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Press releases
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Media Advisory: ILO to publish the 2012 edition of the World of Work Report
24 April 2012
Manila (ILO News) - The ILO will launch its annual report “World of Work Report 2012: Better Jobs for a Better Economy” on Monday 30 April 2012. The new study examines the performance of different countries since the start of the global crisis through the prism of the quantity and quality of jobs. The new study, along with all associated material and information are embargoed until 07:01 a.m. on Monday, 30 April (Manila time).
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New database on national responses to global economic crisis
20 April 2012
Manila (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Bank (WB) have created a comprehensive new database that for the first time lists and examines the policy responses taken by 77 countries since the start of the financial and economic crisis.
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Young leaders voice concerns on youth employment in the Philippines
19 April 2012
Manila (ILO News) - Young Filipino leaders raised concerns on youth unemployment and migration, access to information, education and training, protection and promotion of workers’ rights in a recent youth employment forum held in Manila. The forum joined by over a hundred youth, was an opportunity to review the draft National Action Plan for Youth and discus the challenges that face many young people today.
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Over a hundred young Filipino leaders gather to discuss youth employment crisis
29 March 2012
Manila (ILO News) - Over a hundred youth leaders and representatives met with government agency officials, workers and employers group, academe, and civil society organizations in a youth employment forum dubbed, “Kahit Saan, Kahit Kailan: Marangal na Trabaho para sa Kabataan Matatagpuan (Any Time, Any Where: Decent Work for Young Filipinos).” The forum is part of the International Labour Organization’s declaration of March as youth employment month and of a series of nationwide action planning workshops that seeks to address concerns on youth employment and migration in the Philippines.
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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Message at the Tripartite assessment of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the ethical recruitment of health personnel
17 May 2012
By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Tripartite assessment of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the ethical recruitment of health personnel, Pasig City, Philippines, 17 May 2012
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Solidarity message at the "National Show of Cooperative Force" of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), Philippine Cooperative Center (PCC) and the City Government of Quezon City to celebrate the International Year of Cooperatives 2012
18 February 2012
By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the "National Show of Cooperative Force" of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), Philippine Cooperative Center (PCC) and the City Government of Quezon City to celebrate the International Year of Cooperatives 2012, Quezon City, Philippines, 18 February 2012
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Opening address at the ILO-International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour Partners' Forum
13 February 2012
By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the ILO-International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour Partners' Forum, Pasay City, Philippines, 13 February 2012
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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