All ILO Newsroom content

June 2012

  1. Guidance note 2

    The spectrum of public employment programmes (PEPs)

    20 June 2012

  2. Guidance note 1

    Analysing unemployment and underemployment

    20 June 2012

  3. Article

    Rio+Social: social media must ‘defriend’ the waste of Earth’s resources

    20 June 2012

    A global online discussion highlighted the power social media can wield in the debate on our planet’s future. The daylong event was held as world leaders converged on Rio de Janeiro for the Rio+20 Summit.

  4. News

    G20: ILO head calls for measurable targets for job creation

    20 June 2012

    Addressing the G20 summit, ILO Director-General Juan Somavia outlined concrete actions to address the global economic and social turmoil.

  5. Statement

    G20 summit in Los Cabos: ILO Director-General Remarks

    19 June 2012

  6. Video interview

    RIO+20: On the scene with the ILO

    18 June 2012

    An interview with Peter Poschen, Director of the ILO's Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department, and Head of the Green Jobs Programme

  7. Video interview

    G20 Los Cabos: First Impressions from an ILO perspective

    18 June 2012

    ILO's Stephen Pursey sets the scene at the G20 Leaders Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico where ILO Director General Juan Somavia will present a joint report along with the heads of the OECD, IMF and World Bank on "Boosting Jobs and Living Standards in G20 countries".

  8. News

    ILO: G20 must act on jobs for youth, social protection

    15 June 2012

    ILO Chief Juan Somavia heads to the G20 summit with a strong message to tackle the global jobs crisis, saying this would help restore investor confidence.

  9. News

    101st ILO annual conference concludes with call for democracy in Myanmar

    15 June 2012

    The International Labour Conference adopts new international labour standard on social protection and calls for urgent action on youth employment

  10. Statement

    Statement by Aung San Suu Kyi at the 101st International Labour Conference

    14 June 2012

    Ms AUNG SAN SUU KYI (Chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and Member of Parliament, Republic of the Union of Myanmar) addressed ILO delegates of the 101st session of the International Labour Conference.
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