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Joint Statement for G20 Labour Ministerial by ILO Director-General Juan Somavia and OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría

As the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers meet today, we, the Heads of the International Labour Organization and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, wish to express our concern over the seriousness of the jobs crisis. 200...

Statement by Ministers of Local Government, Rural Development and Environment, Roads and Transport, Public Works and Labour made during the...

Tajik leader orders increase in wages, pensions, stipends

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has ordered an increase in budget-funded wages, pensions and student stipends, the Tajik TV's First Channel reported on 3 August.

Indonesia to examine its progress on the social protection floor

In Indonesia, informal economy workers and employees without contracts are largely uncovered by social security benefits. It is estimated that 54 per cent of the total population does not have access to social health protection (most of the excluded...

ILO statement to the Emergency Meeting on the Horn of Africa, FAO, Rome, 25 July 2011

On the occasion of the Emergency Meeting on the Horn of Africa, organized by the FAO, the Director of the ILO Office for Italy and San Marino delivered an ILO official statement on the strategies to cope the crisis in the region, with the three...

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Questions and Answers on the Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers

The landmark treaty setting standards for the treatment of domestic workers that was adopted at the International Labour Conference in Geneva has been widely hailed as a milestone. The Convention and accompanying Recommendation on decent work for...

ILO & Japan sign agreement to boost social protection in Asia

An agreement aimed at bolstering the development of social safety nets in Asia has been signed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the Japanese Government.

Statement by H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, at the 100th Session of International Labour...

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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.

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Discussions on social security for all get under way

The 100th International Labour Conference has started discussions on ways to establish social security for all as a powerful and affordable tool to promote economic growth, reduce poverty and mitigate the impact of crises. Yet, only about 20 percent...

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Social security for social justice and a fair globalization: Questions and answers

Over the past several years, the ILO has adopted a number of measures designed to promote social security coverage for the vast majority of the world’s workers who currently lack coverage. Yet, in a world marked by rapidly spreading financial and...

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...

ILO signs US$1,300,000 partnership with Korean Government

The ILO and the Government of the Republic of Korea have announced their intention to sign an agreement that will enable two new projects to get underway.

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...

Speech at Press Conference on Equal Retirement Age and Labour Protection for Women Workers, Beijing

By Ms Ann Herbert, Director, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia

National Tripartite Consultation On Promoting Registration of Construction Workers under BOCW Welfare Cess Act, New Delhi 23-24 March 2011

The Ministry of Labour and Employment (MOLE), Government of India and International Labour Office (ILO) will jointly organize a National Tripartite Consultations on Promoting Registration of Construction Workers under Welfare Fund

Bachelet says social protection floors key to addressing rising social demands

The Chairperson of the Social Protection Floor Advisory Group and Executive Director of UN Women, Ms Michelle Bachelet, has said that the implementation of social protection floors can offer an effective response to the increasing demands for social...

Bringing hope to the hopeless

12 year old Murugesan from Tiruvallur District of Tamilnadu was obliged to replace his ailing father, who could no longer work at the local rice mill. His family was in debt to the mill owner and the boy had no choice but to go to work to pay back...

Statement of ILO for Viet Nam Forum on Life Long Learning: Build a learning society

Statement by Rie Vejs-Kjeldgaard, Director of ILO Hanoi, for Viet Nam Forum on Life Long Learning: Build a learning society

Uzbekistan to spend over 6bn dollars on social projects in 2011

The Uzbek state budget spending for 2011 will stand at 17 trillion soms (over 10.4bn dollars), 60 per cent of which or 10 trillion soms (over 6.1bn dollars) is to be channelled to support the social sphere. Uzbek First Deputy Prime Minister and...