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October 2009
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Publication
Electronic Newsletter PRO169 - October 2009
02 October 2009
This is the second edition of PRO 169's electronic newsletter. Since the first edition in June 2009, there have been a number of developments within the programme including the initiation of activities in Central America and Bangladesh; organisation of various seminars and training programmes at Headquarters; new publications and further expansion of existing websites. PRO 169 has also undergone an external evaluation by three indigenous experts. In collaboration with the OHCHR, PRO 169 organised the celebration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Geneva.
September 2009
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Video
Liberia : Women Building a Path to Prosperity
22 September 2009
After 14 years of conflict, Liberia is on the road to recovery. The International Labour Organization (ILO) has joined forces with the government and the private sector to help kick start the economy with a road building programme, where nearly half the workers are women.
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Cooperatives
ILO Launches Fourth Call for Proposals to Promote Cooperatives in Africa
14 September 2009
The International Labour Organization announced the launch, on 14 September 2009, of a fourth call for proposals to promote social economy organizations based on cooperative values and principles through the Cooperative Facility for Africa (CoopAFRICA) programme.
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Statement
Trafficking for Labour Exploitation: challenges for criminal Law Enforcement, by Roger Plant, Cambridge, September 2009
02 September 2009
Paper prepared for the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2 September 2009
August 2009
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The 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP)
ILO says significant steps undertaken for the development of a new international human rights instrument on HIV/AIDS
12 August 2009
The first draft text of an international labour standard in the form of a Recommendation on HIV/AIDS and the world of work has been released by the ILO. Based on the discussions held at the International Labour Conference in Geneva this June, the draft text of the human rights instrument has been sent to member States for tripartite consultations.
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Video
Dominican Republic – Social dialogue: IPEC and workers cooperation in sustainable action against child labour
07 August 2009
Before the launch in 2002 of the Dominican Republic National Time Bound Programme supported by the ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC), school attendance would drop by 50% during the four months children went to work in the fields in Azua province which produces around two-thirds of the country’s tomatoes production. With 75% of the population living in poverty, the province is a top priority for national social policy.
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Publication
International Labour Conference 2009: World leaders support ILO “Global Jobs Pact”
01 August 2009
The Pact received strong support from heads of State and government, vice-presidents, ministers of labour, workers and employers and other economic and labour leaders participating in an ILO Jobs Summit on 15–17 June. The summit provided a first-of-its-kind opportunity to discuss policies that are being implemented at national and international levels to address the global jobs crisis.
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Publication
From the right to “combine” to the right to organize
01 August 2009
From about 1750 onwards, workers had started to organize in Europe. Governments and employers reacted quickly, and laws and regulations were adopted to restrict such activities.
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Publication
The crisis in the construction industry
01 August 2009
The construction industry has been severely hit by the economic crisis. The ILO calculates that at least 5 million construction workers lost their jobs during 2008.
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Publication
The crisis and the future of the automobile industry: Putting the spark back into the automobile industry
01 August 2009
Few of the delegates at the ILO’s tripartite meeting on the auto manufacturing sector four years ago could have imagined the depth of the crisis which would be engulfing the industry today, as the global recession takes its toll on consumer demand for autos. Andrew Bibby looks at the last few months which have seen venerable names in great difficulties as well as unprecedented government intervention in the sector.