ILO

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.