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Press releases
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Global Employment Trends 2012: World faces a 600 million jobs challenge, warns ILO
24 January 2012
The world faces the “urgent challenge” of creating 600 million productive jobs over the next decade in order to generate sustainable growth and maintain social cohesion, according to the annual report on global employment by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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ILO to issue annual report on global employment trends and jobs crisis
19 January 2012
The International Labour Organization (ILO) will issue its annual Global Employment Trends report (GET) against the background of a lingering jobs crisis and the prospects of a further deterioration of economic activity.
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Outstanding stories on indigenous peoples recognized ILO pays tribute to indigenous peoples, journalists
14 December 2011
Indigenous peoples took the center stage as eleven stories about them were recognized in a thematic year-end reception organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office for the Philippines on 12 December 2011 in Makati City.
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100th ILO annual Conference decides to bring an estimated 53 to 100 million domestic workers worldwide under the realm of labour standards
16 June 2011
The government, worker and employer delegates at the 100th annual Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Thursday, 16 June adopted a historic set of international standards aimed at improving the working conditions of tens of millions of domestic workers worldwide.
Features articles
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After the storm: Rebuilding livelihoods in the Philippines
02 February 2012
Natural disasters destroy livelihoods but the aftermath also offers opportunities to create jobs and revitalise the economy as there will be high demand for construction and other recovery works. For the last ten years, the ILO has engaged in post-disaster reconstruction in countries in Asia and the Pacific, including China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and beyond. So the Organization was also prepared to help when tropical storm Washi heavily affected villages and major cities in the Philippines last December. Minette Rimando from the ILO office in Manila reports.
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The dreamweaver of Lake Sebu
02 December 2011
Story of Subi Nalon, the seventy-five-year-old inherited the skill from her mother and has been weaving t'nalak since he was 15.
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Philippines’ fight against hazardous child labour goes on-line
12 June 2011
(Manila, Philippines) Rodel Morcozo, a former child labour, now works for Senator Loren Legarda and is a strong advocate against child labour. To fight against child labour, the Philippines launched an internet site-- Child Labor Knowledge Sharing System. By Minette Rimando, Information Officer, ILO Country Office for the Philippines
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Saving for the future, protecting migrant workers and their families
01 July 2010
In the Philippines, migrant workers are covered by insurance but coverage excludes their family members. Often savings are used up when family members suffer from illness or die. Pioneer Life created an Overseas Filipino Workers Savers and Wellness Club to provide access to microinsurance and savings products. The ILO’s Communication officer Minette Rimando reports.
Speeches
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Opening address at presentation of the desk review on "Gender dimensions on School-to-Work Transition"
18 January 2012
By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the presentation of desk review on the "Gender Dimensions on School-to-Work Transition", Makati, Philippines, 18 January 2012
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Opening address at the DOLE-ILO signing of the memorandum of agreement and launching of the knowledge corner
12 January 2012
By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the DOLE-ILO signing of the memorandum of agreement and launching of the knowledge corner, Manila, Philippines, 12 January 2012
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Opening address at the round table discussion on sharing of good practices on local-/community-level mechanisms to protect and promote the rights of migrant workers in Thailand and the Philippines
11 January 2012
By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the round table discussion on sharing of good practices on local-/ community-level mechanisms to protect and promote the rights of migrant workers in Thailand and the Philippines, Makati City, Philippines, 11 January 2012
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Message of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III, President of the Philippines at the ILO thematic year-end reception, media recognition and UN photo exhibition on initiatives and partnerships with indigenous peoples
12 December 2011
By His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III, President of the Philippines (delivered by Labour and Employment Secretary Rosalinda D. Baldoz) at the ILO thematic year-end reception, media recognition and UN photo exhibition on initiatives and partnerships with indigenous people, Rockwell Tent, Makati City, Philippines, 12 December 2011