News
April 2016
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Work-related stress: What impact in the public services?
28 April 2016
In the following interview, the General Secretary of Public Services International (PSI), Rosa Pavanelli, explains how workers in the public services are affected by stress. She also underlines the role of trade unions to support workers against stress and how they can work with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to prevent and manage work-related stress.
October 2015
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Business and social protection
ILO launches Global Business Network for Social Protection Floors
28 October 2015
The new ILO network will look for ways companies can support the development of national social protection systems.
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Fundamental principles and rights at work
Boosting Workplace Compliance through Social Dialogue
27 October 2015
Compliance goes beyond simply implementing the law at the workplace, yet this is a concept that often fails to trickle down the supply chain. Youcef Ghellab, Head of the ILO’s Social Dialogue and Tripartism Unit, explains what can be done to move this key issue forward.
April 2013
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Economic crisis
Crisis shockwaves reverberate in European public sector
24 April 2013
The public sector in many European countries has been hit hard by the economic crisis, leading to big cuts in spending, jobs and wages. ILO Senior Economist, Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead, analyses the impact on the public sector, of policy responses to the crisis.
June 2012
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Article
The impact of public sector adjustments in Europe
28 June 2012
Fuelled by the economic crisis, budget deficits have plunged the public sector in Europe into an unprecedented wave of ‘adjustments’, leading to significant cuts in expenditure, jobs and wages. Interview with Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead, author of a new ILO study* on Public Sector Adjustments in Europe – Scope, Effects and Policy Issues
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News
European public sector under threat
28 June 2012
A new ILO study shows budget deficits have led to significant cuts in European public sector expenditure, employment and wages. It also discusses the key role of social dialogue under the present circumstances.
November 2010
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Governing Body, November 2010 session
The impact of the global economic crisis on public administration
11 November 2010
The economic crisis also had an impact on employment and working conditions in public administration. A new ILO report prepared for the November 2010 session of its Governing Body recommends that governments engage in social dialogue when seeking measures to counter the downturn.