Comment and analysis

2012

1. 

   Social finance

   Giving banks a good name

   19 September 2012

   Is it possible for banks to devote themselves to the financial welfare of workers and still survive financial crises? The ILO looks at the Rokin Bank, a union-led cooperative in Japan.

2. 

   Analysis

   Crisis in Spain highlights an increasing ‘employment divide’

   17 September 2012

   The wave of social unrest that has recently hit Spain is a reflection of the growing rural/urban and north/south divide in the country.

3. 

   Social dialogue

   Weakening collective bargaining hurts recovery

   12 September 2012

   Some governments unilaterally reformed collective bargaining arrangements at the height of the economic crisis. Reversing those decisions and providing policy support for collective bargaining would be key to recovery, according to the ILO.

4. 

   Analysis

   Are we getting too old to afford social security?

   10 September 2012

   With people living longer, more and more questions are being raised on the possible effects of the ageing of the population on labour markets and social security systems.

5. 

   Article

   Time for Arabs to live up to their call for social justice by protecting vulnerable workers

   15 August 2012

   Which Arab country will be the first to ratify the Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers?

6. 

   Article

   Is temp a trap?

   14 August 2012

   ILO News looks at young people trapped in temporary jobs with few prospects of moving to full-time employment. Ekkehard Ernst, Chief of the ILO’s Employment Trends Unit, says governments can help improve the situation.

7. 

   Article

   Youth employment: What works

   09 August 2012

   International Youth Day – marked on August 12 – sets the spotlight on the pressing challenges faced by young people. ILO News looks at practices that can help turn around the dramatic youth employment situation.

8. 

   Article

   Weathering the crisis: A Turkish recipe

   06 August 2012

   Turkey has managed to overcome the global financial crisis better than many European countries. How did it do it?

9. 

   Article

   Migrant workers are essential to hotel industry

   25 July 2012

   A recent ILO study on "Migrant workers in the international hotel industry" shows how migrant workers and the hotel industry depend on each other. It also looks at the general working conditions these workers face. The ILO’s hotel, catering and tourism expert Wolfgang Weinz discusses the main findings of the report.

10. 

    Article

    As population grows, so will need for skills

    10 July 2012

    The global “war for talent” is expected to escalate once economies recover, says the ILO ahead of World Population Day on July 11.