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Labour market
Long-term unemployment, the new challenge for many countries
Job seekers are finding it increasingly difficult to secure a new job within six months or less, according to the new edition of the ILO's “Key Indicators of the Labour Market”.
  1. Map: Where are workers more likely to become unemployed within a year
  2. Map: Where do job seekers have more chances to find a job within a year
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Skills
Apprenticeships: A proven approach to fight youth unemployment
Countries like Austria and Denmark have been very successful in using apprenticeships to tackle the youth jobs crisis. The ILO is helping to share their experiences with other countries.
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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 who's attended the Memorial service in Johannesburg.
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Income Inequality
Trade unions to discuss income inequality at ILO meeting
Trade union leaders, ILO experts and scholars from around the globe will analyse the impact that high levels of income inequality are having on workers worldwide.

  1. ILO Radio: The profound impact of income inequality
  2. Symposium: Income Inequality, Labour Market Institutions and Workers’ Power
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Institutional activities

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    Skills

    ILO meeting to discuss apprenticeship systems in Europe

Focus on

  1. Youth employment

  2. Social protection

  3. Green jobs

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