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G20 Leaders’ Statement at the 2009 London Summit

After they met in London on 2 April 2009, the Leaders of the G20 pledged for an Action Plan for Recovery and Reform.

Executive summary: The International Labour Organization and the quest for social justice, 1919-2009

Friday 20 February

Media advisory - ILO to mark the first World Day of Social justice

The International Labour Office will mark the first World Day of Social Justice on 20 February with a debate on the theme “The crisis: threat or opportunity for social justice?”

Bishkek hosts conference devoted to World Day for Social Justice

Speaking notes on the fallout in Asia: assessing labour market impacts and national policy responses to the global financial crisis

By Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific and Assistant Director-General, International Labour Organization

International coordination

Joint statement by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of five international organizations, including the OECD, ILO, IMF, WTO and...

The role of the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda in responding to the global economic downturn has received strong support at a meeting of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of five international organizations, including the OECD, ILO, IMF, WTO...

Governing Body

ILO expresses deep concern over economic crisis, moves to forge policy responses based on decent work

Amid growing concern over the impact of economic turmoil on workers, employers and governments, the Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) took the first steps toward forging employment and social policy responses through social...

Governing Body

Juan Somavia elected to third term as ILO Director-General - Says will work to address financial crisis, ensure social justice

Juan Somavia was elected to a third term as Director-General of the International Labour Office, and pledged to work to ensure social justice amidst a growing series of challenges in the global economy.

Mary Robinson, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative. Speech to the High-Level Forum on "Working Out of Poverty: Decent...

Heather Grady, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative. Speech to the High-Level Forum on "Working Out of Poverty: Decent...

Jordan Ryan, UN Resident Coordinator in Liberia. Speech to the High-Level Forum on "Working Out of Poverty: Decent Work Approach to...

Samuel Kofi Woods, II, Minister of Labour. Speech to the High-Level Forum on "Working Out of Poverty: Decent Work Approach to Development...

H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia. Speech to the 'High-Level Forum on "Working out of Poverty: Decent Work Approach to...

Mary Robinson, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative. Speech to the High-Level Forum on the Millennium Development Goals...

Ela Bhatt, Elder and Founder of SEWA. Speech to the High-Level Forum on the Millennium Development Goals at the UN General Assembly in New...

ILO and YTEPP team up to produce small business manual for young entrepreneurs

The Youth Training and Employment Partnership Programme Ltd (YTEPP) has teamed up with the International Labour Organization, Subregional Office for the Caribbean, to produce an adapted version of the ILO's "Start Your Business manual for potential...

World of Work Report 2008

World of Work Report 2008 - Global income inequality gap is vast and growing

Despite strong economic growth that produced millions of new jobs since the early 1990s, income inequality grew dramatically in most regions of the world and is expected to increase due to the current global financial crisis, according to a new...

Message at the Launch of Decent Work Common Agenda 2008-2010

By Ms Linda Wirth, Director, ILO SRO-Manila, Quezon City, Philippines

Remove the obstacles – Gender Equality at the Heart of Decent Work Campaign 2008-09

Working in a ‘man’s world’: women in the Fiji police force

There are higher proportions of women in public services worldwide, and an increasing number of equal opportunities policies exist globally. Nevertheless the ILO Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (No. 111) adopted in 1958 remains...

A rights-based approach to poverty reduction/development, by Zafar Shaheed, ILO, Geneva, October 2008