News

October 2011

1. “Europe is at stake”: European Brainstorming Conference calls for socially responsible fiscal consolidation and more political willingness to cooperate among European countries

   06 October 2011

2. 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.

3. Media advisory: 12th African Regional Meeting

   05 October 2011

   The 12th ILO African Regional Meeting will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa on 11-14 October and will gather leaders, policy makers and experts from all 54 African countries to review progress made in achieving the targets set in the Decent Work Agenda for Africa 2007/2015.

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   ILO supports Tunisia in its efforts to make quality employment the goal of economic growth

   04 October 2011

   A new report by the ILO’s International Institute for Labour Studies provides an in-depth analysis of Tunisia’s economy and labour market and calls for a series of measures to bolster the economy, create quality jobs, improve wages and promote equality and social protection.

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   USDOL grants ILO USD 17.5 million to combat child and forced labour

   03 October 2011

   The United States Department of Labor (USDOL) has signed two cooperative agreements granting the International Labour Organization USD 17.5 million to support activities to combat child and forced labour around the world.

September 2011

1. 

   ILO Director-General announces early departure

   30 September 2011

   The Director-General of the ILO, Juan Somavía, announced that he will bring forward the date of his departure from his post to the second half of 2012 due to strong personal reasons that require him to be closer to his family.

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   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.

3. High-level ILO mission to Greece on international labour standards

   27 September 2011

   An ILO High Level Mission to Greece has finished a full week of extensive meetings with all relevant actors of the country’s labour market. The mandate of the mission arose from complaints concerning the application of international conventions ratified by Greece in the areas of freedom of association, collective bargaining, wages, social security, employment policy, labour inspection and non-discrimination.

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   ILO warns of major G20 labour market decline in 2012 and serious jobs shortfall by 2015

   26 September 2011

   The slow-down in the global economy could result in a massive jobs shortfall among G20 members by next year, warns the International Labour Organization (ILO), in a joint study prepared with the OECD at the request of the G20 for its labour ministerial meeting in Paris on 26-27 September.

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   ILO Director-General calls for “decisive global cooperation” to tackle massive jobs deficit

   22 September 2011

   In a statement issued to the International Monetary Financial Committee and Development Committee, Mr Somavia warned that the world economy is again facing risks of a financial crisis and an economic recession which could further strain an already critical employment situation. He called for “decisive global cooperation” to tackle the massive jobs deficit and to avoid sliding into a possible recession.