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June 2013

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    World of Work report 2013

    Profits return but fail to boost real economy in many advanced countries

    03 June 2013

    Profitability has regained pre-crisis levels in many countries, but investment is still below pre-crisis levels in most advanced economies

April 2013

  1. European employment

    Austerity a threat to prosperity?

    09 April 2013

    Unemployment in Europe has reached historic levels and there is growing concern that the jobs crisis is so deep it will have a profound impact on the region's ability to recover.

June 2012

  1. Video coverage

    "Reconciliation, not retribution" says Aung San Suu Kyi in the first press conference of her European tour

    14 June 2012

    Aung San Suu Kyi fielded a wide range of questions at the first press conference of her Europe visit held after addressing the International Labour Conference. The Nobel laureate stressed the importance of the rule of law to put an end to conflicts in Myanmar, called for more vigilence around responsible and uncorrupted borders regarding cross-border migration to Bangladesh. She said, "We should look for restorative rather than retributive justice."

  2. ILC 2012

    Myanmar needs democracy-friendly development growth, says Aung San Suu Kyi

    14 June 2012

    Aung San Suu Kyi called for international aid and investment to promote economic progress in Myanmar and in particular focussed attention on the problem of youth unemployment. Highlighting the potential of her country both in terms of its natural and human resources, she noted, "it is not so much joblessness as hopelessness that threatens our future. The Nobel laureate made her landmark address to a packed Assembly Hall at the 101st session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.

May 2012

  1. News item

    Africa: No real growth without jobs

    10 May 2012

    Pro-employment macroeconomic policies, public works schemes, investments and promotion of youth employability are key to ensuring future generations share Africa’s growth story, the ILO says as the World Economic Forum on Africa meets.

January 2012

  1. 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.

  2. Video interview

    The Employment Challenge in 2012 - An Interview with ILO's Ekkehard Ernst

    24 January 2012

    ILO TV interviews Ekkehard Ernst, Chief of the ILO Employment Trends Unit, about global employment trends for 2012. He outlines three scenarios, projecting what the global employment situation could be like if economic growth estimates hold true, if they decline, and if there is an improvement.

  3. Video interview

    North Africa Employment Trends 2012 - An Interview with Dorothea Schmidt

    24 January 2012

    ILO TV interviews Dorothea Schmidt, a Senior ILO Employment Specialist based in Cairo, about rising unemployment across North Africa and the impact it is having in particular on young people and women. Based on findings from the ILO's Global Employment Trends 2012 report, she also discusses the lack of productive growth in North Africa and the need for further development of labour market institutions such as public employment services. Despite short-term negative effects on North African economies, Ms. Schmidt describes the ILO's hope that the Arab Spring of 2011 will have a positive impact on labour markets in the long-term.

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