All ILO Newsroom content
October 2010
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ILO Director-General statement
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
15 October 2010
On the occasion of October 17th, M. Juan Somavia said: "This year’s theme “From poverty to decent work: Bridging the gap" reminds us that the opportunity for women and men to work in conditions of freedom, dignity, security and equity is the most effective, sustainable way to escape poverty."
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Video
Opening Pathways to Training and Employment for People with Intellectual Disabilities
15 October 2010
People with intellectual disabilities represent nearly two per cent of the world's population, or some 130 million people. Because of stigma and discrimination, a majority are excluded from education, training and employment. This film examines what is possible for persons with intellectual disabilities so that they are able to access opportunities to obtain decent work and a better life.
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Social Protection
Bachelet promotes social floor and gender equality in Viet Nam
14 October 2010
The Executive Director of UN Women and Chair of the Social Protection Floor Advisory Group, former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, has called for a global social protection floor, as “the first line of defense” for families and economies against the impact of economic crises and an effective means of achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
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Video interview
ILO Director-General Juan Somavia highlights the courage of the 33 Chilean miners
13 October 2010
With the rescue team still at work, ILO Director General Juan Somavia spoke with ILO TV and emphasized the strength and courage of the 33 trapped Chilean miners, their families and the Chilean people who together made possible what seemed so impossible.
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Statement
ILO Director-General Juan Somavia expresses his emotion over the rescue operation of Chilean miners
13 October 2010
The Director-General of ILO, Juan Somavia, has issued a statement expressing his emotion over the rescue operation to free the 33 miners that have been trapped underground for more than two months in the San José mine, in Chile.
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Statement - International Monetary and Finance Committee and Development Committee
The Challenges of Growth, Employment and Social Cohesion
09 October 2010
In a statement presented at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings, ILO Director-General Juan Somavia underlines the need for "an employment-oriented framework for future economic growth which accelerates a job rich recovery and a major shift towards a job rich pattern of development and growth."
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Entrevistas en vídeo
Michelle Bachelet Addresses the Second African Decent Work Symposium
08 October 2010
Michelle Bachelet, former Chilean President and current Head of UN Women addresses the Second African Decent Work Symposium, held in Yaoundé on 6-8 October 2010. She highlighted the importance of the role of social protection in national development and stressed how essential political will is in mobilizing the necesssary resources to reach the large part of the population currently excluded from social protection benefits.
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Video interview
Vocational Training: An interview with Charles Fadel
04 October 2010
The ILO estimates that unemployment is up by more than 30 million worldwide since 2007. The number of unemployed youth increased by 8.5 million between 2008 and 2009, the largest year-on-year increase in at least ten years. Against this sombre economic background, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems worldwide are under pressure to deal with a host of employment and workplace challenges. ILO TV spoke with Mr Charles Fadel, employer representative, Cisco Systems, United States, about how TVET systems can respond to these challenges.
September 2010
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Statement
Statement by ILO-IPEC Director, Ms. Constance Thomas, at the Third Ministerial Follow-up Forum to the Paris Commitments and Paris Principles
28 September 2010
Ms Constance Thomas, Director of ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC), speaks on behalf of the Paris Principles Steering Group on the economic component of prevention and reintegration programmes.
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Video interviews
Interview with Raymond Torres, lead author of the World of Work report 2010
24 September 2010
ILO TV interviews Raymond Torres, Director of the International Institute for Labour Studies about the World of Work report 2010. The new report by the research arm of the International Labour Organization (ILO) says a long “labour market recession” is worsening the social outlook in many countries.