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ILO business management training programme has led to the creation of 9 million jobs globally
The Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) course has trained 15 million people and resulted in the start-up of at least 2.65 million new businesses, ILO study says.
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"No to child labour, Yes to education" – World Day against Child Labour Marked in Uzbekistan
The World Day Against Child Labour on June 12, 2017 in Uzbekistan was celebrated at a special event held under the slogan "No to child labour, Yes to education."
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Azerbaijan Elected as Member of the ILO Governing Body
Accroding to the results of the vote of the three electoral colleges which met on 12 June 2017 during the 106th Session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Azerbaijan was elected the member of the ILO Governing Body for the perios 2017-20.
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Telling serious things with humour: Mobile theater in Tajikistan campaigns against the informal economy
Two years ago the International Labour Conference adopted the Recommendation concerning the transition from the informal to the formal economy (No.204). Since then a global campaign has started in different parts of the world to formalize the informal economy. In Tajikistan, trade unions are using theatrics to illustrate the consequences of informal employment.
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Meeting of Tripartite Commission for Social and Economic Affairs Held in Baku
Salim Muslumov: "Equal opportunities for implementing their right to free choice of labour and employment have been created for all citizens in Azerbaijan".
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ILO, LUKOIL Extend Partnership on Youth Employment
“We have the unique opportunity to partner in order to scale-up action on youth employment and tackle this crisis head on,” said ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.
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"Accurate data will help to save lives"
"Countries that have good data will be better placed to fulfil their commitment to implement and report on the global plan of action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all under the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development," says ILO Director-General on World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28th April.
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ILO Director-General address to the BRICS on "Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future"
26 July 2017
“It is after all a fundamental desire of people across the world, above all in this period of transformative change and sometimes of uncertainty, that they can look forward and contribute to a better future of work – one with social justice and prosperity and decent work for all,” says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder to the BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting.
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Towards a future of work without child labour and forced labour in Europe and Central Asia
19 July 2017
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Recalibrating Market Forces to Build Sustainable and Equitable Economies
17 July 2017
Joint press release by PAGE, UN Environment, ILO, UNDP, UNIDO and UNITAR.
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“ILO Week” in Georgia
15 July 2017
In July, Georgia hosted three major events in Batumi, Adjara, organised with the ILO support and attended by representatives of the ILO, government, trade unions, as well as legal professionals and members of academia. Thus, the week of 11 to 15 July in Georgia can be justly called “ILO Week”.
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ILO and Russian Federation discuss second phase of the project “Applying the G20 Training Strategy”
06 July 2017
ILO officials and senior representatives of the Ministries of Education and Science, Finance, Labour and Social Protection, Foreign Affairs, Employers and Workers’ organizations and other key stakeholders involved in Skills Development met in Moscow to discuss the second phase of the Project, which represents a continued response of the Russian Federation and the ILO to support the application of the G20 Training Strategy.