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December 2019
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14th African Regional Meeting
ILO Director-General Guy Ryder's closing remarks at the 14th ILO African Regional Meeting
06 December 2019
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14th African Regional Meeting
14th African Regional Meeting of the ILO - Best of Opening Day
03 December 2019
Relive the excitement of the 14th African Regional Meeting Open Day, as workers, employers and government representatives from 54 countries gathered in Abidjan to chart a course towards a future with decent work.
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14th African Regional Meeting
A human-centred future of work needed in Africa
03 December 2019
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, outlined the world of work challenges and opportunities facing Africa at the opening of the ILO’s 14th African Regional Meeting in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
October 2017
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World Employment and Social Outlook Report 2017
What are six key ingredients to promote sustainable enterprises?
09 October 2017
The ILO looks at six key ingredients to promote sustainable enterprises and have a win-win situation of high competitiveness and decent work. Find out more in the ILO’s 2017 report: “World Employment and Social Outlook – Sustainable enterprises and jobs: Formal enterprises and decent work”.
June 2017
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© GFMD website 2022
"Towards a Global Social Contract on Migration and Development", 28-30 June 2017, Berlin
ILO Director-General Guy Ryder’s opening speech to the Tenth GFMD Summit Meeting
28 June 2017
January 2017
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World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2017
WESO Trends 2017: How to address unemployment?
13 January 2017
More efforts are needed to improve labour market participation and ensure that policies support equity, employment and growth, say ILO economists Stefan Kuhn and Santo Milasi. (Closed captions available)
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World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2017
WESO Trends 2017: The disconnect between growth and employment
13 January 2017
Growth continues to disappoint, both in terms of its level but also in terms of its ability to make important inroads to making growth more inclusive. The ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2017 highlights the challenges for the coming year in jobs and the labour market. (Closed captions available)
June 2016
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Report on active labour market policies
An urgent policy reorientation for Latin America and the Caribbean
21 June 2016
To tackle unemployment, informality and low productivity growth, a policy reorientation is needed in Latin America and the Caribbean. ILO economists Clemente Pignatti and Verónica Escudero discuss the potential opportunities that can be leveraged from active labour market policies in the region.
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Research on Active labour market policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
What works: Active Labour Market Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
21 June 2016
Active labour market policies can address persistent and unresolved structural issues in the region. To sustain productive employment and create quality jobs, “what works” in Latin America and the Caribbean is to increase emphasis on active labour market policies. ILO economists Verónica Escudero and Elva López Mourelo discuss the main findings of the ILO report “What works: Active Labour Market Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean”.
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Report on active labour market policies
ILO: Labour market policies in Latin America must be reoriented to protect social achievements and address productivity gaps
21 June 2016
At a time when governments in the region face the dual challenges of creating quality jobs and safeguarding achievements in social inclusion and work quality, an ILO report highlights the need for a new approach based on active labour market policies to address the current economic slowdown.