Youth employment 24 September 2014 Apprenticeships bring skills to young Jordanians Jordan is a “young” country, with over 60 per cent of its population under 30. But Jordan’s youth face the difficult task finding work, as more than half of them are unemployed. Part of the reason is a mismatch between what they learn at
Read moreThe below presentation was prepared by the International Labor Organization (ILO) Sustainable Development The ILO’s Decent Work Agenda and the MDGs go hand in hand, now and post-2015 At the September UN General Assembly in New York, Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon will present his report on the current MDGs and look ahead to post-2015 Sustainable
Read moreThe following ILO Press release was produced by the International Labor Organization, 4 route des Morillons, CH-1211, Geneva 22, Switzerland. ILO and H&M sign unique agreement on sustainable global supply chains in the garment industry New partnership will address industrial relations, wages, capacity building for social partners and skills development in global supply chains of
Read moreArticle created by the International Labour Organization’s Newsroom The Millennium Development Goals and Beyond: An ILO Perspective Aurelio Parisotto, Senior Economist in the ILO’s MULTILATERALS Department, talks about the organization’s efforts to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the road ahead Post-2015 Article – 18 August 2014 There are 500 days to go
Read moreThe following articles were produced by the International Labor Organization ILO to Launch Major New Programme to Improve Garment Factory Safety in Bangladesh GENEVA, October 21, 2013 ? The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Government of Bangladesh will launch a new programme to improve working conditions in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh on
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