News

June 2013

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   102nd International Labour Conference

   Van Rompuy: Growth and jobs are the ultimate goal of all reforms

   14 June 2013

   Ahead of the European Council meeting, European Council President, Herman Van Rompuy, addresses the International Labour Conference and says that the ILO has a key role to play in helping to address the challenges that Europe faces.

May 2013

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   © John FRUMM / Hemis.fr 2013

   Global Employment Trends for Youth 2013

   Informal, poorly paid and unemployed: The reality of work for most youth in developing countries

   08 May 2013

   School-to-work transition surveys of developing countries show that youth are far more likely to land low quality jobs in the informal economy than jobs paying decent wages and offering benefits. Access to education and training remains a major stumbling block.

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   Global Employment Trends for Youth 2013

   Youth jobs’ gains wiped out by slow recovery

   08 May 2013

   A new ILO report says the long-term impact of the youth employment crisis could be felt for decades, creating a generation at risk of suffering decent work deficits throughout their lives.

April 2013

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   © Andreas Solaro / AFP 2013

   European labour market

   Ten million more unemployed in Europe than in 2008

   08 April 2013

   Austerity measures have not addressed the root causes of the crisis nor have they brought down unemployment, according to a snapshot of EU countries based on an upcoming ILO report on the state of global labour markets.

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   © Leon Neal / AFP 2013

   Youth employment crisis

   EU-wide youth guarantees: ILO at the ready

   04 April 2013

   The ILO will cooperate with the European Commission in tackling the employment crisis facing young people, including through youth guarantee schemes.

January 2013

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   Youth employment

   ILO Chief: Less austerity, more investment needed to tackle youth jobs crisis

   11 January 2013

   Failing to act on the youth jobs crisis would sow the seeds of social unrest and destroy hopes for sustainable growth. That is a cost the world cannot afford, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder said at a conference on youth employment in Budapest.

October 2012

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   Employment update

   Asia-Pacific: Quality and quantity of jobs dropping

   22 October 2012

   Slowing growth in many Asian countries has accentuated labour market challenges in a region that has the world’s largest youth population, and where precarious work is widespread.

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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.

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   Youth jobs data

   Youth labour market still critical in G20 countries

   03 October 2012

   Data presented at a G20 meeting in Geneva shows that youth unemployment rates remain alarming, ranging from about 8 per cent to over 50 per cent in 17 of the 20 member countries. The G20 Task Force on Employment agreed to promote quality apprenticeships.

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   Labour standards

   Employment rights essential to economic recovery, says new ILO boss

   01 October 2012

   In his first interview as Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Guy Ryder gives an overview of the major challenges facing the world of work and the ILO.