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October 2012

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   World Teachers Day

   Teachers struggle to be top of the class

   05 October 2012

   Teachers face severe challenges in different parts of the world and are still under pressure to produce results. As the profession marks World Teachers Day, two teachers working thousands of miles apart tell their stories.

March 2010

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   Video

   Shakira Receives Social Justice Award at the ILO - Highlights

   03 March 2010

   Internationally-acclaimed recording artist and humanitarian Shakira was honoured today by the International Labour Organization (ILO) for her work promoting the advancement of children and youth around the world.

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   Video

   Shakira Receives Social Justice Award at the ILO - Extended coverage

   03 March 2010

   Internationally-acclaimed recording artist and humanitarian Shakira was honoured today by the International Labour Organization (ILO) for her work promoting the advancement of children and youth around the world

June 2008

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   Article

   From entrepreneurship to education: how empowering women can help their children learn

   16 June 2008

   Women’s entrepreneurship helps reduce poverty, promote gender equality and empower women. But it has another impact – providing women with the means to improve the health of their families and finance the education of their children. Two ILO projects in Africa funded by Irish AID are showing how learning business knowledge and skills not only creates jobs, but also extends empowerment to the future, promotes decent work and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. ILO Online reports.