News and events
2013
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Press release
United Nations System Private Sector Focal Points Meeting 2013: Strengthening Partnership Synergies for Local Impact
23 April 2013
Co-hosted by the International Labour Organization, Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP, United Nations Global Compact Office, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
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© Lejia Lombardi, IDB photograph 2022
Bilateral cooperation
ILO, IDB sign agreement to promote more and better jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean
22 April 2013
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© Kilian Munch / ILO 2022
European crisis
ILO Director-General urges closer cooperation between IMF, EC and ILO
09 April 2013
The three international institutions need to work together to find solutions to the economic crisis in Europe, says Guy Ryder.
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Development cooperation
Sweden joins ILO efforts on women's employment in Turkey
07 March 2013
The ILO and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) have signed a project cooperation agreement amounting to US$ 3.5 million to support women’s empowerment in Turkey, which is expected to contribute substantially to the goal of advancing gender equality in employment and providing decent employment opportunities for women.
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Technical cooperation
A strategic alliance for youth employment
22 February 2013
The ILO presents a technical cooperation portfolio that calls for the mobilization of resources and partnerships to tackle the youth employment crisis.
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Press release
Ireland and ILO host forum to encourage women entrepreneurs in developing countries
15 February 2013
Education and access to credit are critical to ensuring that women in the developing world can start small businesses, Ireland's Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello and Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) said.
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Press release
Switzerland strengthens its support to the ILO’s Better Work programme
12 February 2013
Signing of a cooperation agreement for 12.4 million Swiss francs allocated by Switzerland to the ILO’s Better Work programme for 2013-2016.
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Labour standards and employment
Switzerland firms up commitment to employment and social rights
11 February 2013
Switzerland formalizes the ratification of the International Convention on employment policy and boosts its collaboration with the ILO in development cooperation.
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Press release
ILO Director-General discusses development agenda with UN Secretary-General
07 February 2013
ILO Director-General Guy Ryder met UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his senior staff to discuss the role of the Decent Work Agenda in the post-2015 development framework.
2012
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Press release
Germany contributes €650,000 to the Youth Employment Network
14 December 2012
Contribution will fund a round of the Youth to Youth Fund in Togo for the period 2013-2014