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April 2003
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Video
DISABILITY IN UKRAINE
12 April 2003
A new study from the International Labour Office finds discrimination in the workplace is rampant and that new forms are emerging. In Eastern Europe, unemployment rates are particularly high for the disabled and are a particular cause for concern, as ILO TV reports.
March 2003
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Video
Danger: Children working – Guatemala fireworks industry
20 March 2003
More than 80 million children worldwide are employed in dangerous work, International Labour Organization figures show. In Guatemala, many work in the fireworks industry, but as ILO TV now reports, the challenge is to find poor families alternative sources of income.
February 2003
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Video
CHILD SOLDIERS
13 February 2003
An international conference in Washington this week (May 7-8) organized by the US Department of Labour will highlight the plight of child soldiers. More than 300 000 youngsters under 18 are fighting in conflicts all around the world. A report from the International Labour Organization, or ILO, looks at some of the roots of the problem and measures needed to help former combatants return to normal life.
January 2003
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Publication
Current Maritime Labour Law Issues - An Internationally Uniform Identity Document for Seafarers
01 January 2003
This article reviews the achievements of the recently adopted Convention on Seafarers’ Identity Documents (Revised) 2003, (No.185) adopted by the International Labour Conference of the International Labour Organization. (First published in the World Maritime University Journal of Maritime Affairs, 2003, Vol. 2, No. 2. Reproduced with permission).
December 2002
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Real Madrid Campaign Against Child Labour
16 December 2002
Superstars of the soccer world teamed up with the International Labour Organization in a campaign to fight child labour. The Galacticos, as the top players are known, joined with the ILO and the football association, FIFA, to give child labour the red card, used to send a player off the pitch.
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Video
VIOLENCE IN COLOMBIA
12 December 2002
Trade unionists in Colombia have become the targets of political violence which has contributed to giving the country one of the highest murder rates in the world. ILO TV reports on a day in the life of a workers’ representative and on how the International Labour Organization is working with unions and the governments to promote conflict resolution.
September 2002
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Video
Naya Prayas Proyect in India
26 September 2002
246 million children work worldwide, half of which live and work in Asia and the Pacific. Poor children are the victims of what their parents might consider to be fate. Ending child labour not only means education for the children, but also for the parents. ILO televison reports from the slums of Delhi.
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AIDS orphans in Kenya
20 September 2002
The International Labour Organization says 41 per cent of Kenya’s children aged 10 to 14 work child labourers. The government is trying to get them back to school, but HIV/AIDS is putting increasing pressure on children to be breadwinners. ILO TV has this report.
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Surgical instruments in Pakistan
09 September 2002
In Pakistan, the difficult and dangerous task of manufacturing surgical instruments has often in the past been done by children. The International Labour Organization is working to put a stop to this and other hazardous forms of child labour, helping cushion the financial blow of losing part of the family income while helping the child catch up with their education. This report from ILO TV.
July 2002
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Mine accident in Colombia
17 July 2002
An estimated 180 million children worldwide are trapped in some of the worst forms of child labour. An accident at a Colombian gold mine focused attention on the plight of small children forced to work for a living in hazardous conditions. This report from ILO TV.