News

November 2006

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   A new web portal against child labour launched in Brazil

   27 November 2006

   The Brazilian National Forum for the Prevention and Eradication of Child Labour presented at the National Confederation of Commerce HQ in Brasília, the new Child Labour Portal in the web (www.fnpeti.org.br) which brings, as breaking news, the latest IBOPE Opinion Polls on the worst forms of child labour in Brazil.

October 2006

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   Clôture de la Réunion des ministres du Travail du G8. Le nombre croissant de sans-emploi appelle une réponse mondiale, selon le Directeur général de l'OIT

   10 October 2006

   ""Aujourd'hui, nous faisons face à une crise de l'emploi mondiale qui appelle à une réponse mondiale", a déclaré le Directeur général de l'OIT Juan Somavia lors de la réunion des ministres du Travail et de l'Emploi du G8 à Moscou.

September 2006

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   International Labour Review: special issue on migration

   11 September 2006

   As world leaders gather in New York to discuss global migration, the ILO has just published a new series of in-depth articles about global migration for work.

August 2006

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   IFC and ILO team up to improve working conditions in global supply chains

   25 August 2006

   The International Finance Corporation, the private arm of the World Bank, and the International Labour Organization agreed on Monday, August 21, 2006, to collaborate in developing a global programme for better labour standards in global supply chains.

July 2006

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   ILO launches child labour web movie

   17 July 2006

   The International Labour Office (ILO) has launched a new Web movie (in 12 languages) featuring the plight of more than 200 million child labourers worldwide, but also signs of hope showing that the end of child labour is within our reach. The ILO is committed to helping countries lift all children out of the worst forms of child labour by 2016.

2. News

   International Microfinance Training opts for Turin (Italy) as world capital

   14 July 2006

   Over 260 international microfinance experts will meet in Turin (17 July - 4 August) for the 3-week programme "Boulder Microfinance Training", the most prestigious microfinance training event in the world, which has been hosted since the International Year of Microcredit 2005 by the International Training of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Turin, Italy.

June 2006

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   Europe takes steps to combat trafficking for forced labour

   27 June 2006

   Global alliance required to halt the trafficking of 2.4 million people worldwide.

2. News

   ILO to receive support in cash and kind for promotion of safety and health in the workplace
   Düsseldorf Trade Fair and Federal Association for Occupational Safety and Health will fund international conferences on safety and health at work

   15 June 2006

   Some 2.2 million people die each year through work-related accidents and diseases, according to ILO statistics. This figure alone illustrates the importance of improved safety and health conditions in the workplace.

3. News

   New ILO-Russia Programme of Cooperation defines priorities for 2006-2009

   06 June 2006

   The Russian tripartite delegation to the annual Conference of International Labour Organization and ILO Director-General Juan Somavia today signed a Programme of Cooperation between Russia and the ILO for the years 2006-2009.

May 2006

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   Dutch government supports Decent Work Country Programmes

   30 May 2006

   The Government of the Netherlands will provide 38.5 million dollars to support the launch of the ILO Decent Work Country Programme strategy over the next four years.