Press releases
April 2012
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News
Entrepreneurship highlighted at national youth event in New Delhi
25 April 2012
The ILO is holding global youth consultation events in 46 countries around the world throughout March and April 2012 to hear young people’s views on the alarming youth employment situation.
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Media Advisory: ILO to publish the 2012 edition of the World of Work Report
23 April 2012
The ILO will launch its annual report “World of Work Report 2012: Better Jobs for a Better Economy” on Monday 30 April 2012. The new study examines the performance of different countries since the start of the global crisis through the prism of the quantity and quality of jobs. The new study, along with all associated material and information are embargoed until 23:01 GMT on Sunday 29 April.
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work: Promoting a safety culture in Indonesian small and medium enterprises
23 April 2012
Employing more than 95 per cent of the world’s working population, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the main source of employment in developing countries, including Indonesia. In Indonesia, SMEs have also become a significant support to the sustainable development of the economy and important channel to absorb surplus labour. In fact, more than 60 per cent of the labour force is employed in SMEs.
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Towards an inclusive and green economy: Flanders, ILO and SERV stress the importance of green jobs
23 April 2012
Investing in skills development, anticipating labour market changes and promoting social dialogue: these are considered crucial conditions in a just transition towards a green and sustainable economy. These elements were highlighted as crucial for the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development, during a Green Jobs Conference jointly organized by the Government of Flanders, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Social and Economic Council of Flanders (SERV).
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Governments moved to prevent job loss, boost skills in response to global financial and economic crisis
19 April 2012
ILO and World Bank partner to release new data, report on government actions.
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Gaps and weaknesses on youth employment highlighted at Bangladesh consultation
19 April 2012
Ahead of the Youth Employment Forum, the ILO is holding consultation events in more than 40 countries around the world to hear young people’s views on the alarming jobs crisis.
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New Faces New Voices, ILO and AfDB to Join Forces to Promote Women Empowerment in Africa
16 April 2012
New Faces New Voices (NFNV), the Pan-African Network of women in the financial and business sectors led by Ms Graça Machel, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) agreed in Abuja (Nigeria) to strengthen their cooperation to promote women empowerment in Africa.
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Japan and ILO launched new partnership on Youth Employment for Sustainable Development in Kenya
05 April 2012
DAR ES SALAAM/ADDIS ABABA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Government of Japan launched a new creative partnership and program aimed at promoting youth employment for sustainable development of the East-African country of Kenya.
March 2012
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Protecting the health rights of Indonesian migrant workers against gender based violence and HIV and AIDS vulnerabilities
27 March 2012
Although the Government of Indonesia has issued a number of regulations concerning migrant workers and gender mainstreaming, significant challenges still hamper the development of effective policy and regulations for the protection of migrant workers against gender based violence and HIV and AIDS. Indonesian women migrant workers, a majority of whom work as domestic workers, are particularly vulnerable to gender based violence and to HIV and AIDS throughout the entire course of the migratory cycle.
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Examining conditions of domestic workers and child domestic workers in Nusa Tenggara Timur
26 March 2012
Despite of the importance of the role of domestic workers, domestic work is still not recognized as work. Since their work is done in private households, which are not considered work places in many countries, their employment relationship is not addressed in national labour laws or other legislation, denying them recognition as workers entitled to labour protection.