News

December 2010

1. 

   OSCE, ILO launch new study "Strengthening Migration Governance"

   16 December 2010

   The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the International Labour Office (ILO) have launched a new study on "Strengthening Migration Governance" for International Migrants Day on 18 December.

2. 

   Cancun Agreement: ILO highlights call for a “Just Transition” with green jobs and decent work

   15 December 2010

   The ILO praised the 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) on climate change for including social and decent work dimensions in the outcome document, signaling broad recognition for a “just transition” to a low-carbon economy with decent work and greener jobs.

3. 

   ILO says economic crisis cut global wage growth by half

   15 December 2010

   The financial and economic crisis has cut global wage growth by half in 2008 and 2009, says a new report by the International Labour Office (ILO).

4. 

   ILO Director-General calls for quality job creation amid an uncertain economic recovery

   14 December 2010

   International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General Juan Somavia has called for the creation of quality jobs as a key element of an economic recovery that is shaping up to be uncertain for the Latin American and Caribbean region and for the world as a whole.

5. 

   Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean fell in 2010 to pre-crisis levels

   10 December 2010

   “The challenge today is the quality of jobs”, said Juan Somavia SANTIAGO - Latin America and the Caribbean experienced rapid employment recovery in 2010 to pre-crisis levels, but the challenge of improving the working conditions of millions of workers still remains, according to data provided by the ILO, which will hold its 17th American Regional Meeting in Chile next week with delegates from 35 countries of the continent.

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   ILO and EU to launch new project on improving safety and health at work

   02 December 2010

   Responding to a pressing need to improve the safety and health of workers, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the European Union are launching a new project aimed at reducing occupational accidents and diseases in six countries in Eastern Europe (Ukraine and Moldova), Africa (Zambia and Malawi) and Central America (Honduras and Nicaragua).

November 2010

1. 

   ILO to launch new Global Report on Wage Trends during the crisis

   30 November 2010

   The International Labour Office (ILO) will launch the second edition of its Global Wage Report which provides a global analysis of wage trends during the crisis using the latest world, regional and country-level estimates.

2. 

   ILO-IPEC project receives South-South Cooperation Award for Innovation

   29 November 2010

   During a ceremony held on the last day of the Global South South Development Expo 2010 that took place at the Headquarters of the International Labour Office (ILO) in Geneva, the 2010 South-South Cooperation Award for Innovation was presented to the solution “Conditional Cash Transfer Programmes and Labour Inspections: Joint Action from Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay”.

3. ILO Governing Body concludes discussions on freedom of association

   19 November 2010

   The November 2010 session of the Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) took a number of decisions regarding fundamental rights at work.

4. 

   ILO Governing Body concludes discussions on policy coherence, social protection in jobs crisis response

   19 November 2010

   The Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) examined initiatives to secure a jobs-rich recovery and more policy coherence in the international system at its meeting in Geneva on 4-19 November. It also took a number of decisions regarding fundamental rights at work.