News

October 2011

1. News

   G20 Summit at Cannes: priorities, challenges and actions

   05 October 2011

   Ambassador Jean-David Levitte outlines France’s priorities for the G20 Summit in Cannes, 3-4 November 2011.

September 2011

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   News

   Brazil launches unprecedented social dialogue process to promote employment and decent work

   27 September 2011

   Brazil has launched a series of conferences on job creation and decent work in an effort to promote social dialogue on a scale that is unprecedented anywhere in the world, said the ILO Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Elizabeth Tinoco.

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   News

   African ministers call for ILO support to boost employment-intensive investments in infrastructure

   07 September 2011

   Ministers from some 13 African countries at the 14th Regional Seminar for Labour Based Practitioners have called on the International Labour Organization (ILO) to boost its cooperation with other international partners to support employment-intensive investments in infrastructure and other sectors.

June 2011

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   I-News

   Main findings of the ILO study "The Global Crisis: Causes, responses and challenges"

   13 June 2011

   This new report by the ILO shows how well-designed employment and social policies can now play a crucial role in both boosting job creation and making economic growth more solid and equitable.

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   News

   High-level panels to examine global jobs crisis, balanced growth and decent work

   07 June 2011

February 2011

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   News

   ILO welcomes new UNEP report on green economy

   23 February 2011

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) has welcomed a new Green Economy Report by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) entitled ‘Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication’. The report outlines the policy choices, urgent actions and investments needed for a global ‘Green Economy’ – one that is low-carbon, resource-efficient and socially-inclusive.

July 2010

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   Youth Employment Network (YEN)

   Youth Employment Network and Jacobs Foundation launch fund for evaluation of youth employment programmes

   27 July 2010

   The Youth Employment Network (YEN), an interagency partnership of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations (UN) and the World Bank, have signed an agreement with the Jacobs Foundation, a Swiss-based private foundation, to build an evidence base in youth employment through evaluating the impact of youth employment programmes.

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   News

   Globalization and Employment: Global Shocks, Structural Change and Policy Response

   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".

March 2010

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   News

   ILO Conference to promote training and employment opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities, Lusaka, 9-11 March 2010

   04 March 2010

   The International Labour Organization will hold a conference in Lusaka on 9-11 March to explore opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities to work in the general community.

October 2009

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   Better Work programme

   International buyers get behind the Haitian garment industry

   07 October 2009

   Better Work, the unique partnership programme of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), organized the first-ever international buyers forum in Haiti recently as part of a new project that is expected to create jobs and promote sustainable development and responsible labour practices in the country’s apparel industry.