News

March 2004

1. More women are entering the global labour force than ever before, but job equality, poverty reduction remain elusive

   05 March 2004

   Women are entering the global labour force in record numbers, but they still face higher unemployment rates and lower wages and represent 60 per cent of the world's 550 million working poor, says a new report by the International Labour Office (ILO) prepared for International Women's Day.

2. International Women's Day events at the ILO Geneva, Monday 8th March 2004

   02 March 2004

   Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi and international war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte will participate in a panel discussion on women and the judiciary at the International Labour Organization (ILO) on International Women's Day.

February 2004

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   World Commission says globalization can and must change, calls for urgent rethink of global governance

   24 February 2004

   Globalization can and must change, says a new, groundbreaking report presented today to the International Labour Organization (ILO) urging that building a fair and inclusive globalization become a worldwide priority.

2. India, U.S. and ILO join forces to fight child labour; new project targets directly some 80,000 children in hazardous work

   16 February 2004

   The Government of India, in cooperation with the US Department of Labor and the International Labour Organization (ILO) today launched a US$ 40 million programme aimed at eliminating child labour that targets directly some 80,000 children in ten hazardous industries. This is the largest child labour programme ever undertaken by the ILO at the country level.

3. International cooperative alliance, ILO sign partnership agreement

   10 February 2004

   The International Labour Office (ILO) and the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) today signed an agreement to implement a "Common Cooperative Agenda" aimed at creating decent jobs and reducing poverty.

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   New ILO study says economic benefits of eliminating child labour will vastly outweigh costs

   03 February 2004

   A new study by the International Labour Office (ILO) says the benefits of eliminating child labour will be nearly seven times greater than the costs, or an estimated US$ 5.1 trillion in the developing and transitional economies, where most child labourers are found.

January 2004

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   ILO to launch new study on economic costs and benefits of eliminating child labour

   28 January 2004

   What is the projected cost of eliminating child labour worldwide? How will global society benefit - especially developing and transitional economies?

2. ILO expresses "shock and sadness" at killing of Cambodian labour leader

   23 January 2004

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) today expressed its "shock and sadness" at the killing by unidentified assailants of Mr. Chea Vichea, President of the Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia, calling his death an "irreplaceable loss".

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   Global unemployment remains at record levels in 2003 but annual ILO jobs report sees signs of recovery

   22 January 2004

   Overall global unemployment rose in 2003 to 185.9 million, remaining at record levels for men and women and escalating more sharply among young people despite a pickup in economic growth after a two-year slump, the International Labour Office (ILO) said in its annual jobs report released today.

December 2003

1. ILO Director-General welcomes G8 call for stronger social and employment dimension of globalization

   17 December 2003

   General of the International Labour Office (ILO), Juan Somavia, today welcomed the conclusions of the G8 Labour and Employment Ministers Conference as a "positive step toward a fairer and more inclusive globalization process that ensures opportunities for all."