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ILO Director-General welcomes Business Leaders’ Declaration on International Trade and Economic Recovery at Davos

ILO Director-General Juan Somavia welcomed a statement adopted by the International Business Council (IBC) of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The Business Leaders’ Declaration on International Trade and Economic Recovery urges heads of government to follow through on commitments made at recent high-level meetings, including the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh and support the need for 'a concerted effort to put decent jobs at the heart of the recovery'.

Press releases | ILO Global Employment Trends 2010

Unemployment reached highest level on record in 2009: Somavia calls for the same policy decisiveness that saved banks to save and create jobs

The number of jobless worldwide reached nearly 212 million in 2009 following an unprecedented increase of 34 million compared to 2007, on the eve of the global crisis, the International Labour Office (ILO) said in its annual "Global Employment Trends" report.

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Z Zurich Foundation supports the ILO to improve microinsurance's efficiency and scale

The Zurich Foundation has donated 3 million Swiss Francs (USD 2.8 million) to the ILO's Microinsurance Innovation Facility to increase insurance coverage among low-income families. The ILO's Microinsurance Innovation Facility - created in 2008 with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - will use the funds to launch a new round of innovation grants to promote projects that combine scale and efficiency through the use of technology.