News
June 2009
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News
Labour Organization Journalistic Prize awarded to Jessie Ngoma-Simengwa for her article on risking life at a Zambian copper mine
12 June 2009
"Plight of a Zambian mine accident victim", the article that won the 2009 “Media for Labour Rights” journalistic prize awarded by the ILO to Jessie Ngoma-Simengwa
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98th International Labour Conference
New ILO report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories
11 June 2009
The annual report of the International Labour Office (ILO) on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories depicts “a dismal human, economic and social situation in the occupied Arab territories, overshadowed by stalled peace negotiations”.
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ILO and UNDP: First report on work and the family in Latin America and the Caribbean – Tensions between family and labour life entail high costs for more than 100 million women integrating the region’s workforce
11 June 2009
The massive and irreversible inclusion of Latin American and Caribbean women in the workforce has highlighted the challenges of traditional interplay between work and family life. Responding to these tensions is an essential step towards gender equality and for more productive economies, says a joint report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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World Day against Child Labour 2009
Migrant working girls, victims of the global crisis
10 June 2009
More than 100 million girls are involved in child labour worldwide, according to a new ILO report for World Day against Child Labour 2009. The report warns that the global financial crisis could push an increasing number of children, particularly girls, into child labour. ILO Online reports from Moscow where migrant workers and their children are the first to be hit by the crisis.
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World Day against Child Labour 2009
Girls in gold-mining: “I don’t want my children to be like me”
10 June 2009
Over 18,000 girls and boys are engaged in mining and quarrying in the Philippines. For many generations, the search for gold in small-scale mining has been a means of survival for poor families. Girls in such work are particularly vulnerable. Minette Rimando, ILO press officer in Manila, wrote this report for ILO Online.
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World Day Against Child Labour 2009
ILO says crisis increases risk of girls becoming child labourers
10 June 2009
The global financial crisis could push an increasing number of children, particularly girls, into child labour, according to a new report issued by the International Labour Office (ILO) for the World Day Against Child Labour on June 12.
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World Day Against Child Labour
World Day Against Child Labour – 12 June 2009
08 June 2009
The annual World Day Against Child Labour will be marked by events in scores of countries around the world on 12 June amid growing concerns over the impact of the economic crisis on child labour, and in particular girls.
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98th International Labour Conference
Work sharing: A strategy to preserve jobs during the global jobs crisis
05 June 2009
Work sharing could be a relevant response to the global jobs crisis, according to a new ILO policy brief prepared for discussion at the International Labour Conference in Geneva from 3-19 June 2009. Work sharing policies and programmes can result in a “win-win-win” solution benefiting workers, employers and governments. ILO Online spoke with ILO working time expert Jon C. Messenger.
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98th International Labour Conference (3-19 June 2009)
ILO Director-General calls for a global jobs pact to urgently tackle the employment and social protection consequences of the economic crisis
03 June 2009
Warning of a possible six to eight year employment and social protection crisis due to the economic downturn, International Labour Organization (ILO) Director- General Juan Somavia called on delegates to the 98th International Labour Conference to adopt a “Global Jobs Pact.”
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98th International Labour Conference
HIV/AIDS: Discussions on a new labour standard begin at ILO conference
03 June 2009
This week, governments, workers and employers representing the ILO's 183 member States begin a two-year process during which they will discuss a ground-breaking draft labour standard on HIV/AIDS in the world of work. ILO Online asked ILO/AIDS Director Dr. Sophia Kisting to explain the significance of this development, and how a new labour standard would help address the global challenge posed to the world of work by the pandemic.