Comment and analysis

2011

1. 

   Article

   Opinion editorial: A better world starts in the workplace

   28 November 2011

   In preparation for the ILO’s 15th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting(APRM, to be held in Kyoto, Japan, 4-7 December, Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific discusses some of the important topics that will be considered at the meeting.

2. Article

   The global jobs crisis: the G-20 must act now to avoid a lost decade – Op-Ed by ILO Director-General Juan Somavia

   02 November 2011

3. Article

   Quotes from international leaders in support of social protection systems for all

   26 October 2011

   International leaders including the presidents of Brazil and France welcomed the report issued on Thursday 27 October by the Social Protection Floor Advisory Group headed by UN women chief Michelle Bachelet. The report calls on the G20 leaders to consider an “action plan” for implementing social protection floors through existing and new financing mechanisms.

4. 

   Statement - Social Justice

   World Day of Social Justice 2011- Juan Somavia: ‘Time for a new era of social justice based on decent work’

   17 February 2011