News

August 2008

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   The ILO and its constituents take the stage at the 17th International Aids Conference

   15 August 2008

   The Conference, which took place in Mexico, highlighted the impact of AIDS on the productive population of some of the world’s most vulnerable economies, as well as the need for successful mobilization of the workplace as an entry point for AIDS responses.

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   Breaking gender barriers for young women and men

   11 August 2008

   Despite efforts by the international community, gender stereotyping and employment barriers continue to affect millions of young women and men around the world, said the International Labour Organization today on the occasion of International Youth Day.

July 2008

1. 

   ILO to emphasize workplace role in HIV prevention at international AIDS Conference in Mexico

   31 July 2008

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) is to host a series of events at the 17th International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, which opens this Sunday, designed to illustrate the growing importance of the workplace in responding to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

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   Indonesia ratifies ILO Convention n°185 on Seafarers’ identity documents

   16 July 2008

   The Government of Indonesia today handed over the instrument of ratification of the Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003 (No. 185) of the International Labour Organization.

3. 

   Supporting the cooperative movement in Africa: the launching of the CoopAfrica website

   03 July 2008

   The CoopAfrica website provides a description of the technical cooperation programme for the promotion and development of cooperatives in Africa.

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   World Congress calls for new global partnership to improve work safety

   02 July 2008

   The XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work concluded with calls for a new global partnership to strengthen safety and health in the workplace, and to reinforce efforts to reduce fatalities and illness.

June 2008

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   XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work opens in Seoul: ILO report highlights need for safer workplaces

   29 June 2008

   The International Labour Office has released a new report “Beyond deaths and injuries: The ILO’s role in promoting safe and healthy jobs”, at the XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work. The Congress, which takes place through 2 July, is the largest global event on occupational safety and health, gathering some 4,000 representatives from more than 100 countries.

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   World Summit on Safety and Health - ILO welcomes new Declaration on promotion of safer workplaces

   29 June 2008

   The International Labour Organization welcomed the Seoul Declaration on Safety and Health at Work adopted in Seoul by some 50 high-level decision makers from around the world as a major new blueprint for constructing a global culture of safety and health at work.

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   High-level meeting in Turin from 1 to 3 July on “The European social model in the context of globalization”

   24 June 2008

   Seven Ministers of Labour, the European Commissioner Vladimír Špidla, the Director-General of the ILO, Juan Somavia, and a vast number of experts are expected to take part.

4. Denmark significantly expands partnership agreement with the International Labour Organization (ILO) with new US$12.5 million grant

   16 June 2008

   The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has significantly expanded its partnership agreement with the International Labour Organization (ILO) with a new grant of DKK 60 million (approximately US$ 12,5 million) for 2008-09. Projects are to promote tripartism and decent work, improve job quality in Africa and explore flexibile labour market policies in Viet Nam.