ILO in the media
2017
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The Bangkok Post
Work-hungry robots are chasing your job
16 April 2017
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The Independent
Working from home may not be as good for you as you think, study suggests
23 February 2017
The Independent analyses the main findings of the joint ILO-Eurofound report on telework
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BBC
WESO Trends 2017: ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on BBC World News
12 January 2017
2016
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BBC World Business Report
Pace of wage growth slowing, says ILO
15 December 2016
Many things can be done to boost wage growth, says ILO senior economist, Patrick Belser, and co-author of the ILO’s Global Wage Report 2016/17, including the introduction of minimum wage policies and having collective agreement on wages.
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Interview
Cooperatives, resilience to crises
12 December 2016
The Greek Magazine Efsyn interviewed ILO specialist on Cooperative, Simel Esim, on the role of cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises in crisis response including with regard to refugees.
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UN Radio
Labour rights a must for future US-Africa trade deals, says ILO
05 October 2016
Future trade agreements between the US and Sub-Saharan African countries could become a "powerful" tool to enforce labour standards, said the ILO’s Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa, Aeneas Chuma to UN Radio. Mr. Chuma recently attended the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) forum on trade and economic cooperation between the two blocs.
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BBC World Business Report
Refugee crisis and access to labour markets must be a shared responsibility, says ILO
20 September 2016
It is not possible to expect those developing countries - which by the accident of geographical proximity are bearing at the moment most of the responsibility - to deal with the refugee crisis on their own, said ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder to the BBC. The UN General Assembly hosted a high-level summit on September 19 to address large movements of refugees and migrants, with the aim of bringing countries together behind a more humane and coordinated approach.
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BBC World News
Growing youth employment a concern for societies worldwide
25 August 2016
The ILO’s Steven Tobin explores the findings of the “World Employment and Social Outlook - Trends for Youth” ILO report with the BBC.
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BBC World Business Report
Youth unemployment on the rise again, says ILO
25 August 2016
A slow-down in some of the major emerging economies is contributing to a renewed rise in youth unemployment with 71 million out of a job worldwide, says the ILO's Steven Tobin in an interview with the BBC.
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CCTV
ILO's Ryder on China job market prospects
23 July 2016