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ILO chief on world economy: Too much focus on finance, too little on society

ILO Director-General outlines what a new era for the world economy should look like, with changing priorities that break with the dogmas of the past and respond to people’s needs.

Global concern for jobs can help bring us out of the crisis, says ILO chief

World bodies need to unite around common concerns to rebuild global governance and respond to people’s needs, says ILO Director-General.

ILO/UN Country Team & Thai Government to sign partnership agreement on social protection

The ILO will join with other members of the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Thailand in signing the 2012-2016 United Nations Partnership Framework (UNPAF) Action Plan with the Royal Thai Government and other development partners on Wednesday 6...

ILO and IMF support discussion of a new strategy for employment, decent work and development in Zambia

Zambian authorities, trade unions and employers agreed to work together and with the ILO and the IMF to promote employment by creating inclusive growth, at a two day-meeting that ended in Lusaka on 22 May.

Belgium and ILO signed agreement on youth employability in Congo

On 3 April 2012, the ILO and the Belgian minister for Development Cooperation signed an agreement on promoting employability and enhancing job creation for young people in Katanga, Congo.

Philippine tripartite-plus stakeholders discuss ethical recruitment in the health sector

On 17 May 2012, the ILO, with the leadership of Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), organized a participatory workshop whose goal was...

G20 still facing a 21 million jobs shortfall, say ILO and OECD

If employment continues to grow at the current rate of 1.5 per cent, it will be impossible to close the approximately 21 million jobs gap that has accumulated across the G20 since the onset of the crisis in 2008, said the International Labour...

Special sessions in Brussels focus on activity of Georgia’s trade unions

Open markets alone will not create good-quality jobs, says ILO

Full and productive employment must become a key objective of the international trading system if open markets are to translate into more and better jobs, said the Executive Director of the ILO’s Employment Sector, Mr. José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.

Remarks by M. Salazar-Xirinachs ILO Executive Director at the XIII session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development...

Remarks by M. Salazar-Xirinachs ILO Executive Director, Employment Sector, at United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) XIII Panel on Reflections on the international trading system and inclusive development - Doha, Quatar, 24...

ILO Director General statement to the XIII session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

In the name of ILO Director-General Juan Somavia, Mr. Salazar, ILO Executive Director for Employment Sector, addressed the General Debate of the XIII session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) taking place in Doha,...

HIV and AIDS workplace prevention: sharing experiences between India and Tajikistan

On April 24 First Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Tajikistan Emin Sanginov met with Director of ILO Decent Work Team for South Asia and Country Office for India Tine Staermose, launching a five-day study mission on...

Towards an inclusive and green economy: Flanders, ILO and SERV stress the importance of green jobs

Investing in skills development, anticipating labour market changes and promoting social dialogue: these are considered crucial conditions in a just transition towards a green and sustainable economy. These elements were highlighted as crucial for...

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Making public-private partnerships work for better insurance coverage

Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and has seen more than its share of both natural and man-made disasters. In a country like Haiti, microfinance not only helps to create jobs and income, but becomes a relief and survival...

Microinsurance coverage expanding at breathtaking pace according to ILO and the Munich Re Foundation

The number of people covered by microinsurance has increased by almost 6.5 times in five years, reaching nearly 500 million today according to the latest ILO/Munich Re Foundation survey.

ILO, EU and Tunisia sign ambitious programme on employment creation

On 30 March 2012, the International Labour Office, the European Union and Tunisia signed an ambitious programme aiming at promoting employment creation through labour intensive public works in disadvantaged regions and urban areas in Tunisia.

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ILO and Australian government strengthen technical cooperation with US$31 million Timor-Leste project

The ILO and the Governments of Australia and Timor-Leste have announced a new US$31 million project to significantly improve road transport in Timor-Leste.

ILO - Singapore partnership programme implemented on the cooperation programme on OSH in Brunei Darussalam

ILO and Singapore (Ministry of Manpower (MOM)) have identified Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) as a key area of cooperation, and recently jointly implemented in support to Brunei Darussalam in her development of a National OSH Profile through a...

Regional perspectives on technical cooperation: The African region

In the present document, the Governing Body is invited to request the Office to develop a regional strategy for resource mobilization in order to accelerate the implementation of the Decent Work Agenda in Africa 2007–15, as called for by the 12th...

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