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• Kazakhstan to join OIC labor ministers at Baku conference
  22 April 2013. Kazakhstan is to participate in the 2nd Conference of Labor Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation member countries in Baku on 24 April.
• Confederation of Labour of Russia developing migration strategy
  16 April 2013. On April 16 Moscow hosted a conference on management, representation and protection of labour migrants’ rights and trade unions’ experience and prospects. It was organized by the Centre for Social and Labour Rights, the Confederation of Labour of Russia and the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF).
• Confidence can be restored in Europe, ILO says
  11 April 2013. In a move to restore confidence in jobs and growth in the region, the 9th European Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organization adopted the Oslo Declaration.
• Jobs for youth: what works
  10 April 2013. “Young people have borne the brunt of the crisis and there is a real risk of a lost generation,” said one of the European labour ministers taking part in a discussion about youth unemployment during the ILO's 9th European Regional Meeting in Oslo. The sentiment was echoed by all his colleagues.
• ILO Director-General urges closer cooperation between IMF, EC and ILO
  9 April 2013. Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Guy Ryder, called for closer cooperation between the International Monetary Fund, European Commission and the ILO, recognizing their “different policy goals, since they are all legitimate.”
• Crisis puts European Social Model to serious test
  8 April 2013. The 9th European Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organization (ILO) opened here today with an urgent call for effective employment and social policies that can achieve growth and competitiveness with good jobs.
• Ten million more unemployed in Europe than in 2008
  8 April 2013. There are over 10 million more jobless people in Europe now than at the start of the crisis, according to a snapshot of the European labour market released by the International Labour Organization.
• One labour market, one labour law?
  By Miguel Ángel Malo, senior economist at the ILO’s International Institute for Labour Studies
  5 April 2013. There are many occupations that can be found both in the public and private sectors. It’s the case of nurses, doctors and teachers, for example.
• Half of Russia’s employable population employed in shadow economic sector - minister
  3 April 2013. Half of Russia’s employable population are engaged in the shadow sector of the economy, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets said on Wednesday.
• 9th ILO European Regional Meeting: Agenda and accreditation information
  2 April 2013. The International Labour Organization will hold its 9th European Regional Meeting (ERM) focused on “Jobs, growth and social justice” in Oslo on 8-11 April.
• Nearly 300 thousand women in Kazakhstan unemployed
  2 April 2013. Currently, 286 thousand women in Kazakhstan are unemployed, Minister of Labor and Social Protection Serik Abdenov told journalists on Tuesday.
• ILO and Russian oil giant LUKOIL in talks to promote youth employment
  28 March 2013. ILO Director-General Guy Ryder met with Mr. Vagit Alekperov, President of Russian oil company LUKOIL on 28 March 2013, to discuss ways of enhancing cooperation under the partnership agreement that was signed by the ILO and LUKOIL in December 2012, at a joint Russian Federation and ILO International High-Level Conference on Decent Work.
• Rescue operation in Kuzbass mine underway
  27 March 2013. The search and rescue operation is conducted in the Osinnikovskaya emergency mine in the Kemerovo Region, the fate of the four miners remains unknown, the press service of the regional department of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry (EMERCOM) told Itar-Tass on Wednesday.
• The Business 20 employment task force meets in Geneva
  26 March 2013. The Business 20 Task Force on Job Creation, Employment and Investments in Human Capital meeting was convened in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 26, to discuss the task force's recommendations for the G20 Leaders.

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