News
April 2009
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G20 outcome
ILO Director-General calls London G20 Summit "an important step forward on a difficult road"
03 April 2009
The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Juan Somavia welcomed the outcome of the London G20 Summit, saying that “The leaders of the G20 have made significant progress in consolidating a coordinated international response to the deepening global crisis".
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Monitoring the impact of the crisis
The global economic crisis and the impact on migrant workers
02 April 2009
The impact of the downturn in global economic activity on migrant workers is likely to be different depending on their distribution among economic sectors most likely to be affected by the crisis.
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Monitoring the impact of the crisis
Impacts of the global financial and economic crisis on child labour and youth employment
02 April 2009
The current economic slowdown - retrenchments in many formal economic sectors, reductions in working hours and downward pressure on household incomes - is placing increased pressure on vulnerable households and is likely to augment the incidence of child labour and youth unemployment and underemployment in the Asia and the Pacific region.
March 2009
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News
ILO Tripartite Caribbean Conference to discuss social and labour dimensions of global financial crisis
31 March 2009
Ministers of Labour and other high-level representatives of the Ministries of Labour, and of employers’ and workers’ organizations of the English-and Dutch-speaking Caribbean will meet at an International Labour Organization Tripartite Caribbean Conference on the global financial crisis on 1-2 April 2009 in Kingston, Jamaica.
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G8 Labour and Employment Meeting
Call for employment and social policies to drive growth and recovery
30 March 2009
At a special G8+6 Social Summit, International Labour Organization Director-General Juan Somavia called for new employment and social protection policies to drive economic growth and a recovery from the global economic crisis.
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ILO Governing Body
ILO Governing Body concludes discussions on policy responses to global economic and jobs crisis
27 March 2009
The International Labour Office Governing Body concluded its discussions on the financial and economic global crisis, recommending a series of measures aimed at mitigating its impact and shaping a sustainable recovery.
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South-South cooperation
The ILO/Brazil Multi-annual Partnership Agreement 2009-2011 signed
24 March 2009
Government of Brazil signs new Partnership Agreement with the ILO for the promotion of South-South cooperation in Latin America and Caribbean and African countries.
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Global crisis
ILO calls for urgent global jobs pact to forestall "prolonged and severe" employment crisis
24 March 2009
The Director-General of the International Labour Organization called for a “Global Jobs Pact” to forestall a “prolonged and severe” jobs crisis that would lead to a massive increase in unemployment and working poverty.
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High Level Meeting on the Global Economic and Financial Crisis
IMF Managing-Director calls for greater cooperation with the ILO
23 March 2009
The International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn called for increased cooperation between the IMF and the International Labour Organization, saying that coordination between multilateral institutions was crucial in addressing the global economic crisis.
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Article
Brazil extends Bolsa Familia during the economic crisis
20 March 2009
When the first signs of financial trouble emerged in the industrialized world, predictions were that the “decoupling effect” would insulate the developing world from the crisis. Today, the economic crisis is clearly global and no country is immune. In Brazil, one key measure has been extending a successful cash-transfer programme – Bolsa Familia – to a larger number of poor families. Bolsa Familia was discussed at recent a special session of the ILO Governing Body.