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November 2012
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Post-2015 development agenda
Beyond the MDGs: It’s all about jobs and livelihoods
18 November 2012
As the debate on the post-Millennium Development Goals agenda gathers pace, the ILO says the most pressing priorities are job creation and social protection.
June 2012
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ILO survey: 5.5 million working children in the Philippines
27 June 2012
The government has announced it is scaling up the campaign to put an end to the worst forms of child labour by 2016.
December 2011
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News
ILO sets the tone at the 16th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA)
01 December 2011
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is organizing and participating in a series of events to highlight the importance of reducing stigma and discrimination in the workplace at ICASA, which opens Sunday, 4 December, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia under the theme “Own, Scale-up and Sustain”.
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Global South-South Development Expo 2011: ILO Solution Exchange Forum on social protection, decent work and food security
01 December 2011
As part of the forthcoming 2011 Global South-South Development Expo, the International Labour Organization (ILO) will be hosting a Solution Exchange Forum on social protection, decent work and food security on 6 December at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.
November 2011
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News
Kuwait contributes US$500,000 to promote decent work in the occupied Palestinian territory
15 November 2011
Kuwait grants ILO half a million dollars to promote Palestinian job creation, social dialogue and social protection.
June 2011
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Press release
UN Women and ILO join forces to promote women’s empowerment in the workplace
13 June 2011
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) signed a wide-ranging Memorandum of Understanding with the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Monday 13 June, on key issues including promoting gender equality, eliminating sex discrimination, protecting domestic workers, promoting social protection floors and combating gender-based violence at work.
May 2010
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ILO Conference in Berlin, discuses ways out of the global employment crisis
07 May 2010
Economic and social policies to promote a job-rich recovery in different countries and their effectiveness were discussed at a conference held here by the ILO and the German Friedrich Ebert Foundation.