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October 2011
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G20 2011 Summit in Cannes: presentation by French Ambassador Jean-David Levitte
03 October 2011
Ambassador Jean-David Levitte, Diplomatic Advisor and Sherpa of the President of the French Republic, presented the preparations for and challenges facing the forthcoming G20 Summit (Cannes, 3-4 November 2011).
September 2011
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ILO and WTO Directors-General Juan Somavia and Pascal Lamy launch a joint study "Making globalization socially sustainable"
20 September 2011
ILO Director-General Juan Somavia and WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy announced the publication of a joint study by the two organizations that examines the way globalization is linked to employment, uncertainty and inequality in the labour market. Marion Jansen (ILO) and Marc Bacchetta (WTO), editors of the volume, summarized the findings in front of an audience at WTO headquarters on September 20, 2011.
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ILO Director-General interviewed at the European Parliament
14 September 2011
Following his address to an extraordinary meeting of the European Parliament Conference of Presidents, ILO Director-General, Mr. Juan Somavia, was interviewed saying "the real economy must take the driver's seat of the global economy, with a financial system at its service.
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Excerpts from ILO Director-General address to the European Parliament
14 September 2011
"The real economy must take the driver's seat in the global economy, with a financial system at its service" Mr. Somavia told members of the European Parliament during an address in Strasbourg.
June 2011
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Video Highlights: ILO Director-General's closing speech at the 100th International Labour Conference
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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Conference Delegates Adopt International Labour Standard for Domestic Workers
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. Conference delegates adopted the Convention on Domestic Workers (2011) by a vote of 396 to 16, with 63 abstentions and the accompanying Recommendation by a vote of 434 to 8, with 42 abstentions.
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Micheline Calmy-Rey, President of the Swiss Confederation Addresses the 100th International Labour Conference
15 June 2011
Video in French
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Video Highlights: Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of Russia, Addresses 100th International Labour Conference
15 June 2011
In his address to the delegates of the historic 100th International Labour Conference, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin spoke in strong support of the ILO's Global Jobs Pact, and underlined the important role of the ILO and its tripartite structure in shaping economic recovery policies. (In Russian)
