December 2008

• New issue of Newsletter released
  29 December 2008. We are pleased to share with you the 4th (35) December issue of the ILO-Moscow Newsletter (PDF 718 Kb) available.
  The Newsletter is produced four times a year in English and Russian, by the ILO Subregional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
• Statement by Juan Somavia Director-General of the International Labour Office on the occasion of International Migrants Day
  18 December 2008. Today we recognize the 200 million international migrants, 50 per cent of whom are women and men migrant workers, who have left their homes and communities to find work and better opportunities elsewhere in the world to support their families and communities. They make huge but often unrecognized contributions to growth and development of both their host countries and home communities.
• Message by Juan Somavia Director-General of the International Labour Office on the occasion of World AIDS Day
  1 December 2008. On this World AIDS Day, the ILO recommits to making work and workplaces key avenues for responding to the challenge of HIV/AIDS.
  The last Global AIDS Report showed signs of progress in the battle against the epidemic. This is encouraging – we know that with concerted action we can beat it.