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What began as a crisis in finance markets has rapidly become a global jobs crisis. Unemployment is rising. The number of working poor is increasing. Businesses are going under. Concern is growing over the balance, fairness and sustainability of the sort of globalization we have had in the run up to the financial crash. The International Labour Organization, representing actors of the real economy, that is governments, working together with representatives of employers and workers organizations, is playing its role within the UN and multilateral system to support its constituents as they seek to weather the crisis, prepare for recovery and shape a new fair globalization. The Decent Work Agenda provides the policy framework to confront the crisis.
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- Influx of Haitians into the amazon prompts immigration debate in Brazil, Simon Romero, Andrea Zarate, The New York Times, 07 February 2012
• See also: Haitians take arduous path to Brazil, and jobs, Simon Romero, The New York Times, 07 January 2012 - Banco Mundial: América Latina tendrá crecimiento lento pero sin recesión, Infotalam, 06 February 2012
- Colombia: Santos dice que desempleo puede superar 10 % hasta marzo de 2012, Infotalam, 05 February 2012
- Government of Canada helps Aboriginal youth develop job skills, Government of Canada, 04 February 2012
• See also:Government of Canada helps unemployed older workers obtain skills, find jobs, Government of Canada, 01 February 2012 - United States: Unemployment and labour market situation
• Employment Situation Summary - January 2012, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 03 February 2012
• U.S. labor market starts 2012 with solid positive signs but fewer jobs than it had 11 years ago, Heidi Shierholz, Economic Policy Institute, 03 February 2012
• U.S. Jobless rate at 3-year low as payrolls surge, Lucia Mutikani, Reuters, 03 February 2012
• Jobs report: Unemployment rates for men and women equal for first time since recession started, The Huffington Post, 03 February 2012
• Jobs report: Despite signs of progress, many still 'disconnected from workforce', Lila Shapiro, Bonnie Kavoussi, The Huffington Post, 03 February 2012
• America's jobs deficit, and why it's still more important than the budget deficit, Robert Reich, The Huffington Post, 03 February 2012
• Long-term unemployment crisis altering job market for the worse, Bonnie Kavoussi, The Huffington Post, 07 February 2012
• Many with only high school degree laid off during weak recovery, Alexander Eichler, The Huffington Post, 07 February 2012
• Job Openings and Labor Turnover - December 2011, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 07 February 2012
• Job-seekers ratio improves but has been above the highest rate of early 2000s downturn for more than three years, Heidi Shierholz, Economic Policy Institute, 07 February 2012
• Employment report showed solid improvements in January [pdf 391.24 KB], U.S. Joint Economic Committee, 07 February 2012 - Canada: Labour Force Survey - January 2012
• Labour force survey - January 2012, Statistics Canada, 03 February 2012
• Canada's jobless rate hits 9-month high, CBC News, 03 February 2012
• Budget cuts could worsen rising unemployment, Erin Weir, The Progressive Economics Forum, 03 February 2012
• Where the jobs are: job gains, losses by province and sector, CBC News, 03 February 2012
• Why job growth in U.S. is outpacing Canada, CBC News, 03 February 2012 - Chile: Fundación Sol: “Gobierno no debe olvidar que 700 mil empleos son precarios”, Roberto Valencia, Nación.cl, 01 February 2012
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