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G20: ILO head calls for measurable targets for job creation
20 June 2012
Addressing the G20 summit, ILO Director-General Juan Somavia outlined concrete actions to address the global economic and social turmoil.
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ILO: G20 must act on jobs for youth, social protection
15 June 2012
ILO Chief Juan Somavia heads to the G20 summit with a strong message to tackle the global jobs crisis, saying this would help restore investor confidence.
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101st ILO annual conference concludes with call for democracy in Myanmar
15 June 2012
The International Labour Conference adopts new international labour standard on social protection and calls for urgent action on youth employment
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Invest in youth or lose a generation, ILO says
14 June 2012
The International Labour Conference calls for urgent action to tackle the jobs crisis that affects 75 million young men and women across the globe. Political commitment and innovative approaches are needed.
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Aid, investment needed to strengthen democracy in Myanmar: Suu Kyi
14 June 2012
Aung San Suu Kyi stresses the problems of youth employment, calls for help in boosting democracy and invites socially responsible investment in Myanmar.
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One year on, Uruguay is first to ratify ILO domestic work Convention
14 June 2012
Uruguay becomes the first to ratify the ILO’s standard-setting Convention on Domestic Workers. The international treaty aims to improve the lives of domestic workers worldwide in the face of huge decent work deficits.
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Prioritize ‘full employment’, says Italian President
13 June 2012
Italy’s President tells delegates to the International Labour Conference that social protection for all is key to a fair global development.
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ILO lifts restrictions on Myanmar
13 June 2012
The International Labour Organization has lifted its restrictions on the full participation of Myanmar in its activities and decided to review the progress on the elimination of forced labour in the country next year.
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Need to find new ways to tackle unemployment, inequality and growth, says Klaus Schwab
11 June 2012
Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chair of the World Economic Forum, called for a “paradigm shift” in the approach to social and development challenges during his address to the International Labour Conference.