ILO OnLine - November 11, 2011

INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION (ILO)

An interview with Jayati Gosh, winner of the ILO Decent Work Research Prize

Decent Work Research Prize laureates Professor Jayati Ghosh and Professor Eve C. Landau addressed the ILO Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on 11 November, calling for economic policy reforms based on decent work to meet current challenges in global labour markets. The Indian economist Jayati Ghosh was also among the thousands of people at the annual International Labour Conference in Geneva. World of Work spoke to Ms. Ghosh, who is a professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in India and the Executive Secretary of the International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs).

ILO OnLine - November 7, 2011

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Questions and Answers on the Skills for Green Jobs Challenge

Developing new skills or upgrading existing ones is the key to unlocking the potential of green jobs. The Green Jobs Initiative of the ILO, the UN Environmental Programme, the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has been working to turn this potential into reality since 2008. ILO News talks to Olga Strietska-Ilina, Skills Development Specialist with ILO’s Skills and Employability Department, about a new landmark ILO study developed together with the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) on skill needs for greener economies.

ILO OnLine - November 3, 2011

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Knowledge Management:  How Microinsurance Can Best Benefit Low-Income Households

In 2010, the ILO’s Microinsurance Innovation Facility introduced a knowledge management framework, aligning its research and communication strategies and new approaches for improved capture, analysis and sharing of lessons learned from its activities. ILO Online spoke with Craig Churchill, Head of the ILO’s Microinsurance Innovation Facility about the benefits of the new approach.

ILO OnLine - November 2, 2011

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INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF COOPERATIVES:  In Kenya, Working Hand in Hand With the ILO to Create Cooperatives and Jobs.

Cooperatives provide some 100 million jobs around the world. Many of these jobs provide for basic human needs, such as the dairy farms of Kenya. Today, some 13,000 cooperatives in Kenya have some 9 million members. As the United Nations launches its International Year of Cooperatives, Anne Holmes reports on how cooperatives are thriving, and the role of the ILO in their growth.

ILO OnLine - October 14, 2011

• Decent Work for Africa's Youth
• Empowering South Africans With Decent Work
• Inequities in Health Care Access in the European Region

ILO OnLine - October 6, 2011

ILO OnLine - September 20, 2011

Greying of the Workforce in Retail Commerce: Questions and Answers

According to a recent ILO study, 2 billion people will be aged 60 or over by 2050. While most discussions about population ageing turn around the sustainability of pension systems, a forthcoming ILO meeting to be held in Geneva on 21-22 September, will focus on the impact of the greying of societies on labour supply in the retail commerce sector, an industry that has traditionally drawn a large proportion of its workers from people aged 30 and under. ILO Online spoke with John Sendanyoye, the ILO*s Commerce Sector Specialist.

ILO OnLine - September 12, 2011

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON GLOBAL TRENDS AND CHALLENGES ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

The XIX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work to be held in Istanbul on 11-15 September provides a major forum to discuss the latest safety and health challenges in the world of work.  ILO Online spoke with Seiji Machida, Director of the ILO's Program on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SafeWork), about the Congress and the challenges ahead.

ILO OnLine - August 8, 2011

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON THE HIDDEN REALITY OF CHILDREN IN DOMESTIC WORK

The recently approved ILO Convention No. 189 and Recommendation No. 201 on decent work for domestic workers aim to protect and improve working and living conditions of millions of workers worldwide, who have few – if any – labour rights. Many are children who spend long hours working as domestic helpers, performing tasks such as cleaning, ironing, cooking, minding other children and gardening instead of being at school. ILO News spoke to ILO experts Martin Oelz (TRAVAIL) and José M. Ramírez (IPEC) on the current situation of child domestic workers and how the new Convention and Recommendation can help impact their lives.

ILO OnLine - February 17, 2010

Employers' Organization Responding to the Imipact of the Crisis

With the adoption of the Global Jobs Pact by the 183 member States of the ILO at the International Labour Conference in June 2009, the world’s governments, employers and workers have at their disposal an integrated portfolio of policies to address the global economic and social crisis. ILO Online spoke with Jean-François Retournard, Director of the ILO Bureau for Employers’ Activities, about a new report which shows that employers’ organizations played a major role in worldwide efforts to stem the crisis.

ILO OnLine - January 26, 2010

Global Employment Trends 2010:  Vulnerable Employment and Poverty on the Rise

ILO OnLine - August 26, 2009

Gonaives: Preparing for the Next Big Storm

ILO OnLine - August 21, 2009

By Cooking and Cleaning, Cambodia's Mr. Mom Sweeps Away Poverty