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Press releases
2009
2008
- Economic crisis to impact on HIV/AIDS response says the ILO ahead of International Conference on AIDS and STI in Africa
2 December 2008 - ILO/08/56
- ILO warns of cuts in real wages for millions of workers in 2009 - Declines follow decade in which wages failed to keep pace with economic growth
25 November 2008 - ILO/08/55
- ILO expresses deep concern over economic crisis, moves to forge responses based on decent work
21 November 2008 - ILO/08/53
- ILO launches new report on global wages, including impact of financial crisis
21 November 2008 - ILO/08/52
- Decent work at the heart of a new global order in response to the financial crisis says French President to the ILO
20 November 2008 - ILO/08/51
- UN Secretary-General addaresses ILO Governing Body, calls decent work essential to helping people weather financial, job crisis
19 November 2008 - ILO/08/50
- Juan Somavia elected to third term as ILO Director-General - Says will work to address financial crisis ensure social justice
18 November 2008 - ILO/08/48
- OECD Secretary-General highlights the role of the ILO and the OECD in the current economic and social crisis
17 November 2008 - ILO/08/47
- ILO Governing Body to examine impact of financial and economic crisis on the world of work
6 November 2008 - ILO/08/46
- ILO says global financial crisis to increase unemployment by 20 million
20 October 2008 - ILO/08/45
- World of Work Report 2008 - Global income inequality gap is vast and growing
16 October 2008 - ILO/08/44
- ILO Director-General calls for urgent measures to address "grave consequences" of global financial crisis
10 October 2008 - ILO/08/42
- Landmark new report says emerging green economy could create tens of millions of new "Green Jobs"
24 September 2008 - ILO/08/40
- ILO Director-General calls for increased policy coherence to achieve social justice for a fair globalization
5 September 2008 - ILO/08/36
- Breaking gender barriers for young women and men
11 August 2008 - ILO/08/35
- ILO to emphasize workplace role in HIV prevention at international AIDS Conference in Mexico
31 July 2008 - ILO/08/34
- World Summit on Safety and Health - ILO welcomes new Declaration on Promotion of safer workplaces
29 June 2008 - ILO/08/33
- ILO adopts landmark Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization
12 June 2008 - ILO/08/30
- World Day Against Child Labour 2008 - ILO says educationis the "right response" to child labour
11 June 2008 - ILO/08/28
- ILO Director-General calls for urgent measures to address a "globalization without social justice"
9 June 2008 - ILO/08/25
- Media advisory for World Day Against Child Labour, June 12 2008 - Education: the right response to child labour
6 June 2008 - ILO/08/24
- ILO launches year-long campaign "Gender Equality at the Heart of Decent Work"
5 June 2008 - ILO/08/23
- ILO Decent Work Research Prize shared by Nobel laureate and leading Canadian labour reseracher
4 June 2008 - ILO/08/22
- International Labour Conference elects new members of ILO Governing Body
4 June 2008 - ILO/08/21
- President of Slovenia addresses annual ILO Conference - Calls for worldwide implementation of decent work
2 June 2008 - ILO/08/20
- XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work - World Summit on Safety and Health, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 29 June - 2 July 2008
2 June 2008 - ILO/08/19
- 97th International Labour Conference to address wide range of issues, including reducing rural poverty, enhancing skills and labour rights - Conference will have high-level discussion on food crisis
22 May 2008 - ILO/08/16
- ILO launches process aimed at adopting new international labour standard on HIV/AIDS in the world of work
14 May 2008 - ILO/08/13
- ILO sees a significant improvement in Workplace attitudes to HIV/AIDS
14 April 2008 - ILO/08/11
- ILO Director-General calls for new multilateral consensus to head off global slowdown and recession
9 April 2008 - ILO/08/10
- ILO Governing Body concludes 301st session - Considers labour situation in Myanmar, Colombia and other countries, welcomes growing links with World Bank
20 March2008 - ILO/08/4
- World Bank President cites growing ties with ILO on globalization and decent work agenda, welcomes "partnership through dialogue"
17 March 2008 - ILO/08/8
- Global Employments Trends for Women 2008: More women enter the workforce, but more than half of all working women are in vulnerable jobs
6 March 2008 - ILO/08/6
- ILO Governing Body opens 301st session: Labour situation in Myanmar will be discussed, along with migration, discrimination and freedom of association
6 March 2008 - ILO/08/7
- International Women's Day 2008: New report on global Employment Trends for Women and panel discussion on investing in women's decent work by ILO
29 February 2008 - ILO/08/5
- ILO experts to highlight critical aspects of human trafficking at Vienna forum
12 February 2008 - ILO/08/3
- ILO projects global economic turbulence could generate five mission more unemployed in 2008
23 January 2008 - ILO/08/2
- ILO to launch annual report on Global Employment Trends 2008
16 January 2008 - ILO/08/1
2007
- ILO and Gates Foundation join forces to development range of insurance products in developing countries
6 December 2007 - ILO/07/63
- ILO calls for new efforts to support people with disabilities in the world of work
3 December 2007 - ILO/07/61
- International Day of Disabled Persons
26 November 2007 - ILO/07/60
- ILO Governing Body concludes 300th session: considers Labour situation in Myanmar, Belarus, and other countries as well as climate change and decent work
16 November 2007 - ILO/07/59
- ILO to launch new Book on trade union responses to globalization
13 November 2007 - ILO/07/58
- ILO Forum discusses Decent Work and a fair globalization
1 November 2007 - ILO/07/54
- ILO Governing Body holds 300th session: Agenda includes labour rights, climate change and decent work, trade and employment
1 November 2007 - ILO/07/53
- ILO Decent Work Reserach Prize 2008: Call for nominations
24 October 2007 - ILO/07/50
- New ILO report says US leads the world in labour productivity, some regions are catching up, most lag behind
2 September 2007 - ILO/07/47
- ILO Asia-Pacific employment forum opens in Beijing - Hears call for integrating sustainable development and decent work
13 August 2007 - ILO/07/45
- ILO says Asia and the Pacific labour forces expected to grow by over 200 million by 2015
12 August 2007 - ILO/07/44
- ILO awards first Decent Work Reserach Prize to Nelson mandela and Carmelo Mesa-Lago
15 June 2007 - ILO/07/38
- ILO Director-General call for "Green Jobs Initiative" to support environmentally sustainable development - Also highlights impact of globalization and need to reduce "Decent Work" deficits
11 June 2007 - ILO/07/32
- World Day Against Child Labour 2007: New global partnership against child labour in agriculture
11 June 2007 - ILO/07/30
- Working Time Around The World - One in five workers worldwide are putting in "excessive" hours: New ILO study spotlights working time in over 50 countries
7 June 2007 - ILO/07/29
- ILO to launch new global study on working time trends
1 June 2007 - ILO/07/24
- Heads of State, government and leaders from the world of work to address wide range of labour issues at the 96th International Labour Conference
29 May 2007 - ILO/07/23
- Media advisory - 96th International Labour Conference, 30 May - 15 June 2007 25 May 2007 - ILO/07/21
- ILO announces recipients of first decent work reserach prize
23 May 2007 - ILO/07/20
- New ILO Global Report on Equality at Work 2007 - Despite major progress, workplace discrimination persists and is taking on new forms
10 May 2007 - ILO/07/19
- ILO meeting to discuss changing labour force requirements in the electronic components manufacturing sector
13 April 2007 - ILO/07/10
- ILO Governing Body concludes 298th Session Considers ILO budget, labour situation in Myanmar, Belarus and other countries as well as trade and employment policy
30 March 2007 - ILO/07/09
- ILO Governing Body opens 298th session Labour situation in Belarus and Myanmar will be discussed, along with ILO budget, trade and employment
8 March 2007 - ILO/07/07
- Global Employment Trends for Women 2007 ILO study warns on the feminization of working poverty
7 March 2007 - ILO/07/06
- International Women's Day 2007 ILO to celebrate working women who have been "breaking boundaries and driving change"
1 March 2007 - ILO/07/05
- ILO, UNDP join forces to promote growth for decent jobs
9 February 2007 - ILO/07/03
- Global Employment Trends 1007 Global unemployment remains at historic high despite strong economic growth Modest gains in reducing working poverty
25 January 2007 - ILO/07/02
- Brunei becomes 180th ILO Member State
23 January 2007 - ILO/07/01
2006
2005
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