News
June 2010
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Governing Body
ILO Governing Body elects new Chairperson – Committee on Freedom of Association cites Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Islamic Republic of Iran and Peru
18 June 2010
The Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) elected H.E. Mr. Adelwaheb Jemal, Ambassador of Tunisia and Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations Office in Geneva, as Chairperson for 2010-11.
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Maritime Labour Convention
Canada joins other key maritime States to help bring seafarers' decent work Convention into force
17 June 2010
The Government of Canada deposited its instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 with the International Labour Office on 15 June. Canada is the first North American country to ratify this key maritime labour Convention, sometimes called the “super convention”, adopted by the 94th International Labour Conference (Maritime) in Geneva in February 2006.
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HIV/AIDS
ILO conference adopts unprecedented new international labour standard on HIV and AIDS
17 June 2010
Governments, employers and workers meeting at the annual conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) today adopted a new international labour standard on HIV and AIDS - the first international human rights instrument to focus specifically on the issue in the world of work.
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News
ILC Daily info for the media
17 June 2010
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HIV/AIDS
Learn about it at work: an HIV poster campaign in Russia
16 June 2010
The proposed new standard on HIV/AIDS that is under discussion at the International Labour Conference is not only the first international human rights instrument to focus explicitly on HIV/AIDS. It also contains provisions on prevention programmes and anti-discrimination measures at national and workplace levels aimed at strengthening the contribution of the world of work to HIV prevention, treatment care and support. This story demonstrates how a participatory approach and involvement of social partners allowed to create an effective HIV poster campaign in Russia.
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ILO-UN Social Protection Floor Initiative
ILO-UN Social Protection Floor Initiative: The role of social security in crisis response and recovery, and beyond
16 June 2010
The crisis has reinforced the perception that the extension of social security should be a high priority. While in many developing countries social security systems were previously considered unaffordable, they are now regarded as important investments to support sustainable economic growth. Furthermore, in times of crisis, social security systems are playing an essential role as economic stabilizers. Interview with Michael Cichon, Director of the ILO’s Social Security Department, about the UN Social Protection Floor Initiative and social security in times of crisis.
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Social dialogue
Mexico presents successful social dialogue project at the International Labour Conference
15 June 2010
The Secretary of Labour and Social Welfare of Mexico, Javier Lozano, presented at the 99th International Labour Conference in Geneva "a successful program" to modernize work in the sugar cane industry, and stressed the importance of an effective social dialogue to face the challenge of productivity.
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HIV/AIDS
ILO to vote on new international labour standard on HIV and AIDS
15 June 2010
The annual conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) will vote on Thursday 17 June on a new international labour standard on HIV and AIDS and the world of work.
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Decent Work
Sultanate of Oman signs Decent Work Country Programme, the second Gulf country after the Kingdom of Bahrain
15 June 2010
The Decent Work Country Programme for the Sultanate of Oman was launched today at the 99th session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva.
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Cooperation against Child Labour
Brazil, U.S. and ILO to expand fight against child labour in post-earthqake Haiti - first ILO North-South-South "triangular agreement"
15 June 2010
Brazil and the United States have joined forces to expand the fight against child labour in Haiti, in the first “triangular agreement” on North-South-South cooperation to be signed under the auspices of the International Labour Organization (ILO).