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June 2021
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G20 Joint Education and Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting
Invest in youth says ILO Director-General to the G20
22 June 2021
Better skilling and decent work are needed to make sure that long COVID does not mean long-term marginalization of young people from the world of work, emphasized ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, in a speech to the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers meeting in Catania, Italy.
August 2016
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Environmental and Social Framework
ILO Statement on the World Bank Environmental and Social Policy
08 August 2016
The revised ESF, which sets forth the safeguard policies that the Bank and its borrowers will apply to future investment project financing, now includes a labour standard for protecting workers on Bank-financed investment projects.
February 2015
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© J. Maillard / ILO 2022
Labour market
A remedy for inequality
24 February 2015
Building and bolstering labour market institutions is crucial for reducing inequality because market forces alone will not do the job.
November 2014
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© Dominic Chavez / World Bank 2022
Governments and corporate social responsibility
Sustainable public procurement on the rise
19 November 2014
Many governments are introducing laws and policies to stimulate responsible business practices, says Emmanuel Julien, Deputy-Director of the ILO's Enterprises Department. The annual Inter-agency Roundtable on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) focuses on how governments are promoting responsible business conduct through sustainable public procurement (SPP).
June 2014
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Statement
Opening remarks delivered by Sandra Polaski, ILO Deputy Director General for Policy, during the “Multinational Enterprises, Development and Decent Work – The ILO MNE Declaration”
11 June 2014
April 2014
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Tackling inequalities
Global jobs gap widens even as recovery takes hold
11 April 2014
In a statement delivered to the 2014 Spring meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, the ILO Director-General warns of rising global unemployment and calls for measures to boost household purchasing power.
May 2012
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Article
Why have poverty rates decreased in a larger share of developing than developed countries?
14 May 2012
According to the ILO "World of Work Report 2012", poverty levels have gone down in the majority of developing countries over the past years, but not as much in developed economies.
June 2011
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I-News
Main findings of the ILO study "The Global Crisis: Causes, responses and challenges"
13 June 2011
This new report by the ILO shows how well-designed employment and social policies can now play a crucial role in both boosting job creation and making economic growth more solid and equitable.
December 2010
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Publication
The long struggle for a social foundation of the global economy
01 December 2010
November 2010
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Publication
Extending social security to all. A guide through challenges and options
16 November 2010
This book outlines basic concepts such as the social protection floor and the social security staircase, analyses the affordability of various approaches, and examines the results of practices around the world, especially in low- and middle-income countries.