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Youcef Ghellab.
ILO

Social dialogue key for improving workplaces

29 October 2015
General News

Effective social dialogue between governments, workers and employers can improve compliance and produce better workplaces.

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Esther Byer-Suckoo.
UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras

Ensuring a “just transition” to the new green economy

13 October 2015
General News

Transitioning to a “green” economy will require a buy-in from governments, businesses and employees, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).

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Breastfeeding at work a “smart investment”

4 August 2015
General News

Allowing women to breastfeed their infants at work helps women balance their professional and personal lives while increasing worker productivity, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).

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Wagner Moura.
UN Photo

“Reality” of modern slavery needs to be understood

6 July 2015
General News

People around the world need to be made aware that 21 million globally are victims of modern day slavery; that’s the wish of the Brazilian actor, Wagner Moura, who is supporting a UN campaign to end the practice.

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Climate change linked to increased child labour

15 June 2015
General News

The link between climate change and increased child trafficking and forced labour was in the spotlight at a special summit hosted by the 104th International Labour Conference in Geneva.

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ILO Director-General Guy Ryder addresses the 104th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva.
ILO

UN labour agency closes conference amid appeals for a sustainable ‘future of work’

13 June 2015
The transformation of the global workforce must happen “here and now,” the head of the United Nations labour agency said today as he urged Member States to move ahead and implement changes critical for a sustainable, inclusive and green future of work.

Nobel laureate calls for end to child labour

12 June 2015
General News

Forcing children to work and denying them an education are tantamount to violence, Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi said Friday.

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Child labour in Myanmar.
ILO/Marcel Crozet

ILO conference provides “unique opportunity” to address child labour

12 June 2015
General News

Worldwide, more than 120 million children under the age of 14 are involved in child labour.

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Photo: International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)

On World Day, UN launches education appeal in fight against child labour

12 June 2015
The United Nations has announced it is marking the 2015 edition of the World Day Against Child Labour with a call for the international community to invest in quality education as a key step in the fight against child employment – a scourge that consumes over one hundred million children worldwide.
Francois Hollande. (Credits: Pierre Albouy)

US$100bn needed to ensure climate talks succeed

11 June 2015
General News

Key climate change talks in Paris are bound to fail unless US$100 billion is found to make an agreement happen, President Francois Hollande of France said Friday.

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