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Small businesses and self-employed provide most jobs worldwide

A ground-breaking ILO study reveals that seven in 10 workers are self-employed or in small businesses, a finding that has significant implications for employment and enterprise support policies worldwide.

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ILO Open Day: 100 years of action for social justice!

To mark its Centenary, the International Labour Office, the first specialized agency of the United Nations, will stage its first Open Day in its 100 year history, on Tuesday, 15 October in Geneva. Register now!

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Voices in your ear

Many people associate the development of simultaneous interpreting with the Nuremberg trials that took place after the Second World War. In fact, it was the ILO – under its first Director, Albert Thomas – that gave birth to the concept. This week the ILO and the University of Geneva are celebrating 100 years of conference interpreting.

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