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Social security

ILO, Germany and Bangladesh sign agreement to jointly develop employment injury insurance (EII) scheme

The International Labour Organization (ILO), Germany and the Government of Bangladesh will collaborate in the development of an Employment Injury Insurance (EII) Scheme for Bangladesh.

Lessons from Rana Plaza

Germany and the ILO support Bangladesh in setting up an occupational accident insurance system

In conjunction with the International Labour Organization, Germany is supporting Bangladesh in the area of occupational safety and health, specifically in setting up a statutory accident insurance system.

Round table on the implementation of international labour standards in Uzbekistan

A round table on progress in the cooperation between Uzbekistan and the International Labour Organization (ILO) was held in Tashkent on 5 – 6 August 2015.

INWORK Policy Brief No. 7

The Diversity of "Marginal" Part-Time Employment

Germany pre-departure information for migrant health workers

Working in Germany pre-departure information for Filipino and Indian migrant health workers bound for Germany

This pre-departure booklet contains basic information about several topics to help Filipino and Indian health workers who are bound to work in Germany. It seeks to empower health workers to make informed decisions and raise awareness of the issues...

Kazakh delegation visits Germany

On 1-5 March a delegation from Kazakhstan, accompanied by ILO experts, visited Berlin to study German employment policies. Special focus was put on the German dual education system and employment legislation - issues which are currently high on the...

ILO-UNDP High-level meeting sponsored by Germany and Moldova

Strengthened capacities, effective institutions critical for successful implementation of the post-2015 development agenda

The Global Dialogue launched in 2014 by the United Nations Development Group, which resulted in calls from around the world for more responsive governance and better public service provision, concluded with this high-level meeting organized by the...

A. Willi Petersen / Maik Jepsen Report „German approach and experience of development of occupational standards“ Flensburg, February 2015

This report focuses on the key concepts the German initial vocational education and training (Dual System) is based on.

Partnership

Germany increases support to the ILO's fight against child labour

Joint ILO MPI reports

Many immigrants in Europe struggling to move out of low-skilled jobs; European governments have opportunities to prioritize policies to...

A world without fatal work accidents is possible

A world without fatal or serious occupational accidents is possible, the organizers of the XX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work 2014 have appealed, as the largest global occupational safety event opened in Frankfurt, Germany on Monday 25...

The Labour Market Integration of New Immigrants in Europe: Analysis and Policy Evaluation

A Work in Progress: Prospects for Upward Mobility Among New Immigrants in Germany

Multilateral cooperation

Joint press release by German Federal Chancellor, ILO, OECD, WTO, IMF and World Bank

Joint press release by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder and WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo...

Partnership

Germany signs Declaration of Intent with ILO

Agreement targets work on improving labour standards in global supply chains, creating jobs for young people, eliminating the worst forms of child labour, and protecting the rights of indigenous peoples.

Why the European Social Model is still relevant

"In some countries, key elements of the ESM have been radically transformed, and sometimes dismantled, even though they clearly were not the cause of the crisis or the budgetary deficits," says ILO Senior labour economist Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead.

European Social Model Conference

Presentation Germany: "Could European Social Model elements could serve as a leverage in times of crisis?"

Presentation by Prof. Gerhard Bosch� for the ILO Conference on the European Social Model

World day of Social Justice 2014

ILO Director-General: "We are faced with a deep social crisis, a crisis too of social justice"

As the world marks the Day of Social Justice, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder urges "policy-makers to converge on the ambition of a real global socio-economic recovery – a recovery for all – and a Post-2015 Development Agenda that helps lift all out...

New ILO Publication

Inequality is not inevitable

A new ILO book shows that the growing gap between rich and poor is only partially associated with technological change. The divide is mostly the result of economic and institutional policies that preceded the global economic and social crisis and...

STATEMENT - Germany: Decent jobs in the transition to a sustainable economy

Statement by Stephan Contius of Germany, delivered during a side event of the 8th session of the Open Working Group on SDGs.

Global Employment Trends 2014

Weak economic recovery does not extend to jobs

Global labour markets still stalled despite slow economic recovery, according to the ILO’s Global Employment Trends 2014 report, which calls for an urgent switch to more employment-friendly policies.