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South Africa and the ILO team up to promote public employment and community work programmes

With an official unemployment rate of 25 per cent, the South African government knows that employment creation cannot be left to the private sector alone. There is a huge gap between the jobs that are needed and the jobs that the market can...

Questions and answers on the ILO response to challenges in the Arab World

On 8 July 2011, the International Labour Organization (ILO) hosted a meeting on “The Arab World, Towards a New Era of Social Justice”, which brought together representatives of countries from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the...

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ROME: 6th Annual EAST Forum on Competitive Growth, Jobs Policies for Quality, Solutions and Strategies for Development and Employment

ILO project brings together worker's and employer's organizations from Samoa and New Zealand in mentoring initiative

Worker's and employer's organizations in New Zealand have welcomed the opportunity to engage in an exchange of expertise with counterparts in the Pacific island nation of Samoa.

New ILO study on Spain urges job-centred policies to consolidate a fragile recovery

Despite encouraging signs that the Spanish economy has begun to emerge from the crisis, a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) examines a range of economic, employment and labour market policies that could consolidate an as yet...

Indonesia to examine its progress towards achieving decent work

The promotion of decent work is defined as “productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity”. The 2008 ILO Declaration on Social Justice and a Fair Globalization reaffirmed the commitment of Member States to promote...

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Indonesian President calls for Global Coalition for Youth Employment

The President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has called for a global coalition to tackle youth employment in an address to a special session of the 100th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva.

New ILO report on the situation of workers in the occupied Arab territories

The annual report of the International Labour Office (ILO) on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories calls for replacing the current security logic “with a development logic, based on a long-term vision of the economic, employment...

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President Sarkozy urges G20 to strengthen social dimension of globalization

Mr. Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labour Office (ILO), has welcomed French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s recognition of the key role a tripartite organization such as the ILO can play in strengthening the social dimension of...

Questions and answers on Growth, Productive Employment and Decent Work in the LDCs

In preparation for the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC-IV), the International Labour Organization (ILO) has produced a report “Growth, Productive Employment and Decent Work in the LDCs,” which argues for transformative...

Speech at the 32nd National Conference of Employers

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines, Manila Marriott Hotel, Pasay City, Philippines

Economic growth alone is no guarantee for job-rich and inclusive growth, says new ILO report

Despite the negative impact of the global financial crisis felt across the region, Indonesia maintained positive economic growth both in 2009 and 2010. The Indonesian Economy is forecasted to grow annually at over 6 per cent in the coming years....

Opening message at the Launch of Child Labour Knowledge Sharing System (CLKSS)

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines, Makati City, Philippines

ILO welcomes Indonesian Jobs Pact

The International Labour Organization welcomed the signing of the Indonesian Jobs Pact designed to bring the benefits of economic growth to every citizen through the creation of decent and productive employment, making the Indonesian economy...

Employment for Peace, Stability and Development for the Horn of Africa

The Employment for Peace, Stability and Development in the Horn of Africa - Conference of Stakeholders’ and Development Partners’ - was held from 11-12 April 2011 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

ILO-Bappeda to identify constraints to employment growth in Maluku

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Provincial Development Planning Agency (Bappeda) in Maluku will organize a training workshop on employment diagnostic analysis from 11 – 13 April 2011 at the Swiss-Bel Hotel, Ambon, Maluku. The...

Developing self reliance – Building hope: The ILO Employment for Peace Programme in Somalia

Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia, has been racked by violence and insecurity for nearly two decades. But there are signs of hope: among them, an ILO programme which provided a visible peace dividend to poor communities by engaging them in...

ILO launches book on the causes, consequences and policy responses to the Great Recession of 2008-09

The ILO is launching a book analysing the causes and consequences of the global economic and jobs crises and offering policy responses for both developing and developed countries.

Opening address at the Greening the Labour and Employment Agenda 2011-2016 and the Philippine Jobs Pact

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines

Public works and the creation of jobs