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UN labour organization says global employment seriously lagging economic growth

11 October 2005
In contrast to world economic growth of 5 per cent, world employment has only grown by 1.67 per cent in 2004, a situation that is not politically, socially and economically sustainable, according to the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO).

Asia beset by highest ever unemployment, says UN labour group

13 September 2005
Unemployment reached a new record high in Asia, job growth remained disappointing, and low wages failed to raise the living standard of many despite a robust economy that grew more than 7.3 per cent in 2004, the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a report issued on the eve of the UN World Summit.

Economic insecurity fosters world ‘full of anxiety and anger’ – UN report

1 September 2004
People in countries where income is protected report high levels of happiness, but about three quarters of the world’s workers live in circumstances of economic insecurity that foster ‘a world full of anxiety and anger,’ according to a new United Nations study published today.

UN labour agency launches initiative to create a billion jobs for youth world-wide

3 July 2003
The United Nations International Labour Office (ILO) and its partners have launched a new initiative to help create one billion jobs world-wide for youth over the next decade.

Proposed UN fund for workers in occupied Arab territories under discussion in Geneva

7 November 2002
Institutionalizing financial support for workers in the occupied Arab territories is one of a host of measures aimed at employment creation, which ranks high on the agenda as the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) opened the current session of its governing body in Geneva today.

New UN study finds global teacher shortage caused by poor working conditions

5 October 2002
Population growth and declining working conditions are creating a severe shortage of teachers across the globe that may lead to a slide in education standards, according to a new global study by two United Nations agencies made public today.
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UN forum in Beirut hears call for science and technology ‘renaissance’ in Arab States

16 July 2002
Kicking off a three-day United Nations forum in Beirut, participants from across the region called on Arab countries to overhaul their science and technology policies in order to create jobs and cut poverty.

UN agencies to host forum in Beirut on using technology to alleviate region's poverty

15 July 2002
Two United Nations agencies today announced plans for an upcoming seminar in Beirut focused on using new technologies to create jobs and alleviate poverty in the Arab region.

In talks with Palestinian officials, UN labour agency advances jobs plan for Middle East

12 July 2002
The head of the United Nations labour agency held talks in Geneva today with a senior Palestinian delegation aimed at advancing plans to create jobs in the Occupied Arab Territories, which have seen skyrocketing rates of unemployment amid the current tense security situation.

UN labour conference adopts measures to tackle globalization’s challenges

20 June 2002
Concluding its annual conference today, the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) has adopted a series of measures designed to promote a more rigorous approach to tackling the challenges of globalization.