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2013

  1. © Patricia de Melo Moreira / AFP 2013

    Economic crisis

    Crisis shockwaves reverberate in European public sector

    24 April 2013

    The public sector in many European countries has been hit hard by the economic crisis, leading to big cuts in spending, jobs and wages. ILO Senior Economist, Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead, analyses the impact on the public sector, of policy responses to the crisis.

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    Wage trends

    Are wages around the world converging?

    18 April 2013

    As the world’s emerging economies change the dynamics of the global economy, Philippe Egger, Director of the ILO Bureau of Programming and Management, explores the challenges of comparing wages across countries.

  3. Banking crisis

    Financial cooperatives: A safe bet in a crisis

    12 April 2013

    A new ILO book says that financial cooperatives fared better than the big investor-owned banks during the economic crisis.

  4. 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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    Public and private sectors

    One labour market, one labour law?

    18 March 2013

    With outsourcing, the distinction between the public and private sectors is blurring in many areas – raising questions about whether there should be one labour law for all workers. By Miguel Ángel Malo, senior economist at the ILO’s International Institute for Labour Studies.

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    Green Jobs

    Environmental sustainability is not a job killer

    27 February 2013

    ILO Green Jobs Programme coordinator, Peter Poschen, outlines the business and job opportunities that could emerge from a shift to a greener economy.

  7. By Guy Ryder

    Jobs, social inclusion and growth should top EU agenda

    14 February 2013

    ILO Director-General Guy Ryder discusses the priorities of the European Union in the context of his first official visit to Ireland, which holds the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU.

  8. Gender gap

    India: Why is women’s labour force participation dropping?

    13 February 2013

    More women in India of working age are enrolling in secondary school but that is only one reason why the number of women who are either working or looking for a job is decreasing.

  9. Development

    Employment in Africa: Think agriculture!

    29 January 2013

    Why agriculture should be Africa’s top priority.

  10. The jobs crisis and beyond

    One idea the world has not tried

    24 January 2013

    Comment from Davos by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, published on AlJazeera.com.

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