'

   14 June 2011

   Heads of the UN Regional Economic Commissions provided a dynamic exploration of the importance of productive and decent work in the wake of the global economic and jobs crisis. A range of regional examples and policy recommendations arising from lessons learned were discussed.

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   Video Highlights of the Special Event by the Club de Madrid members: "Lessons from the recent crisis for building sustainable and shared societies: implications for the ILO"

   14 June 2011

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   News item

   High-level panels to examine global jobs crisis, balanced growth and decent work

   07 June 2011

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   Feature story

   Discussions on social security for all get under way

   07 June 2011

   The 100th International Labour Conference has started discussions on ways to establish social security for all as a powerful and affordable tool to promote economic growth, reduce poverty and mitigate the impact of crises. Yet, only about 20 percent of the world’s working age population has access to comprehensive social security systems, according to a new conference report, entitled “Social Security for Social Justice and a fair Globalization”.