Comment and analysis
2012
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Labour demographics
Young and older workers, two sides of the same coin
08 October 2012
Many of the countries that are suffering from huge youth unemployment levels are also experiencing population ageing. Isn’t it time to start thinking of older workers as a category that deserves specific attention?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.