Videos

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    Delegate Dialogues: Lama Abdulaziz Alsulaiman, Vice-Chairman, Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Saudi Arabia

    18 June 2010

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    Delegate Dialogues: Thembi Nene-Shezi, Chairperson of the HIV/AIDS Committee and Senior Executive Manager, Department of Labour, South Africa

    17 June 2010

    ILO TV interviews delegates participating in the Committee for HIV/AIDS at the 99th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva from 2-18 June 2010. The committee members discussed a proposed new labour standard on HIV/AIDS in the world of work, which was adopted by delegates at the end of the conference. The standard contains provisions on prevention programmes and anti-discrimination measures at national and workplace levels aimed at strengthening the contribution of the world of work to universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.

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    Delegates from 99th International Labour Conference Vote in Favour of New International Labour Standard on HIV/AIDS

    17 June 2010

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    Delegate Dialogues: Jan Sithole, Vice-Chairperson of the HIV/AIDS Committee and Adviser to the Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions

    16 June 2010

    ILO TV interviews delegates participating in the Committee for HIV/AIDS at the 99th International Labour Conference in Geneva from 2-18 June 2010. The committee members have discussed a proposed new labour standard on HIV/AIDS in the world of work. The proposed standard contains provisions on prevention programmes and anti-discrimination measures at national and workplace levels aimed at strengthening the contribution of the world of work to universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.

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    Delegate Dialogues: Patrick Obath, Vice-Chairperson of the HIV/AIDS Committee and Chairman, Federation of Kenya Employers

    16 June 2010

    ILO TV interviews delegates participating in the Committee for HIV/AIDS at the 99th International Labour Conference in Geneva from 2-18 June 2010. The committee members have discussed a proposed new labour standard on HIV/AIDS in the world of work. The proposed standard contains provisions on prevention programmes and anti-discrimination measures at national and workplace levels aimed at strengthening the contribution of the world of work to universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.

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    Success Stories on Social Protection

    16 June 2010

    Ensuring a basic level of social protection and a decent life for all is the main goal of the UN Social Protection Floor Initiative. Many developing countries have already successfully taken measures supported by the Initiative and the ILO as one of its lead agencies. Other countries recently committed to start building their own Social Protection Floors. At the 99th International Labour Conference representatives from Brazil, Argentina, India, South Africa shared their experiences, highlighting the key factors of success as well as the positive impact on national social and economic development.

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    Maternity Protection in Tanzania

    16 June 2010

    Over 80 per cent of women in Tanzania work. They also play an important role fundamental to Tanzania's future: they give birth. Reconciling these different roles is not always easy and women are often faced with an impossible choice between ensuring their families' economic well-being and raising healthy children. The ILO, the Tanzanian government, its trade unions and employers' organizations are working together to help move the country closer towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals of reducing child mortality and improving maternal health.

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    Delegate Dialogues: Helen Kelly, President of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions - Committee for the Recurrent Discussion on Employment

    16 June 2010

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    Namibia and ILO to Implement the New Decent Work Country Programme 2010-2014

    15 June 2010

    In light of the crisis, the Republic of Namibia and the International Labour Organization signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to implement the Decent Work Country Programme 2010-2014 with the aim of promoting employment, mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS at the workplace and strenghtening social dialogue.

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    Brazil Expands Technical Cooperation Efforts with the ILO (Interview in Portuguese)

    15 June 2010

    The government of Brazil has signed a series of agreements with the ILO, Timor Leste, Haiti and the United States as part of its on-going efforts to promote technical cooperation between nations. The agreements include a Joint Declaration on Combating Child Labour, a project on Social Protection, a programme on Forced Labour and Green Jobs, and a programme to strengthen workers’ organizations capacity in Africa. The Brazilian government was represented, among others, by Mr Marco Farani, Director of the Brazilian Agency for Cooperation, ABC, and Mr Carlos Lupi, Minister of Labour and Employment.

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    Panel Discussion: The Role of Productive Employment and Social Protection in Realizing the Millennium Development Goals

    14 June 2010

    Moderated by Mr. Americo Martins dos Santos from BBC World Service, panellists discussed various issues including the role of social protection as a development and poverty reduction tool. Panellists included: Mr Robert Nkili, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Cameroun; Chairperson, African Union Labour and Social Affairs Commission; Government Vice-President of the ILC; Dr Kamal Elkheshen, Vice President, Sector Operations, African Development Bank; Mr Yogendra K. Modi, Chairman and CEO, Great Eastern Energy Corporation Ltd.; Mr Quintino M. Severo, General Secretary, Central Sindical dos Trabalhadores (CUT), Brazil; and Mr Anders Wijkman, Vice-Chairman, Tallberg Foundation and member of the Club of Rome.

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    Panel Discussion: The Global Jobs Pact and Macroeconomic Policy

    14 June 2010

    Moderated by Mr. Simon Long from The Economist, panellists discussed various issues including how employment can become a macroeconomic objective of the same order as low inflation and deficits. Panellists included: Ms Sandra Polaski, Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Labor, United States; Ms Maria Helena André, Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity, Portugal; Ms Aisha Abdel Hady, Minister of Manpower and Migration, Egypt; Mr Carlos Tomada, Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Argentina; Mr Richard Samans, Managing Director, World Economic Forum; Mr Alberto Nadal, Secretary General, Confederation of Spanish Employers; and Mr Guy Ryder, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

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    Celso Amorim, Minister of External Relations, Brazil addresses the 99th International Labour Conference with a brief introduction from Gilles de Robien, ILC President

    14 June 2010

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    Delegate Dialogues: Mauroof Zakir, Vice President, Tourism Employees Association of Maldives

    14 June 2010

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    Delegate Dialogues: Mohammed Mousa Jadallah, President of Petro-Chemical Mines Energy, Metal, Workers Union in Palestine (in Arabic)

    14 June 2010

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    Interview with Maria-Helena André, Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity, Portugal

    14 June 2010

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    Delegate Dialogues: Jelena Katić, Adviser, International Relations and EU Affairs Department, Croatian Employers' Association (in English and Croatian)

    14 June 2010

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    Interview with Richard Samans, Managing Director, World Economic Forum

    14 June 2010

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    Interview with Mr. Carlos Tomada, Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security of Argentina (in Spanish)

    14 June 2010

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    Interview with Mr. Quintino M. Severo, General Secretary, Central Sindical dos Trabalhadores (CUT), Brazil (in Portuguese)

    14 June 2010