News

June 2013

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   © AFP / Pal PILLAI 2013

   New ILO book

   Work sharing can save jobs in times of crisis

   18 June 2013

   Reducing hours of work can have positive effects on employment levels during a severe economic downturn, preserve skills and sustain enterprises.

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   © Said Khatib / AFP 2013

   Occupied Arab Territories

   Palestinian economy will not grow if restrictions on it remain, ILO says

   06 June 2013

   The ILO’s annual report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories calls for the lifting of restrictions on movement, employment and economic activity, in order to increase opportunities for decent work.

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   © T. Lannié/AltoPress/PhotoAlto 2013

   World of Work report 2013

   Profits return but fail to boost real economy in many advanced countries

   03 June 2013

   Profitability has regained pre-crisis levels in many countries, but investment is still below pre-crisis levels in most advanced economies

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   © Manuel Cohen / AFP 2013

   World of Work report 2013

   Uneven job recovery poses challenges to most countries

   03 June 2013

   The latest edition of the ILO’s World of Work report shows encouraging, but still-fragile signs of improvement in emerging and developing economies, while many advanced economies continue to face high or even rising unemployment and increasing inequalities.

January 2013

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   Global Employment Trends 2013

   Rise of middle-class jobs in the developing world could spur growth

   23 January 2013

   390 million additional “middle class” workers projected by 2017, but 1.5 billion workers remain either poor or near poor.

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   Global Employment Trends 2013

   Global unemployment rising again but with significant differences across regions

   22 January 2013

   Five years after the outbreak of the global financial crisis, labour markets remain deeply depressed. Unemployment has started to rise again as the economic outlook worsens.

December 2012

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   Global Employment Trends for Women 2012

   Labour market gender gap: Two steps forward, one step back

   11 December 2012

   The gender gap in global labour markets showed some convergence in the earlier part of the last decade but increased after the crisis erupted in 2007, according to an ILO report produced in collaboration with UN Women. The picture varies considerably among regions.

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.

October 2012

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   International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

   Guy Ryder: New direction needed if poverty is to be beaten

   17 October 2012

   Decent Work and full employment must be key goals in the fight against poverty, says ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.

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   Global jobs situation

   ILO calls on G20 to live up to its promise to tackle the crisis

   11 October 2012

   The ILO Director-General says G20 countries should stand by their commitment to take new, urgent measures in the face of deteriorating global economic conditions.