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June 2008
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Text for the Declaration site: The text of the declaration and its follow-up page
18 June 2008
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News
Denmark significantly expands partnership agreement with the International Labour Organization (ILO) with new US$12.5 million grant
16 June 2008
The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has significantly expanded its partnership agreement with the International Labour Organization (ILO) with a new grant of DKK 60 million (approximately US$ 12,5 million) for 2008-09. Projects are to promote tripartism and decent work, improve job quality in Africa and explore flexibile labour market policies in Viet Nam.
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Schoolchildren show solidarity against child labour
12 June 2008
Schoolchildren from Geneva and neighbouring France released balloons to mark World Day Against Child Labour. Earlier at the International Labour Conference the ILO Director-General, Juan Somavia, spoke out against child labour saying: "It is our responsibility to fight child labour and ensure that every child has a good education - that first crucial step towards Decent Work."
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ILC coverage: Tackling the food crisis
12 June 2008
Speaking at a high level panel of the 97th International Labour Conference, the Right Honourable Mr Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho, shared his views on how to tackle the food crisis through investment, production and decent work.
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ILC coverage: Building of 21st Century Panama Canal Honours ILO Principles
11 June 2008
The President of Panama, Martín Torrijos, today told the annual conference of the ILO that work to expand the Panama Canal will be carried out with respect for decent work and labour rights, and profits from the Canal will be used to combat poverty, which he described as “a universal shame” requiring firm political decisions.
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ILC coverage: Urgent counter measures needed to ward off "sub-prime work" says ILO Director General
09 June 2008
Urgent counter measures are needed to ward off "sub-prime work", says the ILO Director General, Juan Somavia. The balance can be found in the Decent Work Agenda and a fair globalization.
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ILC coverage: Flexicurity and Danish Tripartism
09 June 2008
The search for a better combination of flexibility and security regarding employment, income and social protection is a major challenge within the European Union. Denmark has been a pioneer in implementing a system of flexicurity in its labour market. A panel discussion at the 97th International Labour Conference addressed the issue of "Flexicurity for Decent Work: a labour market policy approach" with the participation of ILO experts and tripartite delegates from Denmark, including Claus Hjort Frederiksen, Danish Minister for Employment, Marie-Louise Knuppert of the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions, Jorn Neergaard Larsen of the Confederation of Danish Employers and José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Director, Employment Sector, ILO.
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Ratifications of the 1997 Instrument of Amendment to the Constitution of the ILO and of International Labour Standards
09 June 2008
The Director of the International Labour Standards Department and the Legal Adviser received ratifications of the 1997 Instrument of Amendment to the Constitution of the ILO and of International Labour Conventions.
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Indonesia marks 10th anniversary of ratifying ILO Convention on Freedom of Association
09 June 2008
To mark the tenth anniversary of the ratification of ILO core Convention No. 87 on Freedom of Association by Indonesia, the Government of Indonesia and the International Labour Organization (ILO) will launch a Photo Exhibition, “A Portrait of the World of Work in Indonesia”, on Monday, 9 June 2008, at the ILO Library, Geneva.
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The Dignity of Decent Work
06 June 2008
Daniel Funes de Rioja, Executive Vice-President of the International Organization of Employers, discusses the Decent Work agenda, informality in the Latin American economy and the relevance of the International Labour Organization to today's world.