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November 2010
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New microinsurance grants to promote innovative technology to protect low-income households
18 November 2010
The Microinsurance Innovation Facility at the International Labour Organization, in collaboration with the Z Zurich Foundation, is offering grants of up to US$ 500,000 for microinsurance projects that use technology and other innovations to protect large numbers of low-income households in developing countries.
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Social security plays critical role in times of crisis, but still eludes much of the world
16 November 2010
A new report by the International Labour Office (ILO) says that while social security measures have played a critical role in reducing the social impact of economic crises both now and in the past, basic social security coverage remains out of reach for most of the world, especially in low-income countries.
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Joint Press release - More open trade and well designed employment policies: key to supporting growth
12 November 2010
Open markets play a pivotal role in supporting growth and job creation, says a new joint report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the International Labour Organization, the World Bank and the World Trade Organization.
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ILO to launch the first World Social Security Report
12 November 2010
The International Labour Office is to launch the “World Social Security Report 2010-2011: Providing coverage in times of crisis and beyond” on 16 November, 2010.
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G20 urged to implement commitment to jobs, social protection
12 November 2010
Amidst widespread concern about the slow recovery in employment, Mr. Juan Somavia, Director-General of the ILO, urged the G20 Leaders to implement their commitment to the central role of social protection and decent work in global recovery.
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ILO report sees “volatile and uneven recovery” across economic sectors in 2010
10 November 2010
The ILO’s Sectoral Activities Department has released new data showing that employment is recovering unevenly across sectors in the first half of 2010 and will continue to do so over the remainder of the year.
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Amid mixed employment data for 2010, ILO urges G20 to intensify focus on jobs
08 November 2010
Amid a “fragile labour market” marked by persistent high unemployment, “slack” jobs growth and declining wages, the International Labour Office urged the Group of 20 to intensify its focus on “productive employment and job-intensive growth policies” at its upcoming summit in Seoul. ILO Director-General Juan Somavia is expected to attend the meeting.
October 2010
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Experts adopt new ILO Code of Practice on safety and health in agriculture
29 October 2010
Experts representing workers, employers and governments, meeting at the International Labour Organization (ILO), have adopted a new draft Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Agriculture designed to improve working conditions in agriculture which employs some one billion workers worldwide.
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ILO and Brazil team up to assist countries coping with social and natural disasters
27 October 2010
The Government of Brazil and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have announced the launch of a three-year programme aimed at enhancing the capacity of countries to respond to social and natural disasters.
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ILO launches new statistics database: Short term indicators of the labour market
20 October 2010
Timely information on the labour market and consumer prices are indispensable for drawing up appropriate policy responses to the global economic crisis. To facilitate this, and also to commemorate World Statistics Day on 20 October, the ILO Department of Statistics has launched a new short-term indicators database.
