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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and International Women’s Day: 100 years on

The first International Women’s Day commemorated a demonstration by women workers in New York in 1857. But what established the modern celebration of International Women’s Day in history, was the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York...

“Any fool can stuff a container?”: ILO to discuss safety in growing container industry

The container shipping market represents about 16 per cent of the world’s goods loaded in tonnes. With its growing market share, the risk of accidents also increases, says a report prepared for an ILO Global Dialogue Forum on Safety in the Supply...

Questions and Answers

Youth employment in crisis: Questions and answers on the situation of youth on the labour market

Young people have been disproportionately affected by the global crisis that broke out in the autumn of 2008. This trend has exacerbated earlier challenges and there is concern that unless action is taken, the situation of youth will become...

Cooperation against Child Labour

Brazil, U.S. and ILO to expand fight against child labour in post-earthqake Haiti - first ILO North-South-South "triangular agreement"

Brazil and the United States have joined forces to expand the fight against child labour in Haiti, in the first “triangular agreement” on North-South-South cooperation to be signed under the auspices of the International Labour Organization (ILO).

New ILO report says US leads the world in labour productivity, some regions are catching up, most lag behind

While productivity levels have increased worldwide over the past decade, gaps remain wide between the industrialized region and most others, although some regions have begun to catch up, a new ILO report says, adding that major cause of world...