News
February 2004
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Press release
World Commission says globalization can and must change, calls for urgent rethink of global governance
24 February 2004
Globalization can and must change, says a new, groundbreaking report presented today to the International Labour Organization (ILO) urging that building a fair and inclusive globalization become a worldwide priority.
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Article
Jobs after war – Building sustainable peace
23 February 2004
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Article
Economic insecurity drags on in Ukraine: ILO survey shows millions in distress
18 February 2004
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Press release
India, U.S. and ILO join forces to fight child labour; new project targets directly some 80,000 children in hazardous work
16 February 2004
The Government of India, in cooperation with the US Department of Labor and the International Labour Organization (ILO) today launched a US$ 40 million programme aimed at eliminating child labour that targets directly some 80,000 children in ten hazardous industries. This is the largest child labour programme ever undertaken by the ILO at the country level.
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Article
Making work a safer place
11 February 2004
Money talks, but does it think? Merging thoughtful workplace practices and the bottom-line is one of the goals of the Global Compact launched in 2000 by the United Nations. The Compact seeks to meet the challenges of globalization and create a more stable and inclusive world economy by embedding UN values in private sector strategies. Now, the ILO Safe Work Programme has joined the Compact to help promote a new health and safety culture at work. German journalist Anne Sieger reports.
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Article
New ILO report: Despite rising unemployment, cause for cautious optimism
11 February 2004
The 2004 Global Employment Trends report, released today by the ILO, paints a grim picture of rising global unemployment. But the annual jobs report sees signs of recovery. Here are questions and answers on the global employment picture, how this affects different people, and what solutions exist for employment generation.
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Press release
International cooperative alliance, ILO sign partnership agreement
10 February 2004
The International Labour Office (ILO) and the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) today signed an agreement to implement a "Common Cooperative Agenda" aimed at creating decent jobs and reducing poverty.
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Article
Eliminating child labour: The costs and benefits
06 February 2004
A just-released study by the ILO International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC), "Investing in Every Child: An Economic Study of the Costs and Benefits of Eliminating Child Labour", argues that the benefits of eliminating child labour will far outweigh the costs. Peter Dorman, the author of the report, explains the costs and benefits of eliminating child labour and how the proposal may be applied.
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Press release
New ILO study says economic benefits of eliminating child labour will vastly outweigh costs
03 February 2004
A new study by the International Labour Office (ILO) says the benefits of eliminating child labour will be nearly seven times greater than the costs, or an estimated US$ 5.1 trillion in the developing and transitional economies, where most child labourers are found.
January 2004
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ILO to launch new study on economic costs and benefits of eliminating child labour
28 January 2004
What is the projected cost of eliminating child labour worldwide? How will global society benefit - especially developing and transitional economies?