All ILO Newsroom content
November 2009
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Video
Marlee Matlin on Disabilities and Decent Work
05 November 2009
In this public service announcement Academy Award winning actress Marlee Matlin says: "There is absolutely no limitation to what I can do as a person with a disability. Obviously I can't hear, but if I am good at something, then I'll do it. If I don't know how to do something, then I'll try it. And if I do it well, I'll continue it. And if I can't, well then I'll find something else to do!"
October 2009
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ILO Convention 181
Private Employment Agencies and the Asian Labour Market: An interview with Aranya Pakapath
29 October 2009
A project coordinator from the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM), Aranya Pakapath participated in a workshop to promote the ratification of the ILO Private Employment Agencies Convention, no. 181. In an interview with ILO TV, she describes the situation some Asian workers face when hired by private employment agencies.
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ILO Convention 181
A Private Employment Agency Perspective: An interview with Fred van Haasteren
29 October 2009
Vice-President of the private employment agency Randstad, Fred van Haasteren participated in a workshop to promote the ratification of the ILO Private Employment Agencies Convention, no. 181. In an interview with ILO TV, he discusses the importance of having an international labour standard for private employment agencies and his support for further ratification of Convention 181.
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ILO Convention 181
ILO Convention 181 and the Italian Labour Market: An interview with Maria Riboni
29 October 2009
A representative from the trade union Federazione Italiana Lavoratori Commercio Turismo e Servizi (FILCAMS-CGIL), Maria Riboni participated in a workshop to promote the ratification of the ILO Private Employment Agencies Convention, no. 181. In an interview with ILO TV, she discusses the benefits of Convention 181 for workers in the Italian labour market. (in French)
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ILO Convention 181
The Benefits of Regulating the Private Employment Agency Industry: An interview with Annemarie Muntz
29 October 2009
Representing the International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies (CIETT), Annemarie Muntz participated in a workshop to promote the ratification of the ILO Private Employment Agencies Convention, no. 181. In an interview with ILO TV, she describes the benefits of the convention, not only for her industry, but also for workers and business.
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Video
Stand-Up and Take Action Against Poverty 2009, Geneva
19 October 2009
Hundreds of people gathered on 16 October at the ILO headquarters in Geneva to Stand Up Against Poverty in a joint action with UNDP and UN agencies. Together with ILO Director-General Mr Juan Somavia and UNDP Deputy Director Ms Najat Rochdi, participants read the SUTA 2009 Pledge and shared a soup for the benefit of a Red Cross Geneva training programme helping young people aged 16 to 25 to enter the labour market.
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Decent work
ILO publishes pilot study on decent work in Austria
19 October 2009
The International Labour Office (ILO) today issued a country study on decent work in Austria, the first in a series that will systematically examine decent work in ILO member States.
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Video
Haiti...on the Road to Better Work
13 October 2009
Better Work, the unique partnership programme of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), organized the first-ever international buyers forum in Haiti as part of a new project that is expected to create jobs and promote sustainable development and responsible labour practices in the country's garment industry.
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Statement
Improving the Management of Migration Systems: Challenges for China and Europe, by Roger Plant, Bucharest, October 2009
13 October 2009
Presentation to Workshop on “Addressing the Demand Side of Chinese Migrant Workers in European Countries”, Bucharest, Romania, 11-12 October 2009
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Video
ILO and WTO Launch Joint Study on Globalization and Informal jobs in Developing Countries
12 October 2009
A joint study from the International Labour Organization and the WTO has found that high incidence of informal employment in the developing world curbs countries ability to benefit from trade openings. ILO Director General, Juan Somavia, and WTO Director General, Pascal Lamy, opened a meeting in Geneva to launch the study.