All ILO Newsroom content
April 2015
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News
Towards efficient and sustainable HIV responses in the workplace in Africa
23 April 2015
With 24.7 million people living with HIV in Africa, a new ILO report reveals innovative workplace strategies that have helped reduce risky behaviours, increase voluntary testing and reduce stigma and discrimination across the region.
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Rana Plaza, two years on
Bangladesh ready-made garment sector, challenges and way forward
23 April 2015
At 8:54 am local time on April 24, 2013, the Rana Plaza building collapsed claiming more than 1,100 lives and leaving many more injured. Over the past two years, the ILO has been working with its local and international partners on several fronts to improve the situation of workers in the Bangladeshi garment industry.
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New ILO report
Philippine Employment Trends 2015: Decent jobs crucial for inclusive growth
22 April 2015
A new report published by the ILO shows that the Philippine economy experienced robust rates of growth and made important gains in the labour market in recent years, however, more focus on decent and productive jobs is necessary to foster inclusive growth.
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News
27 million Latin American and Caribbean youth in the informal economy
22 April 2015
The International Labour Organization (ILO) calls for urgent action to help youth in the region move from the informal to the formal economy.
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Statement
Remembering Rana Plaza: The road ahead
22 April 2015
Remarks by ILO Deputy Director General for Policy, Sandra Polaski, at a multi-stakeholder event at the European Parliament in Brussels on 22 April 2015.
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Rebuilding life after Rana Plaza
From worker to owner
20 April 2015
Haunted by the Rana Plaza collapse Nasir Uddin Sohel could not face returning to a large factory. After receiving counselling from ILO he used his compensation money to setup his own small garment factory. A year on, the business has grown from two sewing machines to eight and he now employs six other Rana Plaza survivors. ILO support to Nasir was provided through a programme funded by Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
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Arab Labour Conference
ILO Director-General: Creating jobs key to stability in the Arab region
20 April 2015
In his address to the Arab Labour Organization’s 42nd Conference, International Labour Organization Director-General Guy Ryder urged the region’s leaders to tackle unemployment, respond to globalization challenges, strengthen the private sector and engage in effective social dialogue.
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Labour inspection
Towards a safer RMG sector for Bangladesh
19 April 2015
As labour inspectors, Farzana Islam and her colleagues are on the front line to ensure the safety and rights of over four million ready-made garment workers in Bangladesh. ILO supports capacity building of the labour inspectorate through a programme funded by Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom to help it more effectively carry out its regulatory oversight role.
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Rebuilding life after Rana Plaza
A small shop built on big dreams
19 April 2015
Badly injured while helping to rescue fellow workers from the rubble of Rana Plaza, Shahjahan Selim is now permanently disabled. Through ILO medical and business skills assistance Selim has overcome adversity to open a small shop which after just one year of operation has grown to twice its original size. ILO support to Selim was provided through a programme funded by Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
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Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
The role of decent work in the post-2015 agenda for sustainable development and an end to poverty
18 April 2015
Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, to the World Bank-IMF Development Committee.