News

January 2013

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   Official visit

   ILO head in Latin America: More, but also better jobs are needed

   30 January 2013

   Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, highlighted the need to turn informal employment into decent jobs in the formal sector. He spoke during a Latin America visit that took him to Buenos Aires and Lima.

June 2012

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   News item

   Mexico: A labour market overview

   29 June 2012

   As Mexicans go to the polls on Sunday to choose a new president and legislature, the ILO presents a snapshot of the employment situation based on the May edition of "The Labour Situation in Latin America"*.

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   News item

   Growth must lead to social inclusion, says Peru’s President

   11 June 2012

   Peru’s President Ollanta Humala told delegates at the ILC that economic growth must lead to social development, while ILO head Juan Somavia said Peru has shown both can go hand-in-hand.

December 2011

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   News item

   ILO opens International Forum on “Employment, Youth and Democratic Governance”, calling for more and better jobs for young people

   13 December 2011

   At 14.4 per cent, the youth unemployment rate is double the general rate, and 60 per cent of young workers are in informal jobs. Eminent personalities are meeting in Lima to take part in the Forum.

April 2011

1. News item

   ILO presents Global Jobs Pact in Argentina

   08 April 2011

   At a tripartite meeting on the application in Argentina of the recommendations of the Global Jobs Pact, the ILO reported today that the urban unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean is back to its pre-crisis level of 7.3 per cent.

November 2009

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   Governing Body

   Brazil’s Foreign Minister calls for a job-intensive economic recovery

   17 November 2009

   Brazil’s Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said a new global governance was needed to protect the most vulnerable members of society from the adverse effects of the global economic crisis and called on the International Labour Organization (ILO) to continue to play a leading role in promoting a job-based recovery and a fairer globalization.

September 2007

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   News item

   XV Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour of the Organization of American States

   25 September 2007