Media advisory
ILO to launch new book on work-sharing
11 June 2013
GENEVA – The ILO is to launch a new book entitled Work sharing during the Great Recession, New developments and beyond – edited by ILO researchers Jon C. Messenger and Naj Ghosheh.
The book and all associated material are embargoed until Tuesday, 18 June at 15:00 GMT (17:00 Geneva time).
The volume shows how work sharing has been widely used to preserve jobs during the Great Recession of 2008-2009, and looks at the potential to generate new employment.
The book also offers figures as well as an in-depth analysis of crisis work-sharing programmes from around the world, both in Europe – specifically Austria, Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands – as well as in Japan, Turkey, the United States and Uruguay.
Embargoed electronic copies of the executive summary of the book and of the press release will be made available to all journalists upon request by contacting the ILO Department of Communication and Public Information at +4122/799-7912, [email protected].
Please note that Geneva correspondents will receive the embargoed documents as soon as they become available without having to send an e-mail request.
For Geneva correspondents: A press briefing by the main authors, Jon Messenger and Naj Ghoshesh, will be held, under embargo, on Tuesday 18 June at 15:00 Geneva time in Press Room I at the Palais des Nations. Hard copies of the book should be available.
Interviews by print, web or broadcast media can be scheduled via the ILO Department of Communication at +4122/799-7912, [email protected].
Video coverage of the press conference will be available for broadcasters and interviews via ISDN or from the ILO TV studio can be booked by contacting the Department of Communication/Multimedia unit on +4122/799-7935 or by emailing [email protected].
The book and all associated material are embargoed until Tuesday, 18 June at 15:00 GMT (17:00 Geneva time).
The volume shows how work sharing has been widely used to preserve jobs during the Great Recession of 2008-2009, and looks at the potential to generate new employment.
The book also offers figures as well as an in-depth analysis of crisis work-sharing programmes from around the world, both in Europe – specifically Austria, Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands – as well as in Japan, Turkey, the United States and Uruguay.
Obtaining advance electronic copies of the resources
Embargoed electronic copies of the executive summary of the book and of the press release will be made available to all journalists upon request by contacting the ILO Department of Communication and Public Information at +4122/799-7912, [email protected].
Please note that Geneva correspondents will receive the embargoed documents as soon as they become available without having to send an e-mail request.
Attending the press briefing
For Geneva correspondents: A press briefing by the main authors, Jon Messenger and Naj Ghoshesh, will be held, under embargo, on Tuesday 18 June at 15:00 Geneva time in Press Room I at the Palais des Nations. Hard copies of the book should be available.
Scheduling interviews
Interviews by print, web or broadcast media can be scheduled via the ILO Department of Communication at +4122/799-7912, [email protected].
Video coverage
Video coverage of the press conference will be available for broadcasters and interviews via ISDN or from the ILO TV studio can be booked by contacting the Department of Communication/Multimedia unit on +4122/799-7935 or by emailing [email protected].