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Human Rights Day - 10 December
A fair wage: A human right

As the UN marks the 20th anniversary of Human Rights Day under the theme “20 Years: Working for your rights”, ILO News focusses on the challenges facing low-paid workers, which are at the centre of economic and social rights.

  1. Message by ILO Director-General on International Human Rights Day
  2. U.N. Human Rights Day
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Nelson Mandela
"We have lost a champion of freedom, of tolerance and of dialogue"
"It is fitting that the world is commemorating Nelson Mandela's life on Human Rights Day. Let us honour his memory and his legacy by respecting fundamental rights and advancing social justice," said ILO Director-General Guy Ryder at the Memorial service in Johannesburg.
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© Alain Jocard / AFP 2013
Skills
ILO meeting to discuss apprenticeship systems in Europe
Experience shows that apprenticeships can have a positive impact on youth employment. Government, employer and worker representatives from EU countries are meeting in Geneva to discuss best practices and measures to further improve their efficiency.
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The future of work
Will the permanent contract be the exception?
The polarization of the workforce and the decline of the permanent employment contract are two of the rising trends that could destabilize the world of work, explains Roy Chacko, ILO Senior Advisor at the ILO Bureau for Employers' Activities.

  1. ILO Symposium for Employers on the Future of Work
  2. Audio: How computers polarize the workforce
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Institutional activities

  1. © Jacques Demarthon / AFP 2013

    Conference

    The role of economic and social councils in the global job crisis
    Madrid, 3-4 December

Focus on

  1. Youth employment

  2. Social protection

  3. Green jobs

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