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November 2018

  1. Video

    ILO Statement for the 2nd International Forum on Cooperative Law

    09 November 2018

March 2017

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    Article

    New project website - Supporting transition from the informal to formal economy and reducing undeclared work in Greece

    23 March 2017

    In Greece, undeclared work remains a significant feature of the economy, despite measures taken in recent years to address the issue.

October 2016

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    Transition to formal employment

    ILO members agree on a roadmap to curb undeclared work in Greece

    31 October 2016

    New initiative aims at reducing undeclared work that remains a significant feature of the Greek economy.

November 2015

  1. ILO technical assistance

    ILO to support Greece in boosting labour market policies and the social economy

    26 November 2015

    The ILO Director-General today met with Greek ministers, worker and employer representatives in Athens to discuss the country's response to economic and unemployment issues.

May 2015

  1. Statement

    ILO welcomes the reactivation of social dialogue in Greece

    15 May 2015

November 2014

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    Greece employment

    Greece needs to address risk of a prolonged social crisis

    24 November 2014

    A new ILO report calls for additional measures to support jobs and enterprises, plus social protection and a stop to further wage cuts in the country.

September 2014

  1. Social dialogue and labour law

    ILO hosts top-level talks to restart social dialogue on Greek labour questions

    30 September 2014

    Gathering of government, worker and employer representatives discussed Greek industrial relations and labour issues.

June 2013

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    Tackling the Jobs Crisis in Greece: Which Ways forward?

    Speech by the ILO Director-General at the High-level Seminar on the jobs crisis in Greece

    26 June 2013

October 2012

  1. Interview with The Times

    ILO Chief warns of austerity’s ‘toxic’ impact

    03 October 2012

    In an interview with The Times newspaper, the head of ILO warned that austerity measures in southern European countries risk having “quite harmful consequences”. He was more positive about the outlook in Britain.

May 2012

  1. News

    Greek youth lose faith in the future

    29 May 2012

    When Greek unemployment hit another record high at the end of 2011, it was the first time that the number of young people without a job outnumbered those in work. Qurratul-Ain Haider, a journalist based in Geneva, reports from Athens.