News
September 2016
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Sustainable Development Goals - Alliance 8.7
Alliance 8.7: Time for a rethink in fighting forced labour in Africa
08 September 2016
With millions of African victims of forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and child labour, the continent needs to redefine its priorities for an inclusive strategic partnership to boost the implementation of the Alliance SDG 8.7.
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News
ILO launches new fair migration project for the Middle East
07 September 2016
The project will promote fair migration and address forced labour and trafficking, focusing on the domestic and construction work sectors.
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Press release
ILO Director-General: China charts the future of work
06 September 2016
China is “shaping its own future”, Guy Ryder tells delegates to the first national dialogue on the future of work, but profound challenges lie ahead for the country, and for the planet.
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Memorandum of Understanding
ILO-China strategic partnership consolidated with MOU renewal
06 September 2016
On the eve of ILO’s centenary and the 40th anniversary of China’s Reform and Opening-up Initiative, the ILO and the MOHRSS are re-defining their cooperation as a strategic partnership on the basis of important achievements made particularly in the last 15 years.
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Press release
ILO: Universal social protection already a reality in many developing countries
06 September 2016
At a high level conference on universal social protection ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has told delegates that: “In 2016, a lack of social protection is completely unacceptable. This has to change, and this can change.”
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Press release
G20 Leaders' Official Communique, Hangzhou Summit
05 September 2016
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G20 Summit
ILO Director-General welcomes G20 leaders’ commitment to tackle inequality and jobs deficits
05 September 2016
Speaking at the G20 Summit Guy Ryder has urged leaders to accelerate inclusive development to respond to growing employment and equality challenges.
August 2016
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Labour Migration
ILO: Time to improve governance in labour migration in Latin America and the Caribbean
30 August 2016
The number of migrant workers is rising quickly. There are migratory corridors in this region where informal and unprotected people circulate. It is urgent to tackle the labour dimension of migration, says the ILO’s Regional Director.
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World Employment and Social Outlook 2016: Trends for Youth
Global youth unemployment is on the rise again
24 August 2016
Ongoing ILO research shows that after a number of years of improvement, youth unemployment is set to rise in 2016 and young people are disproportionately affected by working poverty.
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Media advisory
ILO to publish World Employment and Social Outlook 2016: Trends for Youth
19 August 2016