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December 2007

  1. Video

    A video message from actress Marlee Matlin

    02 December 2007

  2. Video

    International Day of Disabled Persons: Message from Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labour Organization

    02 December 2007

November 2007

  1. U.N. Summit on Climate Change

    "Making a deal on climate change work" - Printable version (PDF - 50 KB)

    29 November 2007

    Statement by ILO Director-General Juan Somavia for the United Nations Summit on Climate Change held in New-York on 22 September.

  2. U.N. Summit on Climate Change

    "Making a deal on climate change work" - Statement of ILO Director-General Juan Somavia

    29 November 2007

    "We have to tackle both climate change and the jobs crisis together" said ILO Director-General Juan Somavia in a statement for the United Nations Summit on Climate Change held in New-York on 22 September. "A global climate agreement that factors in the social and economic transformation it will bring about and that brings on board the relevant actors can put the world on a path towards a greener, fairer and sustainable global economy."

  3. Statement

    “Building fair financial markets for all” - Welcome remarks by Juan Somavia to the World Micro Finance Forum Geneva

    29 November 2007

  4. Statement

    Statement of ILO Director-General Juan Somavia - Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-carbon World

    29 November 2007

    ILO Director-General, Juan Somavia; UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner; the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) General Secretary Guy Ryder and the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) Vice President Ronnie Goldberg presented jointly the report entitled "Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World" at a press conference in New York at the United Nations on 24 September 2008.

  5. Statement

    Decent Work for Sustainable Development in the Era of Globalization - Statement to UNCTAD XII, Accra, 21-25 April 2008

    29 November 2007

    The ILO statement focuses on the synergies between the work of UNCTAD and the ILO, with particular emphasis on building an international response to the risks of a marked slowdown in global growth following the financial turmoil sparked by the US financial situation and the sharp rise in food prices worldwide.

  6. Statement

    International Migrants Day - Message by Mr. Juan Somavia, Director-General of the ILO

    29 November 2007

    "Gains from migration and protection of migrant rights are inseparable" said Mr. Juan Somavia, highlighting the enormous contributions made by women and men migrant workers to the prosperity of their home and destination countries, on the occasion of International Migrants Day, 18 December.

  7. Video

    HIV/AIDS and Transport Workers: Driving for Change through Prevention

    29 November 2007

    The Training Toolkit on HIV/AIDS, which includes awareness raising and advocacy courses for transport workers produced by the ILO, IRU and ITF will be integrated in the IRU Academy Driver and Manager Programmes, for implementation in 2008 by all IRU Academy Accredited Training Institutes (Aits).

  8. Video

    Video clip - Decent Work for a Fair Globalization

    28 November 2007