News
May 2010
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Global Child Labour Conference, The Hague, 10-11 May 2010
Global Conference calls for renewed efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour
10 May 2010
Amid signs that global efforts to combat child labour are losing momentum, more than 450 delegates from 80 countries have gathered here today calling for a re-energized international campaign to eliminate the worst forms of child labour by 2016.
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News
ILO Conference in Berlin, discuses ways out of the global employment crisis
07 May 2010
Economic and social policies to promote a job-rich recovery in different countries and their effectiveness were discussed at a conference held here by the ILO and the German Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
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New ILO global report on child labour
New ILO global report on child labour: As efforts to end child labour slow, ILO calls for “re-energized” global action
07 May 2010
Amid growing concerns over the impact of the economic downturn, the International Labour Office (ILO) warned in a new study that efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour are slowing down and called for a “re-energized” global campaign to end the practice.
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Questions and answers
The State of Child Labour Today
07 May 2010
In 2006, the ILO’s second Global Report on Child Labour showed that significant progress was being made in the fight against child labour . Encouraged by the positive trend, the ILO established a visionary target – to eliminate child labour in its worst forms by 2016. Four years on, the third Global Report paints a different picture: child labour continues to decline, albeit at a slower pace. The report warns that if countries carry on with business as usual the 2016 target will not be met. ILO Online spoke to Constance Thomas, Director of the ILO International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC), about the state of child labour today.
April 2010
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Labour migration
In search of jobs: new ILO study on labour migration in North and West Africa
29 April 2010
The global financial and economic crisis has brought with it significant employment and social challenges, particularly for migrant workers from developing countries. As a new ILO study on North and West Africa shows, the latter tend to be disproportionately affected by job losses in destination countries, with the flow of remittances to their countries of origin suffering a major decline. This has raised questions about the extent to which migration can contribute to development in countries of origin. ILO Online spoke with Steven Tobin, co-author of the study, about how best to leverage migration as a development factor.
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Job creation
The ILO and the Salvadoran Government team up to support micro and small enterprises
28 April 2010
The Salvadoran ministry of Public Works (MOP) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) will launch a joint project that is expected to generate over half a million direct and indirect jobs for micro and small enterprises carrying out road maintenance works around the country.
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Labour rights
Zimbabwe Government accepts ILO Commission of Inquiry’s recommendations
27 April 2010
The Government of Zimbabwe has informed the Director-General of the ILO Juan Somavia that it accepts the recommendations contained in the report of the ILO Commission of Inquiry on trade union rights in the country.
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work (28 April 2010)
Questions and answers: Emerging risks and new forms of prevention in a changing world of work
27 April 2010
Workers, employers and governments mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work each year as part of an international campaign to promote safe, healthy, and decent work. This year, it is focussing on emerging risks at the workplace and new forms of prevention in a changing world of work. ILO Online spoke with Seiji Machida, Director of the ILO’s SafeWork Programme, about new ways to promote the right of workers worldwide to a safe and healthy working environment.
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work - 28 April 2010
Focus on new emerging hazards in a changing world of work
27 April 2010
The World Day for Safety and Health at Work will be observed widely this year against a backdrop of newly emerging hazards in the world of work and growing concern over the impact of the global economic crisis,” according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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G-20 Labour and Employment Ministers meeting
ILO welcomes G-20 Labour and Employment Ministers' recommendations on job-Rich recovery
21 April 2010
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has welcomed the recommendations by the G-20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ meeting aimed at accelerating a job-rich recovery through policies included in the ILO’s Global Jobs Pact and Decent Work Agenda.