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September 2010
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Youth employment in Liberia
Promoting job creation for young people in multinational enterprises
01 September 2010
Liberia’s 14 year war left gaping holes in the infrastructure critical to investment and recovery and delayed a generation of youth from entering the labour market. Today, almost two-thirds of the population live in poverty. Youth between ages of 15 and 35 make up 53 per cent of the workforce, yet constitute 58 per cent of the unemployed. The integration of young people into the labour market is critical for overall economic development and in securing stability in a post-conflict country like Liberia. ILO Online asked Yukiko Arai, senior specialist in the ILO’s Multinational Enterprises Programme, how multinational enterprises (MNEs) can contribute to the generation of more quality jobs for local youth.
November 2007
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Video
Speaking at Multiforum 07: Juan Somavia, Director-General, International Labour Office
19 November 2007
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Article
ILO Forum Marking 30th anniversary of the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles on Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy.
15 November 2007
This year, the ILO marks the 30th Anniversary of one of its most significant achievements – the adoption of the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy. The anniversary forms the basis for “MultiForum 07” which begins today, and brings together around 200 participants from companies, governments and labour organizations from around the world.
June 2007
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News
MULTI Forum 2007 - Geneva, November 15-16 : ILO to celebrate 30th anniversary of its Declaration on Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy
01 June 2007
The International Labour Organization is to mark the 30th anniversary of the ILO’s groundbreaking Declaration on Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy in November of this year.