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Press releases
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ILO Director-General calls for urgent measures to address “grave consequences” of global financial crisis
10 October 2008 - The Director-General of the International Labour Office, Juan Somavia, has called for a series of urgent and coordinated financial, social, regulatory and development measures to avert a slide into recession and address the “grave” consequences of the global financial crisis. (ILO/08/42) -
ILO Gender Equality campaign highlights need for rights, jobs and social security for older women and men
01 October 2008 - Despite increasing international attention to ageing societies and older persons, in many societies, older persons and especially older women, still face age discrimination in the workplace and lack access to rights, jobs and social security, the International Labour Office said today on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons. (ILO/08/41)
Feature articles
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As shipping increases, so does the need for more port State control
09 October 2008 - In response to an oil spill that fouled the west coast of France in 1978, European ministers took decisive action to establish a regional system for inspections of foreign ships in 1982. Yet the growing numbers of ship detentions in many ports worldwide show the continuous need for a global system of regular port inspections. ... (FTR/08/genoa) -
Working in a ‘man’s world’: women in the Fiji police force
08 October 2008 - There are higher proportions of women in public services worldwide, and an increasing number of equal opportunities policies exist globally. Nevertheless the ILO Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (No. 111) adopted in 1958 remains as relevant today as it was in the late 1950s – in the Pacific region and elsewhere. ... (FTR/08/fiji_gender)
I-news
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IFC and ILO to improve labor standards and competitiveness in Vietnam’s apparel industry
07 October 2008 - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the International Labour Organization today launched the program to improve working conditions for more than 700,000 workers in the Vietnamese apparel industry and boost the international competitiveness of the sector. (INEWS/08/vietnam) -
ILO welcomes Manila Call to Action to protect rights of migrant women
30 September 2008 - Governments from 38 countries, trade unions, employers’ organizations, the private sector, civil society organizations including women’s and religious associations, academe and international organizations adopted a Manila Call to Action here to enhance opportunities and protect the rights of migrant women and their families all over the world. (INEWS/08/manila)
Video
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Our Workplace: Inventing the wind-up radio - 
13 October 2008 - Trevor Baylis is an English inventor best known for his wind-up radio inspired by his desire to bring information about HIV/AIDS to those who need it most in Africa. In this latest edition of Our Workplace, Zohreh Tabatabai met him at his home on Eel Pie island. What does decent work mean to him? "Do what gives you a buzz!" he says. -
Equal Pay in Portugal’s Restaurants -
08 October 2008 - No matter how old, how experienced, how well educated or what the job, women are still paid less than men, all over the world. And traditional “women’s work” has always been chronically undervalued. ...