ILO Office for Italy and San Marino (ILO-Rome)
Highlights
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Wanted: Local workers for the oil and gas industry
December 12, 2012The oil and gas industry is facing increasing shortages of skilled workers. This could be an opportunity for oil- and gas-producing countries to boost the involvement of their local workforce.
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Labour market gender gaps: Two steps forward, one step back
December 11, 2012Gender gaps in global labour markets showed some convergence in the earlier part of the last decade but increased after the crisis erupted in 2007, according to an ILO report produced in collaboration with UN Women. The picture varies considerably among regions.
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Competitiveness and employment: Trying to square the circle
December 10, 2012Cutting costs can help a country become more competitive and boost exports as a result. But, as attractive as it may seem, EU countries, which trade heavily among themselves, cannot all gain a competitive edge at the same time.
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Wage growth slows globally despite increases in emerging countries
December 7, 2012New ILO figures show a continuing slowdown in global wages in developed countries although some resilience in emerging economies.
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Workers getting a smaller slice of the pie
December 7, 2012Workers have been getting a smaller share of national income, as a bigger slice has gone to profits in most countries. This trend has wide-ranging economic and social implications.
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Minimum wages key to cutting working poverty, says ILO
December 7, 2012Minimum wages reduce working poverty and protect vulnerable workers. Their levels reflect both the needs of workers and the prevailing economic conditions and level of national income.
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Last issue of ILO Roma Newsletter
November 30, 2012the Italian news bulletin of the ILO Office in Rome
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ILO’S Press Release on the tragic incident of fire in a garment factory at Ashulia
November 28, 2012The ILO is greatly shocked and saddened by the tragic incident of fire in a garment factory at Ashulia adjacent to Dhaka on 24 November 2012 that resulted in the unfortunate deaths of more than 100 workers. The ILO extends its sincere condolences to the bereaved families of the victims and conveys its sympathy to those injured due to the fire.
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ILO calls on Greece to bring its labour relations system back to fundamental rights
November 15, 2012In this year’s November session, the ILO Committee on Freedom of Association examined an extensive deficit of social dialogue in austerity measures taken in Greece and highlighted the need for ILO assistance in the country.
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More than 70 per cent of workers lack unemployment protection
November 14, 2012The recent global economic crisis has served as a stark reminder of why unemployment insurance matters. But the reality is that fewer than half of almost 200 countries monitored by the ILO offer such protection.
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What financial cooperatives can teach the big banks
November 13, 2012The success of financial cooperatives during the global financial crisis shows there is a credible alternative to the investment-owned banking system.
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Time for women to get on board
November 6, 2012The need to have more women in the world’s still male-dominated boardrooms has gained widespread recognition but there is also strong disagreement on how to go about it.
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Urgent coordinated measures to promote employment and decent jobs
October 13, 2012Statement by Mr Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General at the International Monetary and Financial Committee and Development Committee (Tokyo, 13 October 2012)
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Cultivating the green shoots of rural areas
October 19, 2012The ILO looks to harnessing the potential of the world’s rural areas as city dwellers in the developing world struggle to find work.
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The lure of apprenticeships in times of crisis
October 18, 2012Apprenticeships have been around for centuries but they are now getting a lot of fresh attention as the world struggles to defuse the potentially explosive youth employment crisis.
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ILO calls on G20 to live up to its promise to tackle the crisis
October 12, 2012The ILO Director-General says G20 countries should stand by their commitment to take new, urgent measures in the face of deteriorating global economic conditions.
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Young and older workers, two sides of the same coin
October 9, 2012Many of the countries that are suffering from huge youth unemployment levels are also experiencing population ageing. Isn’t it time to start thinking of older workers as a category that deserves specific attention?
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Employment rights essential to economic recovery, says new ILO boss
October 1, 2012In his first interview as Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Guy Ryder gives an overview of the major challenges facing the world of work and the ILO.
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Weakening collective bargaining hurts recovery
September 19, 2012Some governments unilaterally reformed collective bargaining arrangements at the height of the economic crisis. Reversing those decisions and providing policy support for collective bargaining would be key to recovery, according to the ILO.
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Pakistani factory fire highlights lack of workplace safety measures, says ILO
September 12, 2012More needs to be done to protect workers’ safety and health, the ILO says, as Pakistan mourns the deaths of hundreds of workers in a garment factory fire in Karachi.
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Youth unemployment getting even worse
September 4, 2012An ILO paper shows that the impact of the euro crisis is spreading as far afield as East Asia and Latin America, worsening the situation for many young jobseekers.
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Eurozone risks losing a further 4.5 million jobs
July 11, 2012A report by the ILO’s International Institute for Labour Studies says a concerted policy shift towards job creation is needed in order to reverse the heavy unemployment crisis affecting the single-currency area.
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Forced labour: an EU problem
July 10, 2012New ILO estimates show forced labour is a serious issue in the European Union. Many countries are adopting increasing measures to tackle the problem, but more is needed when it comes to identifying and prosecuting criminals.
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« Cooperative enterprises build a better world » - Statement by ILO Director-General
July 6, 2012Message by Juan Somavia, Director-General of the ILO, on the occasion of the 90th ICA International Co-operative Day and the 18th UN International Day of Cooperatives.
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New ILO Recommendation calls for Social Protection Floor for all
June 14, 2012Landmark Recommendation aims at extending essential health care and basic income security to millions of people around the globe.
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Invest in youth or lose a generation, ILO says
June 14, 2012The International Labour Conference calls for urgent action to tackle the jobs crisis that affects 75 million young men and women across the globe. Political commitment and innovative approaches are needed.
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Stepping up the fight against child labour
June 12, 2012A large gap remains between the ratification of Conventions on child labour and the actions countries take to deal with the problem, the ILO said in a report marking the tenth anniversary of the annual World Day Against Child Labour.
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21 million people are now victims of forced labour, ILO says
June 1, 2012According to new ILO estimates, three out of every 1,000 people worldwide are trapped in jobs into which they were coerced or deceived and which they cannot leave.
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Transition to green economy could yield up to 60 million jobs, ILO says
May 31, 2012The transformation to a greener economy could generate 15 to 60 million additional jobs globally over the next two decades and lift tens of millions of workers out of poverty, according to a new report led by the Green Jobs Initiative.
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Guy Ryder elected as ILO Director-General
May 28, 2012Mr. Guy Ryder is the tenth Director-General to hold the office in the Organization’s 93-year history and will begin his new five-year term in October 2012.
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101st Session of the International Labour Conference
May 30 - June 15, 2012The 101st session of the International Labour Conference of the ILO is to be held in Geneva (Switzerland) from 30 May to 15 June 2012. Each member State of the ILO is represented by a delegation consisting of two government delegates, an employer delegate, a worker delegate and their respective advisers.
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Four million more jobless youth since 2007
May 22, 2012The global youth unemployment rate for 2012 remains stuck at crisis peak levels and is not expected to come down until at least 2016, says the ILO in its Global Employment Trends for Youth 2012 report.
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G20 still facing a 21 million jobs shortfall, say ILO and OECD
May 17, 2012If employment continues to grow at the current rate of 1.5 per cent, it will be impossible to close the approximately 21 million jobs gap that has accumulated across the G20 since the onset of the crisis in 2008, said the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in a joint report ahead of the G20 labour ministerial meeting in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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Austerity and the jobs crisis: Live Q&A session on Twitter with ILO expert Raymond Torres
May 8-10, 2012Ask ILO expert Raymond Torres your questions on alternatives to austerity against an uncertain economic backdrop. Join the ILO’s live Question and Answer session on Twitter, on Thursday 10 May at 15:00 GMT (16:00 Geneva time).
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Promoting employment, a key goal for the new French President
May 7, 2012France has handed the presidency to François Hollande, the first Socialist to take the Elysee since 1995. Hollande, who campaigned on government stimulus programmes rather than on harsh austerity measures, is taking over a country with 10% unemployment. Interview with Raymond Torres, author of the recent ILO's World of Work, on French growth and employment strategy.
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'Not an ordinary May 1st', says ILO chief
May 1, 2012Opinion piece delivered for May 1st, 2012 by ILO Director-General Juan Somavia.
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No recovery in sight for labour markets, warns ILO
April 30, 2012According the ILO’s “World of Work Report 2012: Better Jobs for a Better Economy”, despite signs that economic growth has resumed in some regions, the global employment situation is alarming and shows no sign of recovery in the near future.
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Message by Juan Somavia on the occasion of World Day for Safety and Health at Work
April 28, 2012In his message for the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, celebrated 28 April of each year, the ILO Director General reiterated the need to focus on the promotion of safer and healthier workplaces in the transition to a greener economy.
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Leading the Way to Sustainable and Inclusive Globalization
April 23, 2012Message by Juan Somavia at the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank
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Governments moved to prevent job loss, boost skills in response to global financial and economic crisis
April 20, 2012ILO and World Bank partner to release new data, report on government actions.
