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April 2020
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Statement
Obituary – Norbert Blüm
30 April 2020
October 2019
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Future of work
ILO Director-General warns of new brutalism in politics
08 October 2019
In a speech to German trade union IG Metall in Nuremberg, Guy Ryder warns of challenge to the basic values of social justice, tolerance, solidarity and humanity. Calls for sincere process of social dialogue between trade unions and employers to ensure a human-centred future of work.
October 2017
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10th European Regional Meeting
Video: What future for decent work in Europe and Central Asia
02 October 2017
From a Russian retiree supplementing his pension as a freelance taxi driver, to a Greek handball player re-trained as an office clerk in Germany and a new mother working from home in the UK, here are some of the experiences of people making their way through the world of work in Europe and Central Asia.
June 2016
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105th International labour Conference
Labour migration in Germany
07 June 2016
The promotion of fair migration is an important agenda for the ILO. Leo Monz, Senior Adviser of the Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB) explains the situation of migrant workers in Germany.
May 2014
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Statement
Address by the ILO's Director-General to the Congress of the German Confederation of Trade Unions
12 May 2014
May 2012
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Video News Release
German green initiatives lead worldwide sustainability
31 May 2012
The German city of Freiburg is leading the way to more jobs and a greener economy through sustainable initiatives to its construction industry. A recent report jointly issued by the ILO and UNEP, says similar practices adopted worldwide could generate millions of jobs , lift tens of millions of workers out of poverty and reduce greenhouse emissions.
June 2011
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Video
H.E. Ms. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Addresses 100th International Labour Conference
14 June 2011
In the first ever visit of a German Chancellor to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), H.E. Ms. Angela Merkel today addressed the Organization’s annual conference. Speaking to the historic 100th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) Ms Merkel highlighted the increasing role played by the ILO in closer international cooperation. The G8 and G20 meetings would be “unthinkable without the wealth of experience of this Organisation”, she said, adding that the ILO’s involvement was the only way “to give globalization a form, a structure” (in German).
May 2011
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Video News Release
German Companies Sign Up Against Discrimination at Work
16 May 2011
In Germany and other countries across Europe, companies are signing "Diversity Charters" to show their commitment to promote open-minded, inclusive work environments. For engineer Ljiljana Stamenkovic born in former Yugoslavia, this has meant new opportunities to work and help other women like her, at a women's computer centre in Berlin. According to the ILO's Global Report on Discrimination, migrant workers like Ljiljana are at a higher risk for discrimination when competing for jobs especially in times of economic and social crisis.
December 2010
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Video News Release
Germany: Keeping Their Wages Through Kurzarbeit
15 December 2010
The global economic crisis has cut wage growth worldwide in half. That’s one conclusion of the ILO’s Global Wage Report. When people have less to spend, businesses suffer, and they in turn have to look at ways to cut costs, wages, and even jobs. But in Germany’s tightly run manufacturing sector, employees and employers worked together with the government to protect jobs and maintain wage levels during the darkest days of the crisis.