News

May 2010

1. 

   ILO Conference in Berlin, discuses ways out of the global employment crisis

   07 May 2010

   Economic and social policies to promote a job-rich recovery in different countries and their effectiveness were discussed at a conference held here by the ILO and the German Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

2. 

   New ILO global report on child labour: As efforts to end child labour slow, ILO calls for “re-energized” global action

   07 May 2010

   Amid growing concerns over the impact of the economic downturn, the International Labour Office (ILO) warned in a new study that efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour are slowing down and called for a “re-energized” global campaign to end the practice.

April 2010

1. 

   The ILO and the Salvadoran Government team up to support micro and small enterprises

   28 April 2010

   The Salvadoran ministry of Public Works (MOP) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) will launch a joint project that is expected to generate over half a million direct and indirect jobs for micro and small enterprises carrying out road maintenance works around the country.

2. 

   Zimbabwe Government accepts ILO Commission of Inquiry’s recommendations

   27 April 2010

   The Government of Zimbabwe has informed the Director-General of the ILO Juan Somavia that it accepts the recommendations contained in the report of the ILO Commission of Inquiry on trade union rights in the country.

3. 

   Focus on new emerging hazards in a changing world of work

   27 April 2010

   The World Day for Safety and Health at Work will be observed widely this year against a backdrop of newly emerging hazards in the world of work and growing concern over the impact of the global economic crisis,” according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).

4. 

   ILO welcomes G-20 Labour and Employment Ministers' recommendations on job-Rich recovery

   21 April 2010

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) has welcomed the recommendations by the G-20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ meeting aimed at accelerating a job-rich recovery through policies included in the ILO’s Global Jobs Pact and Decent Work Agenda.

5. ILO and Australia sign first-ever partnership agreement

   20 April 2010

   The Government of Australia and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have signed a five-year Partnership Agreement that will provide $A15 million in the first two years to promote employment and decent work in the Asia-Pacific region.

6. 

   ILO says 21 million jobs in G20 saved by crisis response policies, but labour market slack remains high

   19 April 2010

   Economic crisis policies adopted by G20 governments saved or created an estimated 21 million jobs in 2009 and 2010, the International Labour Office (ILO) said in a study prepared for the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers meeting to be held in Washington on 20-21 April.

7. 

   Media alert: ILO reports for G20 Employment and Labour Ministers meeting - 20-21 April, Washington DC

   16 April 2010

   In preparation for the G20 Employment and Labour Ministers meeting to be held in Washington D.C. on 20-21 April at the U.S. Department of Labor, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has produced a series of background reports on the evolving employment situation in the context of the global financial crisis.

8. 

   ILO expresses solidarity with the victims of the earthquake in China

   16 April 2010

   The Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the recent earthquake in China.