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March 2010
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ILO Conference - 9-11 March 2010
Questions and Answers on Intellectual Disabilities
04 March 2010
An estimated 10 to 15 million people in Africa have some form of Intellectual disability and the majority live in poverty and isolation. The ILO-Irish Aid Partnership Programme will be gathering representatives from East African countries, Australia and the United Kingdom at a conference in Lusaka on 9-11 March to focus new attention on the issue and discuss ways of promoting training and employment opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities. ILO Online provides questions and answers on people with intellectual disabilities in Africa.
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News
ILO Conference to promote training and employment opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities, Lusaka, 9-11 March 2010
04 March 2010
The International Labour Organization will hold a conference in Lusaka on 9-11 March to explore opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities to work in the general community.
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News
ILO and FAO launch joint initiative to nurture peace, security and decent work in the Philippines: Government of Japan allocates 2.5 million USD for inter-agency programme
04 March 2010
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations will launch a new project to help fishers, farmers and workers in a Philippine province affected by conflict and natural disasters, in partnership with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP).
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Statement
Statement by Ms Shakira Mebarak Ripoll at the ILO
03 March 2010
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Video
Shakira Receives Social Justice Award at the ILO - Highlights
03 March 2010
Internationally-acclaimed recording artist and humanitarian Shakira was honoured today by the International Labour Organization (ILO) for her work promoting the advancement of children and youth around the world.
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Video
Shakira Receives Social Justice Award at the ILO - Extended coverage
03 March 2010
Internationally-acclaimed recording artist and humanitarian Shakira was honoured today by the International Labour Organization (ILO) for her work promoting the advancement of children and youth around the world
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Remarks by ILO Director-General
Introduction by the Director-General on the occasion of the visit of Ms Shakira Mebarak Ripoll
03 March 2010
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Article
Social Mobilization for the Reduction of HIV Employment-Related Discrimination in Burkina Faso
01 March 2010
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Video
Cumplir para construir
01 March 2010
The ILO Project “Verification of the implementation of the White Paper recommendations in Central America and Dominican Republic” aims at strengthening the capacities of national and local labor administration institutions, through the provision of technical assistance to planning, improvement of information systems and training of labor inspectors and other key law enforcement personnel.
February 2010
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Remarks by ILO Director-General
ILO Director-General addresses Brookings Institution on achieving and sustaining an employment-based recovery
26 February 2010
ILO Director-General Juan Somavia addressed a panel discussion on Achieving and Sustaining an Employment-Based Recovery: U.S. and Global Strategies for Governments, Businesses, Workers and Families, at Brookings institution in Washington DC.