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Swiss labour market recovery boosted by effective social partnership, ILO-World Bank report says

A new ILO-World Bank report and online data tool presented at the 101st International Labour Conference shows that the Swiss labour market – even though it was hit by the crisis – recovered faster than in other countries, partly because of an...

Guy Ryder elected as ILO Director-General in 2012

Guy Ryder was elected as the tenth Director-General of the ILO and will begin his five-year term in October 2012.

A changing world: Adapting to an ageing population in the workplace

With better health and longevity, lower birth rates, and the ageing of baby boomers, the world is seeing a major change in demographic trends.

Micheline Calmy-Rey, President of the Swiss Confederation Addresses the 100th International Labour Conference

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Press release

The Swiss Confederation ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of its adoption

Switzerland is the 12th Member State, the 6th European country, and the first landlocked State with maritime interests, to ratify the MLC, 2006. The Swiss ratification gives a major boost to the ratification campaign launched by the ILO...

Chemical Exposure Limits

Recommended or mandatory occupational exposure limits (OELs) have been developed in many countries for airborne exposure to gases, vapours and particulates. The most widely used limits, called threshold limit values (TLVs), are those issued in the...

ILO thematic update - ILO in UN Cares: HIV and AIDS at UN workplaces

As a lead agency for HIV and AIDS workplace policies and programmes and private sector mobilization, the ILO plays a key role in UN Cares programmes as well. In partnership with different UN agencies, UNAIDS and UN Plus / organizations of persons...

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Quality Public Services: The ITUC Calls upon the Trade Union Movement to act in Solidarity

Doris Leuthard, President of the Swiss Confederation addresses the 99th ILC

“The crisis will not be over as long as unemployment and underemployment prevail,” said the President of the Swiss Confederation, H.E. Ms. Doris Leuthard, at the opening ceremony of the 99th annual conference of the International Labour...

Shakira Receives Social Justice Award at the ILO - Highlights

Internationally-acclaimed recording artist and humanitarian Shakira was honoured today by the International Labour Organization (ILO) for her work promoting the advancement of children and youth around the world.

Shakira Receives Social Justice Award at the ILO - Extended coverage

Internationally-acclaimed recording artist and humanitarian Shakira was honoured today by the International Labour Organization (ILO) for her work promoting the advancement of children and youth around the world

Memorandum of Understanding

Memorandum of Understanding between the Swiss Federal Council and the Government of Kosovo Establishing a Migration Partnership between...

Actress Marlee Matlin Headlines Panel Discussion on People with Disabilities in Times of Economic Crisis

Marlee Matlin, the youngest winner of an Academy Award for Best Actress and an advocate for persons with disabilities, was the special guest headlining a panel discussion on the impact of the global economic crisis on women and men with...

Learning About Decent Work Through a Bar of Chocolate

More than 2 million children from some 60 countries took part in the 2009 international letter writing competition for young people organized by the Universal Postal Union (UPU). The theme chosen for this year was “Decent Work”, a theme at the heart...

Memorandum of Understanding

Memorandum of Understanding between the Swiss Federal Council and the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Establishing a...

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ILO Director General Juan Somavia welcomes delegates to the World Microfinance Forum Geneva Symposium

The first international symposium of the World Microfinance Forum Geneva opened here today. More than 300 world leaders in microfinance will discuss the fundamentals of microfinance and its contributions in reducing poverty and enabling sustainable...

Schoolchildren show solidarity against child labour

Schoolchildren from Geneva and neighbouring France released balloons to mark World Day Against Child Labour. Earlier at the International Labour Conference the ILO Director-General, Juan Somavia, spoke out against child labour saying: "It is our...

ILO adopts comprehensive new labour standards for millions in the world's fishing sector

New labour standards designed to improve the conditions for roughly 30 million men and women (83 per cent of them in Asia) working in the fishing sector worldwide, were adopted at the 96th annual conference of the International Labour Organization...

Making ILO offices accessible to persons with disabilities : access handbook

This Access Handbook is intended to assist the efforts of ILO directors and staff in headquarters, field and project offices to make ILO premises and services throughout the world accessible to people with physical, sensory and learning...

ILO and the Russian Federation signed a Memorandum of Understanding within the framework of the Technical Cooperation Programme for...