News room
March 2014
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Kazakhstan’s 2013 external debt figure grows from $136.922 billion to $148.753 billion
31 March 2014
Kazakhstan’s external debt in 2013 grew from $136.922 billion to $148.753 billion, according to the country’s Central Bank.
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About 20 000 jobs to be created to cater to EXPO-2017
31 March 2014
Around 20 000 jobs will be created to cater to the EXPO-2017 to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital city, a Tengrinews.kz journalist reports, citing Talgat Ermegiyaev, Head of Astana Expo-2017 National Company.
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Employing people with disabilities: It’s right and smart
31 March 2014
Employing people with disabilities – a huge and largely overlooked market segment – makes a lot of sense for companies. But that requires overcoming a fear of the unknown and looking at abilities rather than disabilities.
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New authorities delegated to RS by Slovakia
31 March 2014
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) and the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development of Slovakia have signed a new agreement on the delegation of authority for the statutory survey of ships flying the flag of Slovakia, RS announced.
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System classifying jobs into categories enters into force in Russia
28 March 2014
Since March 28 a law on special assessment of working conditions that creates economic incentives for employers to improve working conditions has entered into force in Russia.
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Ways to implement decent work principles – conference in Chelyabinsk
27 March 2014
On March 27-28 Chelyabinsk, Russia’s Urals city, hosted an international research and practice conference focusing on ways to implement decent work principles. It was organized by the ILO, the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR), the Federation of Trade Unions of the Chelyabinsk region, Chelyabinsk training centre of trade unions and Urals Social and Economic Institute.
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Why the European Social Model is still relevant
19 March 2014
'In some countries, key elements of the ESM have been radically transformed, and sometimes dismantled, even though they clearly were not the cause of the crisis or the budgetary deficits,' says ILO Senior labour economist Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead.
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What will 3D printing mean for the world of work?
14 March 2014
3D printing is poised to revolutionize the manufacturing industry. What impact will that have on today’s manufacturing jobs?
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ILO project to help Georgia improve compliance with labour laws
07 March 2014
The Government of Georgia and the International Labour Organization launched a project entitled “Improved compliance with labour laws in Georgia”.
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Women at work – where we are, where we want to be
05 March 2014
When the International Labour Organization was founded in 1919, most women around the world did not have the right to vote and most in paid work had little or no collective voice to advocate for their workplace rights.