News

November 2000

1. Youssou Ndour named Honorary Ambassador of the Campaign against Child Labour

   08 November 2000

   GENEVA (ILO News) - Youssou Ndour - the internationally acclaimed musician, singer and songwriter - was today named Honorary Ambassador of the ILO Global Campaign Against Child Labour. Mr. Ndour, of Senegal, received the award in appreciation of his commitment towards raising public awareness in the worldwide struggle against child labour.

2. ILO Governing Body to Convene 279 th Session Forced Labour, Freedom of Association and Globalization on Agenda

   02 November 2000

   GENEVA (ILO News) - Forced labour in Myanmar (Burma) and the contribution of freedom of association to social and economic development are among the agenda items of the 279th session of the International Labour Office (ILO) Governing Body which gets under way in Geneva on Thursday, 2 November and is scheduled to meet until Friday, 17 November.

October 2000

1. ILO mission en route for Myanmar (Burma) as November deadline approaches for Myanmar's compliance with ILO Convention on forced labour

   19 October 2000

   GENEVA (ILO News) - An ILO technical cooperation mission left Geneva today en route for Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) to examine steps taken by that country's Government on implementing the recommendations of a 1998 Commission of Inquiry, which found the use of forced labour to be "widespread and systematic".

2. Global employment levels in textile, clothing and footwear industries holding stable as industries relocate

   16 October 2000

   GENEVA (ILO News) - Employment in the production of textiles, clothing and footwear remained stable at approximately 30 million jobs during the 1990s, after suffering a global decline of 16% during the 1980s.

3. ILO report examines mental health in the workplace in Finland, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom and United States

   10 October 2000

   GENEVA (ILO News) - An ILO study of mental health policies and programmes affecting the workforces of Finland, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom and United States shows that the incidence of mental health problems is increasing, with as many as one in ten workers suffering from depression, anxiety, stress or burnout, which lead, in some cases, to unemployment and hospitalization.

September 2000

1. ILO "core" conventions ratifications surge past 1 000 mark

   22 September 2000

   GENEVA (ILO News) - The campaign to promote universal observance for its eight core Conventions passed an important milestone this week when the International Labour Office received notification from the Governments of Austria, Ecuador, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Togo that they had ratified ILO Conventions on child labour and the rights of workers to organize free trade unions and engage in collective bargaining.

2. ILO sectoral meeting to examine sustainable agriculture in a globalized economy

   18 September 2000

   GENEVA (ILO News) - The impact of globalization on the lives and livelihoods of millions of agricultural workers will be examined by tripartite delegates from 26 countries at a meeting to be held at the International Labour Office (ILO) in Geneva from 18-22 September 2000.

June 2000

1. ILO workshop to examine strategies for helping the working poor

   29 June 2000

   GENEVA (ILO News) - Methods of improving the livelihoods, well-being and empowerment of poor, working people will be at the centre of an ILO-sponsored workshop entitled Including the Excluded in the World Economy organized on the occasion of the Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly (Copenhagen +5).

2. International Labour Office announces new social development programme

   28 June 2000

   GENEVA (ILO News) - In a new initiative to implement the Programme of Action of the World Summit on Social Development (Copenhagen 1995), the International Labour Office (ILO) today announced the immediate launch of a new programme aimed at promoting sustainable human development at the local and national level.

3. Children's Day at Geneva 2000

   27 June 2000

   GENEVA (ILO News) - The ILO, in partnership with several institutions, has organized several events focusing on the global campaign to eliminate child labour on Wednesday, 28 June, as a Children's Day for Geneva 2000.