Events coverage

June 2011

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   ILO Global Report on Equality at Work 2011: Statements by the ILO's Director-General Juan Somavia and UN Women's Executive Director Michelle Bachelet

   10 June 2011

   ILO's Director-General, Juan Somavia, opened the Global Report Panel Discussion "Equality at work: the continuing challenge" at the 100th International Labour Conference. Speaking as a special guest on the panel, the Executive Director of UN Women, Michelle Bachelet, called for a stronger commitment from governments, employers and workers to eliminate gender discrimination in the labour market.

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   ILO Director-General's opening remarks at the Panel 'Arab Youth - Aspiring for Social Justice'

   09 June 2011

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   Video Highlights of the Panel: 'Global Youth: Leading Change'

   09 June 2011

   Video highlights of the ILC 100 high-level panel “'Global Youth: Leading Change'. A discussion by young global leaders about the position of youth in society and their shared aspirations and challenges.

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   Video Highlights of the Panel: "Arab Youth - Aspiring for Social Justice"

   09 June 2011

   Video highlights of the ILC 100 high-level panel “Arab Youth: Aspiring for Social Justice”. A group of young activists from Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen share their perspectives on what drove Arab youth to mobilize for a social change.

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   A Vibrant Commitment to Social Dialogue Among Palestinians

   03 June 2011

   Speaking at a press conference for the launch of a report on the situation of workers in the occupied Arab territories are Mr. Kari Tapiola, Special Adviser to the ILO Director-General and Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, Director of the ILO Regional Office for Arab States, who said that despite their commitment to national dialogue, not much has changed to improve the position of workers.

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   Video highlights of the ILO Director-General's opening remarks at the 100th International Labour Conference

   01 June 2011

   Director-General Juan Somavia opened the historic 100th International Labour Conference with a call for an urgent commitment to a new era of social justice and economic growth based on sustainable development to address mounting “turmoil” in the world of work.

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   President of Finland Tarja Halonen Addresses 100th International Labour Conference

   01 June 2011

   In an address at the opening of the 100th annual Conference of the International Labour Organization, Finnish President Tarja Halonen cited the “absence of social justice” in the world, and said the ILO’s “values and policies are needed more than ever to create a world with fewer tensions, greater fairness and strengthened security.”

March 2011

1. 

   Panel Discussion: The promotion of job intensive development in the Least Developed Countries

   29 March 2011

   In preparation for the fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), the ILO has convened a policy dialogue to present a new report, entitled “Growth, Productive Employment and Decent Work in the LDCs”. The interactive discussion focused on spurring job intensive development in LDCs.

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   ILO Press Conference: Growth, employment and Decent Work in the Least Developed Countries

   29 March 2011

   Launch of a new ILO report, entitled “Growth, employment and Decent Work in the Least Developed Countries,” as a contribution to the Fourth UN Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in Istanbul on 9 May 2011.

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   Tunisian Trade Unions Working For Peace and Democracy (in Arabic)

   21 March 2011

   Mr. Abdessalem Jerad, General Secretary of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) spoke to the ILO Governing Body in a high-level discussion on Challenges and Change in the Arab World. Mr. Jerad thanked the Director-General for his support for the Tunisian revolution and for helping to meet the people's needs for decent work, decent wages and social justice. He referred to the Director-General's statement of 19 January 2011, supporting the demands of the revolutionaries and workers of Tunisia and the workers' movement, and said it had a significant impact coming at a moment when there was no guarantee that the revolution would succeed in its efforts to overthrow the dictatorship and put an end to corruption. Other participants in the discussion included H.E. Dr. Ahmed El-Borai, Minister of Manpower and Migration of Egypt; and Mr. Habib Yousfi, President of the General Confederation of Algerian Enterprises (CGEA).