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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.
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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)
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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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Delegates’ hopes at the 104th International Labour Conference

9 June 2015
General News

Many delegates attending the 104th International Labour Conference are hopeful that it will help improve conditions for workers around the world.

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Photo: ILO (file)
ILO (file)

Campaign to end modern slavery gathering pace

8 June 2015
General News

A campaign to end modern slavery launched by the UN is gathering pace in Geneva.

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Delegates meet to for the discussion on social protection and labour protection, at the International Labour Conference.
ILO/Pouteau/Crozet

Efforts underway to reduce “grey economy”

4 June 2015
General News

Efforts are underway to move more workers around the world out of the informal or so-called “grey economy”.

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Opening Session of the 104th International Labour Conference.
ILO/Pouteau/Crozet

Labour experts focus on boosting small businesses

3 June 2015
General News

Labour experts from around the world are spending the next two weeks focusing on how to boost the success of small and medium-sized enterprises or SMEs.

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