News

April 2013

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   Arab Labour Conference

   Ryder: Arab region must seize opportunity for reform

   15 April 2013

   ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, highlighted the need for strengthened social dialogue, social protection measures and efforts to tackle youth unemployment in Arab countries, at the opening of the Arab Labour Conference in Algeria.

November 2012

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   ILO supervisory body

   ILO names five countries for serious violations of freedom of association

   15 November 2012

   The ILO Committee on Freedom of Association has highlighted five out of 32 cases as the most serious and urgent concerning the right to organize, collective bargaining and social dialogue.

October 2012

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   World Teachers Day

   Guy Ryder: Teaching is a profession under siege

   03 October 2012

   The ILO Director-General calls for urgent action to make teaching an attractive career once again.

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.

October 2011

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   News

   ILO meeting to discuss restructuring in the chemical industry

   21 October 2011

   Some 90 Government, employers’ and workers’ delegates from more than 40 countries will discuss restructuring in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, and ways to make it sustainable through improved industrial relations at a meeting which runs in Geneva from 24-27 October.

June 2010

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   Social dialogue

   Mexico presents successful social dialogue project at the International Labour Conference

   15 June 2010

   The Secretary of Labour and Social Welfare of Mexico, Javier Lozano, presented at the 99th International Labour Conference in Geneva "a successful program" to modernize work in the sugar cane industry, and stressed the importance of an effective social dialogue to face the challenge of productivity.

December 2008

1. Development Cooperation

   Belgium continues partnership with ILO to extend social security and promote social dialogue

   15 December 2008

   On 9 December 2008, the Minister of Development Cooperation of Belgium, Mr. Charles Michel, signed an agreement with the International Labour Office (ILO) for a new grant of €6 million and €2.4 respectively to extend social security to vulnerable populations and promote social dialogue in French-speaking Africa.

April 2008

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   News item

   ILO Director-General calls for strong support for social dialogue in Africa

   24 April 2008

   In an address at the headquarters of the African Union, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Mr. Juan Somavia, called for a stronger commitment to reinforce “African tripartism” and social dialogue throughout the continent.