News
January 2009
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Global employment trends
Unemployment, working poor and vulnerable employment to increase dramatically due to global economic crisis
28 January 2009
The global economic crisis is expected to lead to a dramatic increase in the number of people joining the ranks of the unemployed, working poor and those in vulnerable employment, the International Labour Office (ILO) says in its annual Global Employment Trends report (GET).
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GLOBAL EMPLOYMENT TRENDS 2009
Media Advisory: ILO Annual report examines impact of global economic crisis on employment and working poor
27 January 2009
The International Labour Office (ILO) is to issue its annual Global Employment Trends report (GET) assessing the impact of the global financial crisis on employment, unemployment, working poverty and labour market vulnerability in 2009.
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News
International Labour Office statement on humanitarian situation in Gaza
07 January 2009
The International Labour Office is deeply concerned by the rising humanitarian impact of the escalating conflict situation in Gaza. In line with its mandate in the world of work, the ILO focuses on the plight of workers and their families, who have lived through the hardships of long months of closures and are now exposed to the devastation of a war situation. Even before the turmoil of recent days, Gaza had the highest unemployment rate in the world.
December 2008
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Internal migration
ILO, China launch first HIV/AIDS prevention campaign for internal rural migrant workers
17 December 2008
The 200 million internal migrant workers in China play a vital role in the country’s mining, construction, and transportation sectors. But the lack of awareness about HIV puts them at risk of contracting the disease. Last November, the ILO and China’s State Council AIDS Committee Office jointly launched the country’s first HIV/AIDS prevention campaign for internal rural migrant workers. ILO Online reports from Beijing.
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Gender equality at the heart of decent work, Campaign 2008-09
From high fashion ‘alta moda’ to dress-making in Ukraine
17 December 2008
At 16 per cent, the region of Chernivtsi in Ukraine has the highest unemployment rate in the country and the lowest number of women employed. This is why the region was chosen for an ILO project, funded by Development Cooperation Ireland, that addresses the root causes of labour migration and tries to stem irregular migration and trafficking through training, job placement and entrepreneurial activities. ILO Online reports from Chernivtsi, Ukraine.
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International Migrants Day (18 December)
Migrants in times of economic crisis: ILO/UNDP join forces to make Tajik migration safe
16 December 2008
Tajikistan is the poorest of the Central Asian republics and a huge supplier of migrants: 800 000 of its 7 million inhabitants, most of them men, are working abroad. While many migrants are already at risk of all kinds of abuse, they may also become the first victims of the current financial and economic crisis. ILO and UNDP have joined forces to empower migrant communities and make migration safe. Olga Bogdanova from the ILO Moscow office reports from the Tajik capital Dushanbe.
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Publication
ILO, social partners launch new guide for business on labour principles
16 December 2008
“The Labour Principles of the United Nations Global Compact – A Guide for Business” was launched at a meeting of the Labour Working Group of the UN Global Compact here today, in the presence of leading representatives of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and business leaders.
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Development Cooperation
Belgium continues partnership with ILO to extend social security and promote social dialogue
15 December 2008
On 9 December 2008, the Minister of Development Cooperation of Belgium, Mr. Charles Michel, signed an agreement with the International Labour Office (ILO) for a new grant of €6 million and €2.4 respectively to extend social security to vulnerable populations and promote social dialogue in French-speaking Africa.
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Development cooperation
Brazil becomes first donor country from the South to ILO’s Regular Budget Supplementary Account
10 December 2008
The Government of the Federal Republic of Brazil will contribute US$ 300,000 to the ILO’s Regular Budget Supplementary Account (RBSA), becoming the first donor country from the South to do so. Brazil's contribution will support field programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean promoting fundamental principles and rights at work.
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60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
ILO Director-General calls on G20 to address the social implications of the global economic crisis
10 December 2008
Speaking in the Vatican on the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Director-General of the International Labour Office Juan Somavia called on leaders of the G20 "to address the social implications of the financial crisis."