News

October 2012

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   Interview with The Times

   ILO Chief warns of austerity’s ‘toxic’ impact

   03 October 2012

   In an interview with The Times newspaper, the head of ILO warned that austerity measures in southern European countries risk having “quite harmful consequences”. He was more positive about the outlook in Britain.

August 2012

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   Labour standards

   Milestone ratifications of seafarers’ labour rights charter

   20 August 2012

   The ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention has now been ratified by 30 countries, meaning it will go into effect in a year’s time. The charter sets out the labour rights of the world’s 1.2 million seafarers.

July 2012

1. 

   News

   Eurozone risks losing a further 4.5 million jobs

   11 July 2012

   A report by the ILO’s International Institute for Labour Studies says a concerted policy shift towards job creation is needed in order to reverse the heavy unemployment crisis affecting the single-currency area.

May 2012

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   News

   Eurozone: “Extreme policies could produce extreme reactions”, ILO head warns

   30 May 2012

   ILO Chief cautions against harsh policies that could provoke a reaction from people in the hardest hit Eurozone countries.

April 2006

1. News

   Government, business, labour leaders call for new effort on migration

   07 April 2006

2. News

   Labour migration on the agenda of Africa-Europe dialogue

   05 April 2006