News and events
2012
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Press release
Czech Republic donates US$75,000 to ILO project on return migrants in Moldova
14 December 2012
The Government of the Czech Republic will contribute CZK 1.5 million (approximately US$ 75,000) to an ILO project on the return of migrants and home country socio-economic development over the next year.
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Partnership agreements
ILO, Russian Federation sign key agreements
11 December 2012
The ILO and the Russian Federation have launched a new and strategic era of cooperation with the signing of three key agreements.
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Press release
Guy Ryder: "ILO and EU have a shared responsibility of realizing decent work for all"
06 December 2012
For the 10th time in a row, and in the presence of the ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, the ILO and the European Commission held their annual high-level meeting defining the focus of their cooperation for the next year. At this meeting, Guy Ryder honored the historical partnership between both institutions and looked at the common challenges in the face of the global crisis.
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Press release
Global Network of Cities, Local and Regional Government and ILO organize South-South event on the informal sector in Maputo
16 November 2012
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Press release
Denmark and ILO team up to advance youth employment in Egypt
06 November 2012
Denmark donates US$1.6 million to finance the first phase of two youth employment projects in Egypt.
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Press release
UCGL and ILO sign cooperation agreement
27 September 2012
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Press release
China and ILO sign south-south cooperation agreement
12 June 2012
The Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Security of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Wang Xiaochu, and the Director-General of the lLO, Mr Juan Somavia have signed a US$1 million partnership agreement.
2011
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Press release
World of Work Report 2011- ILO says world heading for a new and deeper jobs recession, warns of more social unrest
31 October 2011
In a grim analysis issued on the eve of the G20 leaders summit, the International Labour Organization (ILO) says the global economy is on the verge of a new and deeper jobs recession that will further delay the global economic recovery and may ignite more social unrest in scores of countries.
2010
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Cooperation against Child Labour
Brazil, U.S. and ILO to expand fight against child labour in post-earthqake Haiti - first ILO North-South-South "triangular agreement"
15 June 2010
Brazil and the United States have joined forces to expand the fight against child labour in Haiti, in the first “triangular agreement” on North-South-South cooperation to be signed under the auspices of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
2009
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Crisis response in Africa
First African Decent Work Symposium hears calls to invest in employment and sustainable enterprises
01 December 2009
The First African Decent Work Symposium “Recovering from the crisis: the implementation of the Global Jobs Pact in Africa” opened in Ouagadougou on 1 December with three heads of state and ministers of labour and finance and representatives of employers’ and workers’ organizations from more than 45 African countries.