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European Youth Forum - Reaction to the European Commission's Youth Opportunities Initiative

Mentioned during the European Youth Forum's intervention at the ILO Consultation on "Decent Work for Youth - the EU Dimension", hosted by the EESC in Brussels during the Youth Employment Month, March 2012.

European Youth Forum - Position Paper on Youth Guarantee

Mentioned during the European Youth Forum's intervention at the ILO Consultation on "Decent Work for Youth - the EU Dimension", hosted by the EESC in Brussels during the Youth Employment Month, March 2012.

European Youth Forum - European Quality Charter on Internships and Apprenticeships

This quality charter was mentioned during the European Youth Forum's intervention at the ILO Consultation on "Decent Work for Youth - the EU Dimension", hosted by the EESC in Brussels during the Youth Employment Month, March 2012.

European Youth Forum - Position Paper on Youth Entrepreneurship

Mentioned during the European Youth Forum's intervention at the ILO Consultation on "Decent Work for Youth - the EU Dimension", hosted by the EESC in Brussels during the Youth Employment Month, March 2012.

ILO Presentation "The youth employment crisis - time for action"

Presentation by Azita Berar, ILO Director, Employment Policy Department, at the ILO Consultation on "Decent Work for Youth - the EU Perspective" in Brussels, during the Youth employment month, March 2012.

UEAPME Contribution to the Youth Opportunities Initiative

Publication referred to at the UEAPME's intervention at the ILO Consultation on 'Decent Work for Youth - the EU Dimension', hosted by the EESC in Brussels during the Youth Employment Month, March 2012.

Working Paper No. 38: "Social dialogue and collective bargaining in times of crisis: The case of Greece"

This paper is part of a series of national studies on collective bargaining and effective responses to the crisis under the Global Product on ‘Supporting collective bargaining and sound industrial relations’. It analyses the profound impacts of the...

Joint UN Commentary on the EU Directive on human trafficking – A Human Rights-Based Approach

“Prevent. Combat. Protect” is the joint UNHCR, OHCHR, UNICEF, UNODC, ILO and UN Women commentary on selected articles of the EU Directive on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting victims. It promotes a human...

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Country profile: domestic work legislation in Spain

The Government of Spain recently promulgated Royal Decree 1620/2011 of 14 November, regulating the special relationship that characterizes service within the family household.

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Work Inequalities in the Crisis: Evidence from Europe

This book provides an in-depth overview of the effects of the crisis on inequalities in the world of work. It examines these inequalities multi-dimensionally, looking at employment, wages and incomes, working conditions and social dialogue.

The social protection floor at the European Parliament

In January 2012, the Green Group at the European Parliament (EP) organised a Conference Debate on Social Protection. ILO-Brussels presented the ILO’s initiatives on strengthening the coverage of social protection as a response to the financial,...

The Impact of the Crisis on Wages in South-East Europe

What has been the wage impact of the financial and economic crisis in South-East Europe? What structural weaknesses in wage institutions have been highlighted by the crisis? And what are the policy issues that actors in the region – governments,...

RBSA Success stories in Europe

Trade, growth and development - Tailoring trade and investment policy for those countries most in need

A range of proposals to make trade and development instruments work hand-in-hand to ensure real poverty reduction across the world were presented by the European Commission on 27 January 2012. The ILO responded to the European Commission’s...

Closing workshop for the Labour Inspection in Agriculture Campaign

A closing workshop for the Labour Inspection in Agriculture Campaign was held in Chisinau on 20-22 December 2011. It was organized by the State Labour Inspectorate of the Republic of Moldova with financial and technical support from the ILO.

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Diverging trends in unemployment in the United States and Europe: Evidence from Okun's law and the global financial crisis

This paper presents estimates of Okun’s coefficients for a number of developed countries, and shows that there is considerable variation across countries, which captures the heterogeneity in the responsiveness of unemployment to the global financial...

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Pension reform in Central and Eastern Europe: in times of crisis, austerity and beyond

The paper reviews the performance of the current pension system during the period of the global economic crisis, and through comparative analysis provides possible solutions to the challenges which these countries are facing.

World faces a 600 million jobs challenge - while austerity measures threaten to further harm labour markets, warns ILO

On the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos and a week before the EU Summit on 30 January 2012 in Brussels, the International Labour Organization (ILO) publishes its annual flagship report on global employment: “Global Employment Trends 2012:...