News

February 2009

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   ILO-IPEC, World Scout Movement extend cooperation to fight child labour

   12 February 2009

   Michele Jankanish, Director of the ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) and Luc Panissod, Acting Secretary-General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to extend their cooperation in the fight against child labour for a further three years.

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   European leaders, ILO Director-General and social partners discuss key policy responses to the financial and economic crisis

   12 February 2009

   A group of top European leaders joined the ILO Director-General and representatives of the social partners met in Lisbon for a high-level discussion on comprehensive policy responses to the financial and economic crisis.

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   ILO European Regional Meeting opens amid calls for an urgent and coordinated response to the economic crisis

   10 February 2009

   The 8th European Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organization opened in Lisbon with calls for an integrated approach to halt the spiraling economic slowdown and build a new, “stronger, cleaner and fairer” economy for the future.

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   Norway ratifies ILO Maritime Labour Convention

   10 February 2009

   The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway, H.E. Ms. Angell-Hansen, today deposited the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, with the International Labour Organization on behalf of her Government. Norway is the first European country to ratify the Convention.

5. Panama Ratifies ILO Maritime Labour Convention

   06 February 2009

   The Ambassador of the Republic of Panama, HE Mr. Juan Alberto Castillero, deposited the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 with the International Labour Organization. Panama, the largest flag State in the world, with nearly 25 per cent of the world’s merchant fleet flying its flag, is the fourth major shipping country in the world to ratify the Convention, adopted by the 94th International Labour Conference (Maritime) in Geneva in February 2006.

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   Delegates to examine employment and social consequences of financial crisis

   06 February 2009

   The 8th European Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organization begins its work in Lisbon Tuesday faced with the challenge of forging a “decent work” response to the financial and economic crisis and mounting job losses and social hardship.

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   Media advisory - Impact of Global financial crisis on world of work expected to be high on agenda of quadrennial meeting

   04 February 2009

   The 8th European Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organization will take place in Lisbon on 9-13 February amid growing concerns over the impact of the global financial crisis on the world of work in Europe and Central Asia.

January 2009

1. 

   Unemployment, working poor and vulnerable employment to increase dramatically due to global economic crisis

   28 January 2009

   The global economic crisis is expected to lead to a dramatic increase in the number of people joining the ranks of the unemployed, working poor and those in vulnerable employment, the International Labour Office (ILO) says in its annual Global Employment Trends report (GET).

2. Media Advisory: ILO Annual report examines impact of global economic crisis on employment and working poor

   27 January 2009

   The International Labour Office (ILO) is to issue its annual Global Employment Trends report (GET) assessing the impact of the global financial crisis on employment, unemployment, working poverty and labour market vulnerability in 2009.

3. International Labour Office statement on humanitarian situation in Gaza

   07 January 2009

   The International Labour Office is deeply concerned by the rising humanitarian impact of the escalating conflict situation in Gaza. In line with its mandate in the world of work, the ILO focuses on the plight of workers and their families, who have lived through the hardships of long months of closures and are now exposed to the devastation of a war situation. Even before the turmoil of recent days, Gaza had the highest unemployment rate in the world.