All ILO Newsroom content
April 2014
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Bangladesh
Ryder: Rana Plaza legacy must be improved working conditions globally
03 April 2014
The ILO Director-General highlights the human cost of poor working conditions and calls for action to ensure the Rana Plaza tragedy is not repeated.
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ILO study
Syrian refugees in Lebanon face harsh working conditions
02 April 2014
An ILO assessment of Syrian refugee employment in Lebanon finds that low wages, high unemployment and lack of labour market regulation pose serious challenges to livelihoods for both residents and refugees in host communities.
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Video
Effective School to Work Transition Project in Egypt
01 April 2014
This documentary film highlights the first phase of the "Effective School to Work Transition through Career Information and Guidance for Youth Project". Starting in 2009, the ILO project lasted four years and was funded by the Italian Government.
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Statement
Opening address at the making breakthroughs in the implementation of ethical and professional recruitment
01 April 2014
By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Making breakthroughs in the implementation of ethical and professional recruitment, 2nd Regional Conference in view of the creation of Alliance of Asian Associations of Overseas Employment Service Providers, Manila, Philippines, 1 April 2014
March 2014
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Lecture
The Relevance of the ILO in the twenty-first century
31 March 2014
The Sir Patrick Lowry Lecture delivered by Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization, at the University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.
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Global Trade and Development Week 2014
21st Century Skills and the Age of Responsibility
31 March 2014
Keynote remarks by José M. Salazar-Xirinachs, Assistant Director-General for Policy at the ILO, at the “Global Trade and Development Week 2014”, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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320th ILO Governing Body
A country in transition: Interview with the ILO's liaison officer in Myanmar
26 March 2014
In Myanmar everything is being reformed, says Steve Marshall, the ILO's liaison officer in Myanmar. From tackling forced labour and helping discharged child soldiers, to supporting the capacity building of labour organizations and the creation of new labour legislation, the ILO is working closely with the government and newly emerging employers' and workers' organizations in Myanmar as the country moves towards greater democracy. The ILO's activities in Myanmar were one of the topics discussed at the 320th Session of the Governing Body of the Organization.
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Google Hangout
Meet the descendants of Solomon Northup from "12 Years A Slave"
25 March 2014
Streamed live on 25 March 2014 - On the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery, ILO hung out with the descendants of Solomon Northup, whose life and memoir inspired the film "12 Years A Slave". ILO's expert on modern slavery, Beate Andrees, also joined the discussion to talk about forced labour today and the battle to stamp out. The Guardian's Holly Young moderated.
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Child Labour
Syrian Child Labour in Jordan
25 March 2014
The ILO response plan to the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan has identified child labour as a priority. It is estimated there are currently over 580,000 registered Syrian refugees living in Jordan. While around 160,000 refugees live in designated camps, the remaining refugee population has found shelter in host communities in rural and urban areas across Jordan. Many Syrian children are at risk of falling into the trap of child labour - particularly its worst forms. Already, the Jordanian Government says that child labour has doubled nationwide - to 60,000 - since the refugee influx began in 2011.
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ILO and the G7+
Laying the Economic Foundations for Peace-building and State-building
24 March 2014
The ILO works with the g7+ group to promote Decent Work in 20 conflict-affected countries.