All ILO Newsroom content
January 2009
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International Labour Review, Vol. 147 (2008), No. 4
Informal employment: Two contested policy issues
16 January 2009
This article addresses two contested issues of crucial importance to policy, namely: formal labour regulations as a cause of informal employment, and so-called “voluntary” informal employment. The authors provide theoretical overviews on both issues and an extensive survey of empirical studies on the effects of formal labour regulations on informal employment. The article closes with observations on the relevance of the ILO’s four decent work objectives for informal employment and economic development, with particular emphasis on the significance of – and potential for – organizing workers in the informal economy.
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News
International Labour Office statement on humanitarian situation in Gaza
07 January 2009
The International Labour Office is deeply concerned by the rising humanitarian impact of the escalating conflict situation in Gaza. In line with its mandate in the world of work, the ILO focuses on the plight of workers and their families, who have lived through the hardships of long months of closures and are now exposed to the devastation of a war situation. Even before the turmoil of recent days, Gaza had the highest unemployment rate in the world.
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Article
Reaching out to migrant construction workers in India
01 January 2009
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Article
Public-Private Partnerships in HIV Care and Support in India
01 January 2009
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Article
Public-Private Partnerships in HIV Prevention in India
01 January 2009
December 2008
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Video
Fighting Human Trafficking in Moldova
18 December 2008
Living in a poor rural area of Moldova, 17-year old Maria grabbed the chance for a better life when a family friend promised her lucrative work abroad. Instead she found herself doing forced labour on a farm in Russia, with no passport or money to get back home. Breaking this cycle of human trafficking will involve improving decent work prospects for Moldavians at home, as ILO TV reports.
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Technical Cooperation
Technical Cooperation: Working Together to Make Decent Work a Reality
18 December 2008
ILO TV reports from Moldova, Liberia, Brazil and Cambodia where the International Labour Organization is working with government, employers and workers to help make decent work a reality.
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Statement
Message by the Director-General of the ILO on the occasion of International Migrants Day
18 December 2008
Of the 200 million international migrants, 50 per cent are women and men migrant workers who have left their homes and communities to find work and better opportunities elsewhere in the world to support their families and communities.
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Occupational Safety and Health
Fair WIND for Safety in Kyrgyzstan
17 December 2008
An ILO occupational safety and health training program for farmers and other agricultural workers in Kyrgyzstan has become a starting point for a broader political process of social dialogue between workers, employers and government.
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International Migrants Day
Migrant Workers Today, An Interview With Ibrahim Awad
17 December 2008
ILO TV interviews Ibrahim Awad, Director of the ILO's International Migration Programme, on the significance of International Migrants Day and the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.