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Statement - Social Justice

World Day of Social Justice 2011- Juan Somavia: ‘Time for a new era of social justice based on decent work’

It is time to build a new era of social justice on a foundation of decent work. Recent events flashing across the world’s television screens have brought into sharp focus demands that have been brewing in the hearts of people: the desire for a...

Press release

ILO Decent Work Research Prize awarded to two distinguished scholars

The International Labour Organization (ILO) today announced that the ILO Decent Work Research Prize will be awarded to Professor Jayati Ghosh (India) and Professor Eve C. Landau (Israel and Switzerland) for their outstanding contribution to...

Decent Work Programme for Tajikistan signed in Dushanbe

On 10 February, 2011, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the tripartite partners – the Government, employers’ and workers' organizations - and the ILO signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a Decent Work Country Programee (DWCP) for the years 2011-2013.

International Journal of Labour Research: New issue on Sustainable Development

Opening address at the Seminar-Workshop on Freedom of Association, Civil Liberties, Labour Laws and the Issue of Impunity

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

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...

The social protection floor initiative

Social protection policies to face the crisis and for growth

Macroeconomy for decent work

The price of excluding people with disabilities from the workplace

Mainstreaming of women and men with disabilities in all aspects of society the economy and development efforts is crucial in helping to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Yet, because of stigma and discrimination many disabled people live in...

309th session of the Governing Body of the ILO

ILO Governing Body concludes discussions on policy coherence, social protection in jobs crisis response

The Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) examined initiatives to secure a jobs-rich recovery and more policy coherence in the international system at its meeting in Geneva on 4-19 November. It also took a number of decisions...

Tashkent hosts second stage of ILO microfinance training course

G20 Summit

G20 urged to implement commitment to jobs, social protection

Amidst widespread concern about the slow recovery in employment, Mr. Juan Somavia, Director-General of the ILO, urged the G20 Leaders to implement their commitment to the central role of social protection and decent work in global recovery.

The G20 Seoul Summit leader's declaration

Amid mixed employment data for 2010, ILO urges G20 to intensify focus on jobs

Amid a “fragile labour market” marked by persistent high unemployment, “slack” jobs growth and declining wages, the International Labour Office (ILO) today urged the Group of 20 to intensify its focus on “productive employment and job-intensive...

G20 Summit in Seoul (11-12 November 2010)

Amid mixed employment data for 2010, ILO urges G20 to intensify focus on jobs

Amid a “fragile labour market” marked by persistent high unemployment, “slack” jobs growth and declining wages, the International Labour Office urged the Group of 20 to intensify its focus on “productive employment and job-intensive growth policies”...

Nicaragua: Free trade zone tripartite commision: social dialogue in times of crisis

Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan to have common labour market soon

Kyrgyzstan’s pension system faces problems

Kyrgyzstan’s pension system is in a hard situation, said Shamil Atakhanov, the head of a non-state accumulated pension fund.