News
May 2003
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ILO launches first global report on discrimination at work
12 May 2003
Says workplace discrimination remains a persistent global problem, with new, more subtle forms emerging.
April 2003
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International events to mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work
24 April 2003
GENEVA (ILO news) - Tens of thousands of workers and employers from Lima to London and Bangkok to Sao Paulo will mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April, drawing attention to work-related accidents and illnesses which annually take some 2 million lives and cost the global economy an estimated $1,250,000 million US dollars ($1.25 trillion), according to the International Labour Office (ILO).
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ILO Director-General to attend 26 th Session of the Labour and Social Affairs Commission of the African Union in Mauritius
11 April 2003
GENEVA (ILO News) - The Director-General of the International Labour Office (ILO), Juan Somavia, begins a four-day official visit to Mauritius on 12 April where he is expected to attend the 26 th Session of the Labour and Social Affairs Commission of the African Union.
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ILO mourns death in Beijing of senior official
07 April 2003
GENEVA (ILO News) - The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) today issued the following statement regarding the death in Beijing on Sunday of Pekka Aro, a senior ILO official:
March 2003
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Latest report of ILO Committee on Freedom of Associationcites Belarus, China, Colombia, Venezuela, others
28 March 2003
GENEVA (ILO News) - Belarus, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Guatemala and Venezuela are among the urgent cases cited today by the ILO Committee on Freedom of Association, whose report was adopted by the 286 th meeting of the ILO Governing Body, for infringements of the principle of freedom of association and violations of trade union rights.
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Statement on consequences of the Iraq conflictand response by the ILO
28 March 2003
GENEVA (ILO News) - The Director-General of the International Labour Office (ILO), Juan Somavia, and the Officers of the 286 th session of the ILO Governing Body, issued the following statement regarding the consequences of the Iraq conflict:
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ILO Governing Body concludes 286th session Juan Somavia re-elected as ILO Director-General
28 March 2003
GENEVA (ILO News) - The Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) concluded its 286 th session today after overwhelmingly re-electing Director-General Juan Somavia of Chile to a second term, adopting a provisional programme and budget for 2004-05 and reviewing the labour situation in Myanmar, the occupied Arab territories and other areas.
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Juan Somavia elected to second term as ILO Director-GeneralPledges to work for a “New Social Contract”
25 March 2003
GENEVA (ILO News) - Juan Somavia, a Chilean and the first representative of the Southern Hemisphere to head the International Labour Office (ILO), was overwhelmingly re-elected to a second term as Director-General today. He pledged to "work together for a new social contract based on decent work for all and a globalization that leaves no one behind".
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ILO reports continuous job growth in commerce worldwide
14 March 2003
GENEVA (ILO News) - Employment in wholesale and retail trade, stimulated by technology, consumer demand and trade liberalization, continues to grow despite consolidation of the industry, according to a new ILO report * issued here today.
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Eminent women journalists mark International Women's Day at the ILO
07 March 2003
GENEVA (ILO News) From Geneva to Baghdad, in person and via satellite, eminent women journalists met at the International Labour Organization (ILO) today to spotlight the role of women reporters in covering dangerous assignments and conflicts and through this work to bring attention to the rights of all women.