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August 2012
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Article
Weathering the crisis: A Turkish recipe
06 August 2012
Turkey has managed to overcome the global financial crisis better than many European countries. How did it do it?
July 2012
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Video interview
Migrant workers: Hidden victims of the economic crisis
19 July 2012
Migrant workers are the hidden victims of the economic crisis, especially in the Eurozone. Thousands have lost jobs in construction and other sectors that were heavily dependent on them in boom times. Now unable to send enough money back home,growing numbers rely on the informal economy to get by, according to Steven Tobin, Senior Economist at the International Institute for Labour Studies.
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Video interview
Employment far from recovery in the Eurozone, warns the ILO
10 July 2012
An ILO report warns that millions of jobs could be lost in the Eurozone. Unemployment in the single-currency area could reach almost 22 million over the next four years, according to the "Eurozone jobs crisis: trends and policy responses". ILO TV interviewed Vincenzo Spiezia, Senior Economist at ILO's International Institute for Labour Studies, which authored the report.
June 2012
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Video interview
G20 Los Cabos: First Impressions from an ILO perspective
18 June 2012
ILO's Stephen Pursey sets the scene at the G20 Leaders Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico where ILO Director General Juan Somavia will present a joint report along with the heads of the OECD, IMF and World Bank on "Boosting Jobs and Living Standards in G20 countries".
May 2012
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Video message
Juan Somavia says social protection will be indispensable in moving towards models of growth
09 May 2012
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Video message
Juan Somavia discusses a new phase of the global crisis that could threaten recovery
09 May 2012
April 2012
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Feature
Making public-private partnerships work for better insurance coverage
10 April 2012
Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and has seen more than its share of both natural and man-made disasters. In a country like Haiti, microfinance not only helps to create jobs and income, but becomes a relief and survival strategy after disaster. Sarah Bel, Information Officer for the ILO’s Microinsurance Innovation Facility, reports on how public-private partnerships play an important role to scale up quality and affordable insurance products for low-income workers.
January 2012
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Feature
How the ILO supports change in the Arab world
17 January 2012
The world has been transfixed in admiration at the courage of the women and men who have taken to the streets across the Arab States over the past year. Farah Dakhlallah, ILO Regional Outreach and Advocacy Officer in Beirut, reports from Yemen and Lebanon where the ILO assists in preparing a better future for workers in the region.
November 2011
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Video
EU/ILO Join Forces on Unemployment and Creating a Greener Economy
15 November 2011
ILO Director-General, Juan Somavia, and the EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, László Andor are key participants in the global debate on unemployment and the green economy. Highlighting the strong partnership between the two organizations, they present two jointly produced reports that examine these issues and the approaches that are central to ensuring a fair and sustainable recovery process.
October 2011
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