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Workplace Safety
ILO to send high-level mission to Bangladesh following the Rana Plaza Building collapse
29 April 2013ILO Director-General Guy Ryder says it is time for horror and regret to translate into urgent action.
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Press release
ILO report shows why social protection is crucial to tackle child labor
29 April 2013Measures such as cash transfers or health insurance programmes can sometimes determine whether a child spends the day studying and playing, or working and being deprived of a fair chance at a decent future.
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Fighting a slow and invisible killer
23 April 2013Rock quarries are among the most dangerous workplaces in Viet Nam. The International Labor Organization (ILO) is helping enhance self-inspection and training on occupational safety and health (OSH) to try to make work in the quarries healthier and safer.
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ILO Director-General urges closer cooperation between IMF, EC and ILO
9 April 2013The three international institutions need to work together to find solutions to the economic crisis in Europe, says Guy Ryder.
News from ILO Washington
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© S.D. McCourtie / World Bank 2013Ryder warns that prospects for jobs recovery are receding
20 April 2013
In a statement to the IMFC in Washington, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder says international policy response efforts are not matching growing global concern over growth, job creation and poverty reduction.
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© IMF Photo/Michael Spilotro 2013Putting jobs at the centre of recovery and sustainable development
20 April 2013
Statement by the ILO's Director-General, Guy Ryder, to the International Monetary and Financial Committee and Development Committee.
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ILO calls on G20 to live up to its promise to tackle the crisis
11 October 2012
The 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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ILO hails US campaign against "modern slavery"
28 September 2012
The International Labour Organization welcomes US President Barack Obama’s strong stance against forced labour, which affects some 21 million people worldwide.
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What Does the World of Work for 1.2 billion Youth Look Like?
11 September 2012
A Vision for the Future Grounded in Today’s Realities and Research Keynote Address by Jose M. Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Director for Employment, ILO Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference, 2012
