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	 <title>The International Labour Conference ends its 102nd session </title>
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	 	<![CDATA[In his closing remarks at the 102nd International Labour Conference, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, called for urgent action in a number of critical areas to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving world of work.]]>
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	 <title>Discussion on Social Dialogue </title>
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	 	<![CDATA[As the subject of the recurrent discussion at the 102nd International Labour Conference,  delegates talked about the role social dialogue plays in addressing the economic downturn, ensuring a job-rich recovery and alleviating social tension.]]>
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	 <title>Work sharing can save jobs in times of crisis</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Reducing hours of work can have positive effects on employment levels during a severe economic downturn, preserve skills and sustain enterprises.]]>
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	 <title>Sustainable development, decent work and green jobs

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	 	<![CDATA[Achieving environmental sustainability and creating decent jobs for all are both urgent challenges. Delegates at the 102nd International Labour Conference are looking at ways of tackling both issues, which are closely linked.]]>
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	 <title>African Union calls for more investment to promote jobs in Africa</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, the first woman to head the African Union Commission, urged African Member States and international partners to invest more in order to promote job creation in the region.]]>
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	 <title>Restoring confidence in the world of work


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	 	<![CDATA[How to reconnect and restore confidence in jobs and growth as instruments of social progress was the topic of debate during a high-level panel discussion of the International Labour Conference.]]>
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	 <title>African Union: Job creation key to achieve prosperity 
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	 	<![CDATA[Addressing the 102nd International Labour Conference, African Union Commission&#39;s Chair, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has echoed African leaders&#39; vision that job creation is among the most important factors to achieve growth and prosperity. Dr. Dlamini Zuma also highlighted that Africa is a continent of young people and called for more investment to promote employment and the provision of entrepreneurial skills for youth.]]>
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	 <title>Van Rompuy: Growth and jobs are the ultimate goal of all reforms
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	 	<![CDATA[Ahead of the European Council meeting, European Council President, Herman Van Rompuy, addresses the International Labour Conference and says that the ILO has a key role to play in helping to address the challenges that Europe faces.]]>
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	 <title>Employment and social protection in the new demographic context 
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	 	<![CDATA[Demographic change including population ageing is a universal trend in all countries. Delegates at the 102nd International Labour Conference are discussing the implications of this new demographic context on the labour market and social security systems.]]>
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	 <title>A new path out of adversity</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[The ILO’s infrastructure project on the Irrawaddy delta in Myanmar, not only re-established access to villages devastated by cyclone Nargis in 2008 but also gave rise to a bustling community life.]]>
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	 <title>Early and long-term unemployment leave deep scars says EC President 

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	 	<![CDATA[President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy highlighted the need to urgently tackle the youth unemployment crisis in his address to the ILO&#39;s 102nd International Labour Conference.  He said the European Council has redirected considerable amounts of EU funds, which have directly benefited 800,000 young people in the eight most affected countries.]]>
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	 <title>President Banda: Malawi champions “zero tolerance” of child labour</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[In her first visit to the International Labour Conference, Malawian President, Joyce Banda, says that despite global efforts, child labour remains a “huge problem”.]]>
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	 <title>Ten million child labourers in domestic work</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[To mark World Day Against Child Labour, the ILO publishes a report outlining the abuses suffered by millions of children working in family homes.]]>
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	 <title>Communites Tackling Child Labour in Malawi </title>
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	 	<![CDATA[In Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world, half the population lives under the poverty line, and it&#39;s estimated one and a half million children are in child labour. But according to the International Labour Organization, a new, community based approach to tackling the child labour problem is showing promise to eradicate it in areas where child labour has long been a part of daily life.]]>
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	 <title>Malawi: Finding solutions for child domestic workers</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Millions of children around the world, mainly girls, are working in households other than their own, doing domestic work such as cleaning, ironing, cooking and looking after other children and the elderly. According to a new report on domestic work from the International Labour Organization, it&#39;s estimated at least two-thirds of these children are working under the legal minimum wage, or in conditions that are hazardous. Often, the working relationship between the child and their employer is ambiguous at best, exploitative at worst. But solutions are possible, even in a place where using children as domestic workers is a long tradition.]]>
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	 <title>Malawi: From Child Labour to Decent Work </title>
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	 	<![CDATA[In Malawi, poverty, lack of education, gender inequalities and the HIV pandemic are the engines driving child labour, and make it so hard to defeat. But a new intervention called &quot;convergence&quot; -- which integrates action at the national, district and local levels, is showing promise to create child labour free zones in the areas where it has been implemented. The convergence model is showing results in one of the world&#39;s poorest countries, where child labour has long been a part of daily life. In Malawi, the &quot;Integrated Area Based Approach&quot; is showing the way for communities themselves to take the lead in ending child labour.]]>
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	 <title>Malawi is committed to combat child labour, says H.E. Mrs Joyce Banda</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[H.E. Mrs Joyce Banda, President of Malawi pledged  &quot;to continue to champion the zero tolerance to child labour in Malawi, and also to intensify programs to eradicate the poverty which is the root cause of this problem&quot;.    In her first visit to the ILO&#39;s International Labour Conference Mrs. Banda also added that &quot;in these times of widespread economic challenges arising from the global financial and economic crisis, the relevance of the ILO today has become glaringly clear&quot;. After addressing the plenary sitting, Mrs Banda  met with the African delegates of governments, workers&#39; and employers&#39; organizations.]]>
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	 <title>Helping women to help themselves escape poverty in Myanmar</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[A non-profit organization set up in response to the devastation caused by cyclone Nargis employs women to run small businesses that benefit poor communities.]]>
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	 <title>Protecting worker rights in global supply chains </title>
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	 	<![CDATA[At an information session of the 2013 International Labour Conference, trade union representatives criticized the practice of social audits and workplace certification for failing to protect worker rights, particularly in global supply chains. They welcomed the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh that aims to prevent tragedies like the Ran Plaza factory building collapse in which over 1100 workers died.]]>
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	 <title>Continued restrictions thwart growth of Palestinian economy

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	 	<![CDATA[Restrictions on people and businesses, along with continued settlement activity by Israel are a major impediment to the Palestinian economy, according to this year&#39;s annual report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories issued by the ILO.]]>
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