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Zack Martin, the owner of Crawler Haulers a trucking company based in Lafayette in Louisiana.
UN News/Daniel Dickinson

FIRST PERSON: ‘You can’t get paid for staring out of the window’ - How I proved my teacher wrong

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called “Dignity at Work: The American Experience” to document the working life of people across the United States. UN News joined the ILO on a visit to the southern US state of Louisiana.  

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From left: People cross from Myanmar into Cox’s Bazar, south-eastern Bangladesh; Peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in Liberia wave goodbye at the end of their deployment; India's eight-year-old climate activist Licypriya Kangujam at COP25.
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The 2010 – 2020 UN News Decade in Review, part three

The final part of our look back over the past decade takes in the launch of the 2030 Agenda, the UN’s blueprint for a better future for all; the humanitarian response to the Rohingya refugee crisis; the successful end to the mandate of the UN Liberia Mission; and fresh momentum in the fight against the climate crisis, despite disappointment over the COP25 climate conference in Madrid. 

New Orleans-based Kai Bussant repairs and refurbishes hats.
ILO Photo/John Isaac

FIRST PERSON: Feeling the milliner’s vibe

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called “Dignity at Work: The American Experience” to document the working life of people across the United States. UN News joined the ILO on a visit to the southern US state of Louisiana. 

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