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UN labour agency welcomes European Union decision to promote decent work for all

6 December 2006
Despite recent years of global growth, the world is not generating enough decent jobs to keep pace with a 40 million annual increase in the labour market, a senior official from the United Nations labour agency has warned, as he welcomed a European Union (EU) initiative promoting employment.

Youth unemployment rising; hundreds of millions working below poverty line – UN

30 October 2006
The global number of unemployed youth aged 15 to 24 rose by nearly 15 per cent over the past decade, more than 300 million others, about 25 per cent of the youth population, were living below the $2 per day poverty line, and at least 400 million jobs are needed to solve the problem, according to a new report by the UN labour agency.

Excessive border delays hurt professional truck drivers, overall economy, says UN report

20 October 2006
Excessive border delays, inefficient or corrupt border officials and drivers’ vulnerability to sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDS put the international road transport sector at risk and without worldwide governmental action the problems will intensify, according to a new report by the United Nations labour agency released today.

UN labour agency set to endorse new code to enhance safety in coal mines

18 May 2006
With underground coal mining posing one of the highest workplace risk activities in the world, as shown by a recent spate of accidents from China to the United States, the United Nations labour agency is set to endorse a new code of practice to improve the safety and health of miners.

Latin American needs to create 126 million more jobs, UN labor agency says

3 May 2006
Facing an employment deficit of 126 million jobs in the coming decade, Latin America must not only increase its business competitiveness, but also move towards more “employment-rich” growth of the economy, the head of the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) said today.
Juan Somavia

UN labour agency marks World Safety and Health Day with focus on HIV/AIDS

28 April 2006
From the Caucasus to the Caribbean, from Armenia to Addis Ababa, the United Nations labour agency today marked World Day for Safety and Health with over 100 events worldwide, focusing this year on HIV/AIDS as an occupational safety and health issue.
ILO adopts a new maritime charter

New UN treaty guarantees merchant sailors’ labour rights in era of globalization

23 February 2006
Seeking to ensure fair globalization, the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) today overwhelmingly adopted comprehensive new standards for the world's 1.2 million merchant sailors, setting out a host of rights to decent working conditions covering health, safety, minimum age and hours of work.