News and articles
June 2015
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Social protection in Myanmar: What are the workers’ expectations?
10 June 2015
Social protection is one of the topics of discussion at the 104th International Labour Conference which is being held from 1 to 13 June 2015 in Geneva. The following is an interview with Ms Phyo Sandar Soe, Assistant General Secretary of the Confederation of Trade Unions Myanmar (CTUM) who expresses her views on the challenges faced by Unions to extend adequate levels of social protection for all workers in Myanmar. She also underlines her expectations of ILO support to provide better social protection in Myanmar.
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Social Protection: what are the challenges for Unions in Africa?
08 June 2015
Social protection is one of the topics of discussion at the 104th International Labour Conference which is being held from 1 to 13 June 2015 in Geneva. The following is an interview with Kwasi Adu-Amankwah, General Secretary of the African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) who expresses his views on the challenges faced by Unions to promote better social protection in Africa.
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Social Protection: what are the challenges for Unions in Americas?
08 June 2015
Social protection is one of the topics of discussion at the 104th International Labour Conference which is being held from 1st to 13 June 2015 in Geneva. The following is an interview with Victor Baez, General Secretary of the Trade Union Confederation of Americas (TUCA-CSA) who expresses his views on the challenges faced by Unions to promote better social protection in Americas.
April 2015
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What age means for the labour force
07 April 2015
The older a workforce gets, the more likely economic slowdown becomes. But older workers can also boost productivity, explains ILO expert Ekkehard Ernst.