Press releases
August 2007
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ILO Asia-Pacific employment forum opens in Beijing - Hears call for integrating sustainable development and decent work
13 August 2007
The Director-General of the International Labour Organization Juan Somavia today called on delegates at an ILO Asian Forum on Growth, Employment and Decent Work to forge policies aimed at creating a new paradigm “integrating sustainable development and decent work”.
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ILO says Asia and the Pacific labour forces expected to grow by over 200 million by 2015
12 August 2007
More "quality" jobs needed to reduce poverty, sustain growth
July 2007
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Republic of the Marshall Islands becomes 181st ILO member State
06 July 2007
June 2007
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Ambassador of Sri Lanka elected new Chairman of ILO Governing Body: Committee on Freedom of Association cites Cambodia, Colombia and the Philippines
15 June 2007
The Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) elected H.E. Mr. Dayan Jayatilleka, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva, as Chairman for its 2007-08 Session.
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President of Sri Lanka expresses support for ILO Decent Work Agenda: Focus on improving lives of workers, especially in rural areas
15 June 2007
The President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa today expressed support for the Decent Work Agenda of the International Labour Organization (ILO) as “central to peoples’ lives.”
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Conference concludes with adoption of new standards on fishing sector, approaches to sustainable development and measures to promote decent work
15 June 2007
The 96th annual conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) concluded its 15-day run here today after adopting a comprehensive new set of labour standards for the fishing industry and holding extensive discussions on new approaches to promoting sustainable enterprises and decent work.
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ILO awards first Decent Work Research Prize to Nelson Mandela and Carmelo Mesa-Lago
15 June 2007
The International Labour Organization today awarded its first annual Decent Work Research Prize to Nobel peace laureate and former South African President Nelson Mandela and to the eminent academic and specialist in social security, Professor Carmelo Mesa-Lago, citing their contributions to improving the lives of people around the world.
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ILO adopts comprehensive new labour standards for millions in the world’s fishing sector
14 June 2007
Innovative new labour standards designed to improve the conditions for roughly 30 million men and women working in the fishing sector worldwide were adopted today at the 96th annual conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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His Royal Highness Felipe de Borbón, Prince of Asturias, highlights the need to “humanize” economic change
13 June 2007
Addressing government, worker and employer delegates at the annual Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO), His Royal Highness Felipe de Borbón, Prince of Asturias today highlighted the need to “humanize” economic change and ensure that globalization offers “real advantages for all”.
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President of Senegal says Decent Work is the key to economic and social development
12 June 2007
The President of the Republic of Senegal, Mr. Abdoulaye Wade, today told the plenary session of the 96th annual conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) that economic and social development must be based on Decent Work.