News and Press releases
June 2014
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Moving forward the social economy agenda in South Africa
18 June 2014
The NEDLAC Decent Work Committee and the ILO are jointly working on the Social Economy Project for more and better sustainable enterprises.
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Africa to chair the ILO Governing Body for 2014-2015
13 June 2014
Angola’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Apolinario Jorge Correia, will head the International Labour Organization’s executive body for one year.
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ILO moves the discussion on the informal economy one step forward
12 June 2014
The International Labour Conference completed a first overview of a reality that impacts 40 per cent of the global workforce.
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Social protection essential to help eradicate child labour
12 June 2014
The ILO calls on governments to step up their efforts to extend social protection in order to help keep children out of child labour
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Informal economy: Challenges and opportunities for Unions in Africa
11 June 2014
Decent work deficits in the informal economy in Africa are strong obstacles to inclusive growth and the transition to formality.
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ILO adopts new Protocol to tackle modern forms of forced labour
11 June 2014
A new legally binding ILO Protocol on Forced Labour aims to advance prevention, protection and compensation measures, as well as to intensify efforts to eliminate contemporary forms of slavery.
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PAGE Initiative launched in Burkina Faso and Senegal
10 June 2014
The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) was launched by ILO , UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and UNITAR to support national efforts to transition to greener economies.
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ILO and Nigeria sign a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation
09 June 2014
The International Training Centre of the ILO and the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS) of Nigeria signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their cooperation and coordination in capacity building, training and research.
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Comoros ratifies the Tripartite Consultation Convention (No. 144)
09 June 2014
The Government of Comoros deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Tripartite Consultation Convention (No. 144).
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ILO and Nigeria sign a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation
09 June 2014
The International Training Centre of the ILO and the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS) of Nigeria signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their cooperation and coordination in capacity building, training and research.