Videos
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Jobs Pact in India
Update on the Global Jobs Pact and India: An Interview with Yogendra Kr. Modi
30 March 2010
ILO TV interviews Yogendra Kr. Modi, Chairman & CEO of the Great Eastern Energy Corporation Ltd.
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Working Party on the Social Dimension of Globalization
UNDP's Helen Clark says Global Jobs Pact paves the way out of recession
22 March 2010
UNDP Administrator Helen Clark cited the ILO's Global Jobs Pact as the fair and just way for nations to emerge from the recession. Addressing the ILO's Governing Body, she said that if the market were left to its own devices, there could be a significant time lag between the return of economic growth and a lift in employment. The Global Jobs Pact is important because it puts jobs at the center of responses to the crisis.
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Interview
Haiti facing more than recovery, but a refoundation of the country
16 March 2010
Alfredo Lazarte, Chief of the ILO's Crisis Response and Reconstruction Department discusses the findings of a recent mission by ten ILO experts to Port-au-Prince to assess the country's employment needs after a devastating earthquake in January 2010 laid waste to much of the country's infrastructure and economy.
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"What's Working for Working Women" Panel Discussion Highlights
11 March 2010
Each year, ILO celebrates International Women's Day on March 8 with an event honouring working women of courage and conviction. In 2010, the ILO held a panel discussion about "What's working for working women", with participants from Angola, Botswana, Brazil, Ghana, and the Philippines.
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Shakira Receives Social Justice Award at the ILO - Highlights
03 March 2010
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.
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Shakira Receives Social Justice Award at the ILO - Extended coverage
03 March 2010
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
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The ILO's Director-General Juan Somavia on the Economic Crisis and Jobs
16 February 2010
The ILO's Director-General, Juan Somavia was interviewed by PricewaterhouseCoopers Public Sector Research Centre, as part of its Government & Global CEO report, launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2010.
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WIND of Change
05 February 2010
More than one billion people worldwide earn their income from agriculture, working steadily to increase productivity and their standard of living. But farming brings risks that can undermine or even eliminate the gains hard won in the fields. From manual labour to machines, dangerous chemicals and unsanitary workplaces: farming families struggle with dangers at work and at home every day, but there's a WIND of change coming, as ILO TV reports.
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2009 Employment Trends in Asia - An Interview with Steve Kapsos
27 January 2010
ILO TV interviews Steve Kapsos, contributor to the Global Employment Trends report. From China to Thailand, he discusses the impact of the economic crisis on labour markets and vulnerable employment in Asia.
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2009 Employment Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America - An Interview with Theo Sparreboom
27 January 2010
ILO TV interviews Theo Sparreboom about the impact of the economic crisis on labour markets in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America as described in the ILO's Global Employment Trends report.
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Success Africa
14 December 2009
This film was produced for the Second Social Partners Forum on "Mobilizing Social Dialogue for the Implementation of the Global Jobs Pact in Africa" and the First African Decent Work Symposium on “Recovering from the crisis: the implementation of the Global Jobs Pact in Africa”. It provides examples of the International Labour Organization’s efforts to promote decent work across the region.
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International Migrants Day
December 18th, 2009 - International Migrants Day, an Interview with Ibrahim Awad
14 December 2009
ILO TV interviews Ibrahim Awad, Director of the ILO's International Migration Programme. In this interview he discusses the significance of the 2009 International Migrants Day which coincides with the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the convention on the protection of the right of all migrants workers and members of their families by the UN general assembly.
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International Migrants Day - 18 December
The Migrant's Story
11 December 2009
What began as an international financial crisis has turned into a global jobs meltdown. Unemployment is rising. The first episode of the BBC Survivor’s Guide To Work, co-produced with the ILO, looks at what the fall out from the crisis means for the millions of economic migrants who have left the countries of their birth in search of a better life.
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Hidden jobs crisis threatens economic recovery: Video interview with Raymond Torres, author of the World of Work report 2009
07 December 2009
A hidden jobs crisis could threaten recovery if economic support packages are withdrawn too early, according to Raymond Torres, author of the ILO report "The World of Work 2009, The Global Jobs Crisis and Beyond".
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A Tripartite Approach for the Prevention of Bonded Labour in India: An Interview with Anil Swarup, from the Indian Ministry of Labour
06 December 2009
In an interview with the ILO, Anil Swarup discusses the current situation of bonded labour in India. He talks about the actions taken by the ILO and the Indian government, including efforts to converge ongoing government schemes to assist potential victims of bonded labour. Anil Swarup is the Director General (Labour Welfare) of the Indian Ministry of Labour and Employment.
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Workplaces in Africa respond to HIV/AIDS
01 December 2009
A film on the ILO's work in five countries in Africa. The ILO is the United Nations specialised agency for the world of work and cosponsor of UNAIDS. Within the UNAIDS family, the ILO is lead agency for workplace policies and programmes on HIV/AIDS. It has activities in all regions and in all sectors, from transport and agriculture to mining, hotels, and the public sector.
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With the Global Jobs Pact, South African Trade Unions Place Emphasis on Re-training of Workers
01 December 2009
"We have taken the Global Jobs Pact into our South African framework response to the economic crisis and we have been working on issues to address the distressed sectors, putting an emphasis on re-training and re-skilling of workers," said Bheki Ntshalintshali, Deputy General Secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions, in an interview with ILO TV.
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Emphasis on Sustainable Enterprises Important Element of Global Jobs Pact for South Africa
01 December 2009
"We got a much bigger emphasis with the Global Jobs Pact for the fact that for you to create jobs and a greener economy you need to first create sustainable enterprises, because by having sustainable enterprises you can have sustainable jobs," said Mthunzi Mdwaba, CEO of Torque IT in an interview with ILO TV. "It's something that we've taken very seriously in South Africa."
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Global Jobs Pact Welcomed by Indian Policymakers
01 December 2009
"What the Global Jobs Pact means is that jobs should be at the centre of all economic growth. So all the policies should be focussed on job creation rather than the other way, that you want GDP and not the jobs. This emphasis has gone down well with Indian policymakers," said Yogendra Kr. Modi, Chairman & CEO of the Great Eastern Energy Corporation Ltd., in an interview with ILO TV.
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New Zealand's Focus on Job Skills Part of a Multi-Pronged Crisis Exit Strategy
01 December 2009
"If we think about the way in which the world will pull out of the crisis, and already is, the real danger we face is that those people who have skills will get jobs relatively easily, but those without skills may not," said Phil O'Reilly, Chief Executive of Business NZ in an interview with ILO TV. "The Global Jobs Pact has helped us come up with some concrete policy recommendations and actions, that we've taken in New Zealand around, for example, the issue of skills."