Videos and Photos
2013
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Euronews
Increases in child labour over past four years a worrying trend, says ILO
04 January 2013
Euronews reports on efforts to tackle child labour in Benin and India. Recent increases in child labour in Africa are a major concern, and despite progress in addressing child labour in South Asia, it remains the area with the greatest concentration of child labour globally. With 215 million child labourers worldwide and over half in the worst forms of child labour, ILO expert Patrick Quinn says we need to make more progress to get all children out of work and into school.
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Video
APYouthNet Talk Show #14 - Green growth and green jobs for youth
02 January 2013
A talk show on Green Jobs for Youth was hosted by the ILO Green Jobs and Youth Employment programmes in cooperation with Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, Bangkok on 13 December 2012. The talk show was organized in the context of the Expert Group Meeting on Green Growth, Green Jobs for Youth took place in Bangkok on 12-13 December that jointly organized by UNDESA, ESCAP, ILO and UNEP.
2012
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INDIA: ILO SCORE Programme for SMEs
19 December 2012
This video presents the stories of a few SMEs in India who following SCORE trainings have been able to reduce the costs of doing business, boost competitiveness and most importantly enhance their market reputation by improving the social and environmental impact of their operations.
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Indigenous peoples
Harnessing Potentials, Restoring Dignity
10 December 2012
Over 500,000 indigenous peoples live in the Caraga Region in Southern Philippines. Indigenous peoples face development challenges including conflict, poverty, marginalization and lack of employment and livelihood opportunity. The ILO in partnership with the Government of Spain and Finland, implemented the Indigenous Peoples Development Programme (IPDP) through a convergence framework and culture sensitive strategy, reaching out to the Mamanwa, Mandaya and Manobo tribe. Indigenous peoples learn about their rights and establish a community enterprise using Sago Palm Flour that created employment and helped through a multiplier effect in the region.
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Video
Asia needs to re-think low-wage development model, says Sukti Dasgupta, ILO
07 December 2012
Sukti Dasgupta, the ILO’s head of Regional Economic and Social Analysis for Asia discusses some of the most significant, structural, development issues highlighted by the ILO Global Wage Report, 2012-13.
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Global Wage Report 2012-13, 2nd comment by Malte Luebker, ILO's Senior Regional Wage Specialist for Asia
07 December 2012
The ILO’s senior economic specialist in Asia Pacific give his analysis of the key findings of the Global Wage Report, and discuss what they mean for the region. Mr Luebker explains the impact on wages of the export-led growth model that is common in the region, and looks and the options for longer-term economic strategy.
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Global Wage Report 2012-13, comments by Malte Luebker, ILO's Senior Regional Wage Specialist for Asia
07 December 2012
The ILO’s senior economic specialist in Asia Pacific give his analysis of the key findings of the Global Wage Report, and discuss what they mean for the region. Mr Luebker explains the impact on wages of the export-led growth model that is common in the region, and looks and the options for longer-term economic strategy.
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APYouthNet Talk Show #13 - Youth employment in ageing socities
03 December 2012
This programme looks at the issue of youth employment in the context of ageing societies. The show's panelists are: Mr Marco Roncarati, Officer-in-Charge, Social Policy and Population Section, United Nations ESCAP; Mr Kazutoshi Chatani, Labour and Employment Researcher; and Mr Matthieu Cognac, ILO Youth Employment Specialist.
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On the path of hope = Asa sepanjang jalan
29 November 2012
The ILO with the support from the Multi Donor Fund (MDF) has made a major contribution in rehabilitating and building roads and bridges while simultaneously creating job opportunities in Aceh and Nias after the tsunami and earthquakes. Audio in Bahasa Indonesia; subtitle in English.
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Workplace safety in Bangkok saunas
28 November 2012
This video is the fifth and final in a five-part series of educational entertainment videos designed for use in the training of staff and employers who work at gay saunas and the men who visit these venues in Bangkok, Thailand. This episode explores the unique settings in which sex between men occurs in Bangkok saunas and the vulnerabilities to HIV and STI faced.