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June 2011
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ILO to host high-level conference on the state of labour market regulation
30 June 2011
The Second Conference on Regulating for Decent Work will be held on 6-8 July at the International Labour Office (ILO) in Geneva, with the theme of “Regulating for A Fair Recovery”.
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New ILO study on Spain urges job-centred policies to consolidate a fragile recovery
27 June 2011
Despite encouraging signs that the Spanish economy has begun to emerge from the crisis, a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) examines a range of economic, employment and labour market policies that could consolidate an as yet fragile recovery and start to reduce unemployment.
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ILO and FAO panel to highlight impact of pesticide exposure on child labourers in agriculture
21 June 2011
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) highlighted the impact of pesticides exposure on child labourers in agriculture during an international conference which was held in Geneva on Wednesday, 22 June 2011.
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100th ILO annual conference concludes with move toward new era of social justice
17 June 2011
The annual Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) concluded its historic 100th session on Friday 17 June after taking a number of steps aimed at moving toward what ILO Director-General Juan Somavia called “a new era of social justice”.
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ILO Governing Body elects new chairperson
17 June 2011
The Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) elected Greg Vines, Minister (Labour), Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office in Geneva, as Chairperson for 2011-12.
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100th ILO annual Conference decides to bring an estimated 53 to 100 million domestic workers worldwide under the realm of labour standards
16 June 2011
The government, worker and employer delegates at the 100th annual Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Thursday, 16 June adopted a historic set of international standards aimed at improving the working conditions of tens of millions of domestic workers worldwide.
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Singapore, First Asian country to ratify the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)
15 June 2011
Singapore has ratified the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) with the full support of tripartite partners – the seafarer unions and the National Trades Union Congress, as well as the maritime industry and the Singapore National Employers Federation.
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President Kikwete calls for efficient growth in a new era of Social Justice
15 June 2011
At the 100th Session of the International Labour Conference Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete called for new approaches to address globalization by promoting an efficient growth path for a new era of Social Justice.
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Swiss President says “There is a renewed sense of urgency for social justice” in speech to ILO annual conference
15 June 2011
Social justice and the role of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in international governance weres at the centre of the speech given on Wednesday by Ms. Micheline Calmy-Rey, President of the Swiss Confederation at the 100th International Labour Conference (ILC).
