News

April 2012

1. News

   Young Peruvians speak out on jobs crisis

   05 April 2012

   The ILO is holding global youth consultations that will culminate in a major Youth Employment Forum in Geneva in May, with some one hundred young people from employers’, workers’ and youth organizations from across the world taking part.

2. News

   Youth in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia share their views on the jobs crisis

   04 April 2012

   The ILO organized three national events in the Caucasus region during March as part of its ongoing global youth consultation.

March 2012

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   News

   Beirut consultation highlights the need for youth voices in policy-making

   23 March 2012

   Ahead of the Youth Employment Forum, the ILO is holding consultation events in more than 40 countries around the world to hear young people’s views on the alarming employment situation. The meeting in Beirut underlined the different angles of youth employment in the Arab states.

2. News

   Lusaka kicks off ILO’s youth consultation

   15 March 2012

   The Zambian capital hosted the first of the 45 national events planned for consulting young women and men on local youth employment issues.

February 2012

1. News

   World Day of Social Justice 2012: Somavia calls for commitment to a “new era of social justice”

   20 February 2012

   ILO Director-General, Juan Somavia, has called for a commitment to a new era of social justice, warning that “there is a widespread feeling that too many people, economies, and societies have been on a rigged course leaving them on the losing end”.

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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   News

   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.

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   News

   EU Commissioner László Andor calls for stronger focus on jobs as Europe faces “turbulent and tough times”

   14 November 2011

   The European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, László Andor, called for a reinforced focus on job creation as Europe struggles to stave off the worsening economic outlook.

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   Decent Work Research Prize Laureates address ILO

   11 November 2011

   Decent Work Research Prize Laureates Professor Jayati Ghosh and Professor Eve C. Landau called for economic policy reforms based on decent work to meet current challenges in global labour markets at a ceremony held during the 312th session of the ILO Governing Body.