News

August 2010

ILO and IMF Conference in Oslo to address ways of accelerating a job-rich crisis recovery

18 August 2010

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced a joint conference to be hosted by the Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg, on 13 September 2010, in Oslo, to explore new ways of forging a sustainable, job-rich recovery from the global economic crisis.
Former President of Chile Michelle Bachelet heads global panel to promote social protection

13 August 2010

Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet presided over the first meeting of the Social Protection Floor Advisory Group, held in Geneva on 11 and 12 August and convened by the ILO Director-General, Juan Somavia.
World economic crisis has spurred a record increase in youth unemployment says ILO

11 August 2010

Global youth unemployment has reached its highest level on record, and is expected to increase through 2010, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a new report issued to coincide with the launch of the UN International Youth Year on 12 August.
ILO to launch new report on the impact of the economic crisis on youth employment

09 August 2010

The International Labour Office (ILO) is to launch a new study on youth employment trends to coincide with International Youth Day and the launch of the International Year of Youth on 12 August.

July 2010

Youth Employment Network and Jacobs Foundation launch fund for evaluation of youth employment programmes

27 July 2010

The Youth Employment Network (YEN), an interagency partnership of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations (UN) and the World Bank, have signed an agreement with the Jacobs Foundation, a Swiss-based private foundation, to build an evidence base in youth employment through evaluating the impact of youth employment programmes.
ILO book sheds light on working conditions in the remote work industry

12 July 2010

A new book by the International Labour Organization (ILO) says that “remote work” – the offshoring and outsourcing of business services from developed to developing countries using information and communications technologies – is creating jobs that are of “reasonably good quality by local standards”, but that the industry has some way to go before achieving full decent work.
President of Switzerland launches project to support Indonesian small and medium-sized enterprises

09 July 2010

The President of the Swiss Confederation, H.E. Madame Doris Leuthard, attended the launch of an ILO project designed to help Indonesia’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) become more competitive and sustainable by focusing on workplace cooperation and improving labour and working conditions.
Globalization and Employment: Global Shocks, Structural Change and Policy Response

06 July 2010

Leaders from International and major non-governmental Organizations and academics met at a conference organized by the International Labour Office (ILO) and the Global Trade and Financial Architecture (GTFA) project on "Globalization and Employment in the light of global shocks". During the event, the ILO launched a new publication entitled "Trade and Employment in the Global Jobs Crisis".

June 2010

ILO Director-General urges G20 to stay focussed on reducing the global jobs deficit

28 June 2010

International Labour Organization Director-General Juan Somavia today welcomed the G20 Leaders’ statement from Toronto in which they gave the “highest priority to safeguard and strengthen the recovery and to the next steps they should take to ensure a full return to growth with quality jobs”.
ILO urges strong action on jobs to ensure balanced economic recovery on eve of Toronto G20 Summit

18 June 2010

The annual Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) concluded its 2010 session today with a strong call for placing employment and social protection at the centre of recovery policies. “We must get the right balance of policies to secure strong, sustainable and balanced growth,” said conference delegates.