News
June 2011
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Press release
German Chancellor Merkel supports stronger role for ILO
14 June 2011
In the first ever visit of a German Chancellor to the International Labour Organization (ILO), H.E. Ms. Angela Merkel addressed the Organization’s annual conference.
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Press release
Indonesian President calls for Global Coalition for Youth Employment
14 June 2011
The President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has called for a global coalition to tackle youth employment in an address to a special session of the 100th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva.
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Feature story
HIV/AIDS training in Russia: “To know means to live”
14 June 2011
The 100th Session of the International Labour Conference also marks one year since the adoption of ILO Recommendation No. 200 – the first international human rights instrument to focus specifically on the issue of HIV/AIDS in the world of work. The Recommendation aims to strengthen the contribution of the world of work to universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support and contains provisions on potentially life-saving prevention programmes for all groups of workers, including young workers and persons in training. This story is about "Your Health" – an innovative training course for vocational schools in Russia.
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Press release
UN Women and ILO join forces to promote women’s empowerment in the workplace
13 June 2011
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) signed a wide-ranging Memorandum of Understanding with the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Monday 13 June, on key issues including promoting gender equality, eliminating sex discrimination, protecting domestic workers, promoting social protection floors and combating gender-based violence at work.
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I-News
Main findings of the ILO study "The Global Crisis: Causes, responses and challenges"
13 June 2011
This new report by the ILO shows how well-designed employment and social policies can now play a crucial role in both boosting job creation and making economic growth more solid and equitable.
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Press release
Michelle Bachelet at the ILO Conference: The elimination of gender discrimination is a matter of “smart economics”
10 June 2011
A Plenary sitting discussed today the ILO Global Report on Equality at Work 2011. The Executive Director of UN Women, Michelle Bachelet, asked representatives of governments, employers and workers attending the 100th International Labour Conference for a stronger commitment to the elimination of gender discrimination, and to consider it a matter of “smart economics”.
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Press release
UN Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS calls for world of work leadership
10 June 2011
On Friday 10th June, the United Nations member States recognized the ILO Recommendation concerning HIV and AIDS and the World of Work, 2010 (No. 200) as a key human rights instrument in the global HIV response in the final Declaration of the High Level Meeting on AIDS taking place here.
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I-News
Youth leaders tell ILO they need “jobs”, but express optimism for the future
10 June 2011
Youth leaders from around the world told the annual conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) they need “jobs”, but expressed optimism that their efforts would eventually result in employment, more equitable societies and decent work.
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Feature story
Monitoring hazardous child labour in Tajikistan
10 June 2011
Labour inspectors often find it difficult to reach out to informal economy workplaces where hazardous child labour occurs most frequently. According to this year’s ILO report for World Day Against Child Labour, child labour monitoring (CLM) systems are a powerful means to support labour inspectorates.
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Press release
World Day Against Child Labour 2011 – ILO calls for urgent action against hazardous forms of child labour
10 June 2011
In a new report issued for World Day Against Child Labour, the International Labour Organization (ILO) warns that a staggeringly high number of children are still caught in hazardous work – some 115 million of the world’s 215 million child labourers – and calls for urgent action to halt the practice.