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	 <title>Competitiveness and employment: Trying to square the circle</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Cutting costs can help a country become more competitive and boost exports as a result. But, as attractive as it may seem, EU countries, which trade heavily among themselves, cannot all gain a competitive edge at the same time.]]>
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	 <title>The challenges beyond the crisis</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[There are strong forces besides the global economic crisis affecting labour markets worldwide. Understanding and shaping policies to respond to them will determine the present and future of the world of work. By José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs*]]>
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	 <title>More than 70 per cent of workers lack unemployment protection</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[The recent global economic crisis has served as a stark reminder of why unemployment insurance matters. But the reality is that fewer than half of almost 200 countries monitored by the ILO offer such protection.]]>
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	 <title>Can China get old and rich at the same time?</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[China has already done a lot to adapt labour markets and social protection systems to an ageing society. But it will have to do more to balance its economic and social needs.]]>
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	 <title>What financial cooperatives can teach the big banks</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[The success of financial cooperatives during the global financial crisis shows there is a credible alternative to the investment-owned banking system.]]>
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	 <title>Youth jobs count – but how? </title>
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	 	<![CDATA[The latest EU figures show a further increase in youth unemployment, but there has been some debate in the past over whether to express those levels in rates rather than ratios. What is the difference between the two, and which, if any, is a more precise measurement?]]>
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	 <title>The win-win potential of microinsurance for migrants</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[International migrants send home over US$ 400 billion a year, yet they and their families often lack basic social protection. That is where microinsurance can step in.]]>
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	 <title>Domestic workers in Europe falling through the loopholes</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Many domestic workers in Europe do not enjoy as much legal protection as other workers. ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers – which will come into force in a year’s time – offers a chance to improve the lives of the millions of people who work in this profession.]]>
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	 <title>Young and older workers, two sides of the same coin</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Many of the countries that are suffering from huge youth unemployment levels are also experiencing population ageing. Isn’t it time to start thinking of older workers as a category that deserves specific attention?]]>
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	 <title>Giving banks a good name</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Is it possible for banks to devote themselves to the financial welfare of workers and still survive financial crises? The ILO looks at the Rokin Bank, a union-led cooperative in Japan.]]>
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	 <title>Crisis in Spain highlights an increasing ‘employment divide’</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[The wave of social unrest that has recently hit Spain is a reflection of the growing rural/urban and north/south divide in the country.]]>
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	 <title>Weakening collective bargaining hurts recovery</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Some governments unilaterally reformed collective bargaining arrangements at the height of the economic crisis.  Reversing those decisions and providing policy support for collective bargaining would be key to recovery, according to the ILO.]]>
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	 <title>Are we getting too old to afford social security?</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[With people living longer, more and more questions are being raised on the possible effects of the ageing of the population on labour markets and social security systems.]]>
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	 <title>Time for Arabs to live up to their call for social justice by protecting vulnerable workers
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	 	<![CDATA[Which Arab country will be the first to ratify the Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers?]]>
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	 <title>Is temp a trap?</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[ILO News looks at young people trapped in temporary jobs with few prospects of moving to full-time employment. Ekkehard Ernst, Chief of the ILO’s Employment Trends Unit, says governments can help improve the situation.]]>
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	 <title>Youth employment: What works</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[International Youth Day – marked on August 12 – sets the spotlight on the pressing challenges faced by young people. ILO News looks at practices that can help turn around the dramatic youth employment situation.]]>
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	 <title>&quot;Decent Work&quot; in Cambodia: how far have we come?
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	 	<![CDATA[Opinion editorial by Jiyuan Wang.
The ILO and Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training in Cambodia have launched the country&#39;s first Decent Work Country Profile, as part of the EU-funded project &quot;Monitoring and Assessing Progress on Decent Work&quot; (MAP).  The Profile draws upon statistical and legal data to assess recent labour market developments in Cambodia, and makes preliminary assessment of progress for use in policymaking and development planning.]]>
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	 <title>Weathering the crisis: A Turkish recipe </title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Turkey has managed to overcome the global financial crisis better than many European countries. How did it do it?]]>
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	 <title>Migrant workers are essential to hotel industry</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[A recent ILO study on &quot;Migrant workers in the international hotel industry&quot; shows how migrant workers and the hotel industry depend on each other. It also looks at the general working conditions these workers face. The ILO’s hotel, catering and tourism expert Wolfgang Weinz discusses the main findings of the report.]]>
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	 <title>Why stress at work matters</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[A wave of suicides at France Telecom that shocked France four years ago is back in the headlines. The ILO warns of a rise in mental ill-health due to stress at the workplace.]]>
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