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September 2012

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   European labour migration

   From public sector worker in Portugal to cleaner in Switzerland

   20 September 2012

   As protests spread in southern Europe – especially in Greece, Spain and Portugal – against austerity measures, more and more people hit by the crisis are moving to northern countries in search of decent jobs. Public sector workers are not an exception.

January 2012

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   Video interview

   Facts and Figures on Global Employment - An Interview with ILO's Steven Kapsos

   24 January 2012

   One out of every three workers around the world can either be classified as unemployed or poor, according to the ILO's Global Employment Trends 2012 report. ILO TV interviews Steven Kapsos, a labour economist at the ILO, about the facts and figures describing the global and regional employment picture.

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   Video News Release

   Global Employment Trends 2012

   23 January 2012

   Three years after the global economic crisis devastated markets, wiped out savings, ruined businesses and disrupted the lives of billions of working people, the International Labour Organization’s annual report on global employment has concluded that the deep consequences of the crisis are continuing into 2012. The report also calls for a global response to create hundreds of millions of new, productive jobs in the next ten years.

December 2011

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   Video

   Video: Coordinated Macroeconomic, Employment and Social Protection Policies in Asia and the Pacific

   04 December 2011

   A post-crisis, macroeconomic framework that supports more inclusive and balanced growth requires a renewed commitment to full employment as a core macroeconomic policy goal. Trade and investment policies can work together with tax and social protection systems to support employment, and ensure that the benefits of growth and productivity are shared more widely. Some of the ways forward are the creation of a basic social protection floor and public employment guarantee schemes targeting the unemployed and working poor.

January 2011

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   Video interview

   As Economies Recover What About Jobs in the Developing World? An Interview with Theodoor Sparreboom

   25 January 2011

   In its annual employment trends survey the ILO reports that the world's working poor grew by 40 million because of the economic crisis. At the same time several economies in the developing world have seen their unemployment rates fall below pre-crisis levels. With signs of economic recovery, ILO TV interviews ILO economist Theodoor Sparreboom on the outlook for labour markets across the developing world in 2011.

January 2010

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   Video

   2009 Employment Trends in Asia - An Interview with Steve Kapsos

   27 January 2010

   ILO TV interviews Steve Kapsos, contributor to the Global Employment Trends report. From China to Thailand, he discusses the impact of the economic crisis on labour markets and vulnerable employment in Asia.

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   Video

   2009 Employment Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America - An Interview with Theo Sparreboom

   27 January 2010

   ILO TV interviews Theo Sparreboom about the impact of the economic crisis on labour markets in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America as described in the ILO's Global Employment Trends report.

April 2009

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   Safety and health at work

   Questions and answers on Occupational Safety and Health in times of economic crisis

   27 April 2009

   With credit barely flowing and global demand on a downward slide, enterprises around the world are struggling to cope with the global economic crisis. Meanwhile, the numbers of unemployed and working poor are rising. How is the crisis affecting working conditions? For this year’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work (28 April), ILO Online asks Dr. Sameera Al-Tuwaijiri, Director of the ILO’s Safe Work Programme, how the crisis may impact on the health and safety of workers.

January 2009

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   Global employment trends

   Facing the jobs crisis, an interview with the ILO Director-General

   28 January 2009

   ILO TV interviews Juan Somavia, the ILO Director-General, about the Global Employment Trends 2009 report published today. "The ILO message is realistic, not alarmist. We are now facing a global jobs crisis. Many governments are aware and acting, but more decisive and coordinated international action is needed to avert a global social recession," says Mr. Somavia.

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   Global employment trends

   The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Developing Economies

   28 January 2009

   The global economic crisis is expected to lead to a dramatic increase in the number of people joining the ranks of the unemployed, working poor and those in vulnerable employment, the International Labour Office (ILO) says in its annual Global Employment Trends report.