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06 July 2010
Leaders from International and major non-governmental Organizations and academics met at a conference organized by the International Labour Office (ILO) and the Global Trade and Financial Architecture (GTFA) project on "Globalization and Employment in the light of global shocks". During the event, the ILO launched a new publication entitled "Trade and Employment in the Global Jobs Crisis".
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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.
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24 June 2008
Seven Ministers of Labour, the European Commissioner Vladimír Špidla, the Director-General of the ILO, Juan Somavia, and a vast number of experts are expected to take part.
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18 April 2008
In a statement to the Twelfth United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in Accra, Ghana (21-25 April), the ILO calls on the international community to grasp the opportunities offered by globalization by creating an environment conducive to full and productive employment and decent work for all. It focuses on the synergies between the work of UNCTAD and the ILO, with particular emphasis on building an international response to the risks of a marked slowdown in global growth following the financial turmoil sparked by the US financial situation and the sharp rise in food prices worldwide.