News and articles

December 2015

  1. Symposium on Global Supply Chains: What are the main conclusions?

    18 December 2015

    Decent Work in Global Supply Chains was the topic of the workers’ symposium organised by the ILO's Bureau for Workers Activities (ACTRAV) from 15th to 17th December 2015. In this interview, Claude Akpokavie, Senior Adviser highlights the main conclusions emerging from this symposium.

  2. Global Supply Chains: What are the experiences from Africa?

    18 December 2015

    Decent Work in Global Supply Chains was the topic of the workers’ symposium organised by the ILO's Bureau for Workers Activities (ACTRAV) from 15th to 17th December 2015.The following is an interview with Ms. Hilma Mote from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) who expresses her views about the challenges and opportunities for Unions to implement Decent Work in Global Supply Chains in Africa.

  3. Global Supply Chains: What are the experiences from Asia and Pacific?

    18 December 2015

    Decent Work in Global Supply Chains was the topic of the workers’ symposium organised by the ILO's Bureau for Workers Activities (ACTRAV) from 15th to 17th December 2015.The following is an interview with Felix Anthony, President of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) for the Asia-Pacific who expresses his views about the challenges and opportunities for Unions to implement Decent Work in Global Supply Chains.

  4. Global Supply Chains and Public Sectors

    16 December 2015

    Decent Work in Global Supply Chains is the topic of the workers’ symposium organised by the ILO's Bureau for Workers Activities (ACTRAV) from 15th to 17th December 2015. The following is an interview with Rosa Pavanelli, General Secretary of the Public Services International (PSI) who discusses the possible ways to implement Decent Work in Global Supply Chains particularly for the Public sectors.

  5. Towards Decent Work in Global Supply Chains

    16 December 2015

    Decent Work in Global Supply Chains is the topic of the workers’ symposium organised by the ILO's Bureau for Workers Activities (ACTRAV) from 15th to 17th December 2015.The following is an interview with Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) who expresses her views about the challenges and opportunities for Unions to implement Decent Work in Global Supply Chains.

  6. The challenges of Decent Work in Global Supply Chains

    14 December 2015

    The ILO’s Bureau for Workers ‘Activities (ACTRAV) will organize a symposium on Decent Work in Global Supply Chains from 15th to 17th December. ACTRAV Director Maria Helena André discusses the challenges linked to this topic, particularly for the trade union movement.

November 2014

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    Many immigrants in Europe struggling to move out of low-skilled jobs; European governments have opportunities to prioritize policies to secure upward mobility

    18 November 2014