All ILO Newsroom content
April 2013
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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.
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© Andreas Solaro / AFP 2013European labour market
Ten million more unemployed in Europe than in 2008
08 April 2013
Austerity measures have not addressed the root causes of the crisis nor have they brought down unemployment, according to a snapshot of EU countries based on an upcoming ILO report on the state of global labour markets.
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© Leon Neal / AFP 2013Youth employment crisis
EU-wide youth guarantees: ILO at the ready
04 April 2013
The ILO will cooperate with the European Commission in tackling the employment crisis facing young people, including through youth guarantee schemes.
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© Adam Jones / Flickr 2013Working conditions
Momentum grows for domestic workers legislation
02 April 2013
A constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal rights for domestic workers in Brazil comes into force on 2 April. Several countries have now passed legislation protecting domestic workers – evidence that the momentum sparked by the ILO Convention on domestic workers is growing.
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Natural disaster
Back to life after the great East Japan earthquake
01 April 2013
Residents of a city devastated by the 2011 tsunami pick up the pieces, showing just how crucial jobs are in times of disaster-recovery.
March 2013
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© Sarah-Jane Saltmarsh / ILO 2013Bangladesh
Removing the barriers to inclusion
28 March 2013
People with disabilities are overturning negative attitudes and stereotypes, with help from an ILO vocational training project in Bangladesh.
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© Adam Jones / Flickr 2013ILO supervisory body
"Confidential, concrete and in consensus" - the work of the ILO's Committee on Freedom of Association
27 March 2013
The right of workers and employers to create and join organisations of their own choice freely and without fear of reprisal or interference - to freely associate with whomever they choose - is a fundamental right that the ILO's Declaration of Philadelphia calls "essential for sustained progress of societies worldwide". For over 60 years, the ILO Committee on Freedom of Association (CFA) has examined more than 3,000 complaints about violations of this right. Paul van der Heijden, Chair of the CFA since 2002, discusses the work of the Committee and the special role it plays in the ILO's supervisory procedures.
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Teleworking
The strong case for working remotely
25 March 2013
New technology has made teleworking easier and more efficient but there has been resistance to the idea from unexpected quarters. There is, however, a strong business case for working from home. By Jon Messenger, ILO senior research officer and Laura Addati, ILO Maternity protection and work-family specialist.
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Video
Economic crisis, social injustice and youth unemployment threatens democracy in Europe, says leader of the European Parliament
22 March 2013
Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, noted that the ILO and the EP were among "the first to oppose austerity measures" as a response to the economic downturn and stressed the need for a balance between fiscal discipline and growth. Managing the crisis, he said, could provide an unprecedented opportunity to achieve transformational change in European economies.
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Europe
Balance between fiscal discipline and growth is needed, says European Parliament President
22 March 2013
The head of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, highlights common ground with the ILO on the need to move beyond austerity in the crisis response, on the importance of decent work and in the debate on the post-2015 development goals.