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December 2007
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Brazil, ILO launch South-South cooperation against child labour
14 December 2007
The Brazilian Government and the International Labour Organization launch a major new initiative to promote specific South-South technical cooperation projects and activities that contribute effectively to the prevention and elimination of child labour, in accordance with the international obligations of each country.
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Experts from seven South-East European countries discussed the youth employment challenge
12 December 2007
Despite increased economic growth, the inability of economies to create enough decent and productive jobs is hitting youth especially hard, experts from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia concluded at a meeting here on 6 and 7 December.
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OSCE-IOM-ILO launch Handbook on Labour Migration for the Mediterranean
12 December 2007
ILO together with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are launching a major new tool here today to assist governments and social partners around the Mediterranean to regulate labour migration.
October 2007
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South Eastern European ministers of labour boost regional cooperation on employment and social policy
26 October 2007
High-level government, employers’ and workers’ representatives from nine South Eastern European countries adopted today an agreement, the “Montenegro conclusions”, that puts employment at the heart of economic and social policies.
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ILO documentary to be screened at environmental movie festival in Italy
11 October 2007
Turning waste into wages is the goal of an ambitious project in Burkina Faso and the subject of an International Labour Office documentary to be screened by the Italian Film Festival "CinemAmbiente" in Turin, Italy.
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Promoting better occupational safety and health through effective labour inspection to make Decent Work a global reality - Düsseldorf International Conference “Making Decent Work a Global Goal and a National Reality”
09 October 2007
From 18-20 September 2007 over 200 participants from 65 countries from all over the world met in Düsseldorf (Germany) to discuss the practical aspects of implementing international standards for decent work. The Conference was organized by the ILO in partnership with the German and Portuguese governments, the International Social Security Association, WHO, IALI and other international organizations, and with sponsorship from German partners Basi, Messe Düsseldorf, DGUV, Fraport AG, TÜV Rheinland, and BAD Team Prevent.
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Highlights of keynote speakers at the ILO Forum on Decent Work for a Fair Globalization
01 October 2007
Political and opinion leaders from around the globe are meeting in Lisbon, Portugal from 31 October to 2 November 2007 to discuss the role of decent work as the key to economic, social and environmental sustainability and a fair and inclusive globalization. Here are highlights of keynote speeches delivered in plenary sessions.
September 2007
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XV Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour of the Organization of American States
25 September 2007
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Peru Earthquake Response: ILO calls for integrated employment strategy in UN Flash Appeal
05 September 2007
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Unemployment, informality and inactivity menace young people in Latin America and the Caribbean
04 September 2007
ILO calls for better use of the growth, development and poverty reduction potential of 106 million youth in the region.