News

January 2012

1. 

   Somavia puts the accent on youth employment in Davos

   27 January 2012

   ILO Director-General Juan Somavia has called for a new policy paradigm to promote inclusive job-rich growth for the almost 75 million unemployed youth aged 15-24 worldwide.

2. 

   Global Employment Trends 2012: World faces a 600 million jobs challenge, warns ILO

   24 January 2012

   The world faces the “urgent challenge” of creating 600 million productive jobs over the next decade in order to generate sustainable growth and maintain social cohesion, according to the annual report on global employment by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

3. Interview with Tim Lyons, Assistant Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions

   19 January 2012

   Tim Lyons, who was the Workers' group spokesperson at the 15th ILO Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting, talks about the situation of workers in Fiji, the promotion of ILO Conventions in Australia, and what the Australian Council of Trade Unions expects from the ILO...

4. 

   Media Advisory: ILO to issue annual report on global employment trends and the jobs crisis

   17 January 2012

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) is to issue its annual Global Employment Trends report (GET) against the background of a lingering jobs crisis and the prospects of a further deterioration of economic activity.

5. 

   ILO's 2011 Labour Overview: Unemployment continues to fall in Latin America and the Caribbean

   13 January 2012

   The urban unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean continued to fall in 2011, reaching a historic low of 6.8 per cent, announced the International Labour Organization (ILO) today, as it presented the latest version of its annual report, Labour Overview, in which it also warns of the need to address the challenges of improving job quality.

December 2011

1. 

   Former President of Chile Michelle Bachelet presents report on Social Protection Floor to President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil

   19 December 2011

   The President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, received on 15 December from the Executive Director of UN Women, Michelle Bachelet, the Portuguese version of the report "Social Protection Floor for a Fair and Inclusive Globalization". The report calls for the implementation of a social protection floor in order to stimulate economic growth and increase social cohesion in light of the economic crisis.

2. Governments and workers discuss opportunities for green jobs in the area of climate change mitigation

   16 December 2011

   In the margins of the UNFCCC conference in Durban, the International Labour Organization and the UN Institute for Training and Research organized social talks on "Green Jobs and Mitigation to Climate Change"

3. 

   The MasterCard Foundation pledges US$14.6 million to create “Work4Youth”: Partnership with the ILO Youth Employment Programme

   14 December 2011

   New partnership will increase the global awareness of the challenges facing youth as they move from education to the world of work.

4. 

   ILO opens International Forum on “Employment, Youth and Democratic Governance”, calling for more and better jobs for young people

   13 December 2011

   At 14.4 per cent, the youth unemployment rate is double the general rate, and 60 per cent of young workers are in informal jobs. Eminent personalities are meeting in Lima to take part in the Forum.

5. 

   ILO Asia Pacific Regional Meeting concludes with Recommendations to counter employment consequences of global economic turmoil

   07 December 2011

   KYOTO (ILO News) - Representatives of governments, workers and employers from the Asian, Pacific and Arab states have concluded a four day meeting at which they discussed ways the region could prepare to counter the consequences of the current economic uncertainty.