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March 2010
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ILO study explores how workplaces are helping with childcare to allow more women to remain in paid employment
08 March 2010
A new study by the International Labour Office (ILO) says shortfalls in childcare for pre-school as well as school-age children have important implications for working parents, employers and societies as a whole.
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More women choosing to work, but gender equality remains a long way off
05 March 2010
Despite signs of progress in gender equality over the past 15 years, there is still a significant gap between women and men in terms of job opportunities and quality of employment, according to a new report by the International Labour Office.
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ILO Conference to promote training and employment opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities, Lusaka, 9-11 March 2010
04 March 2010
The International Labour Organization will hold a conference in Lusaka on 9-11 March to explore opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities to work in the general community.
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ILO and FAO launch joint initiative to nurture peace, security and decent work in the Philippines: Government of Japan allocates 2.5 million USD for inter-agency programme
04 March 2010
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations will launch a new project to help fishers, farmers and workers in a Philippine province affected by conflict and natural disasters, in partnership with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP).
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ILO honours internationally-acclaimed recording artist Shakira for her work promoting social justice
03 March 2010
Internationally-acclaimed recording artist and humanitarian Shakira was honoured by the International Labour Organization for her work promoting the advancement of children and youth around the world.
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Russia ratifies ILO’s Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention
01 March 2010
The Russian Federation has ratified the Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003 (No. 185) of the International Labour Organization (ILO). The Representative of the Russian Federation, Mr. Dmitry Gonchar, delivered Russia’s instrument of ratification to ILO International Labour Standards Department, Director Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry. The Convention has now been ratified by 17 ILO member States.
February 2010
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“Voices on Social Justice” campaign launched by the ILO
19 February 2010
The International Labour Organization has launched a new global campaign Voices on Social Justice, to provide a global platform for perspectives on social justice today and how it might be achieved particularly through the world of work.
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Decent work approach to recovery urged by Pacific Island labour ministers and social partners
09 February 2010
Pacific Island Labour Ministers and social partners have reached an agreement to support a jobs-led recovery by promoting decent work in the Pacific region by adopting the Port Vila Statement on Decent Work and its accompanying ‘Pacific Action Plan for Decent Work’.
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EU Presidency holder Spain becomes first EU state to ratify key ILO Maritime Labour Convention
05 February 2010
Spain, which currently holds the European Union Presidency, has become the first EU member state to ratify the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, in a major step toward bringing into force a new, comprehensive “bill of rights” for seafarers.
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Z Zurich Foundation supports the ILO to improve microinsurance's efficiency and scale
02 February 2010
The Zurich Foundation has donated 3 million Swiss Francs (USD 2.8 million) to the ILO's Microinsurance Innovation Facility to increase insurance coverage among low-income families. The ILO's Microinsurance Innovation Facility - created in 2008 with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - will use the funds to launch a new round of innovation grants to promote projects that combine scale and efficiency through the use of technology.
