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Breaking gender barriers for young women and men
In 2009, the International Labour Conference will discuss "Gender Equality at the Heart of Decent Work". In the lead-up to this discussion, the ILO has launched a global campaign on gender equality and the world of work. The campaign is built around 12 Decent Work themes, looked at through a gender lens, that illustrate how issues in the world of work may affect women and men differently, particularly as regards enjoying their rights, getting employment, social protection and participating in social dialogue.
Information and labour rights: media professionals from all over the world to learn about globalization and labour rights
From 4 to 8 August, over 30 journalists, press officers and media professionals from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East will participate in a course on “Communicating Labour Rights” at the International Training Centre of the ILO in Turin, Italy. This training activity on the international labour standards set by the UN labour agency targets media professionals from developing countries, often affected by the violation of basic human and information rights and where journalists are victims of intimidation and repression.
ILO Summer Academy on Sustainable Enterprise Development
The first ILO Summer Academy on Sustainable Enterprise Development is due to take place in Turin from 15 to 26 September 2008. It will provide participants with an overview of existing tools and knowledge in the field of enterprise development, with an emphasis on the role of the private sector in social and economic development. The Summer Academy offers a unique opportunity to study a rich programme of different topics under the guidance of leading ILO enterprise development specialists, officials from UNIDO and other international organizations, plus independent experts and academics: a learning experience that combines a choice of topics with the chance to interact with a wide range of enterprise development professionals.
14th Boulder Microfinance Training Programme
“Microfinance is generating a lot of excitement all over the world, and this is simply because… it works!” These are the enthusiastic words of Robert Peck Christen, Director of Financial Services for the Poor at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a man who can capitalize on over 25 years of experience in leading the development of the microfinance sector and who is the mastermind of the Microfinance Training Program (MFT), which starts today in Turin, Italy, and is hosted for the fourth consecutive year by the International Training Centre of the ILO.
In the making: a new training tool for labour administration.
A meeting of experts to examine a modular training package on labour administration is currently taking place in Turin (16-17 July). “Good governance of the labour market is essential for reducing poverty and promoting decent work," says Giuseppe Casale, Head of the ILO's Social Dialogue, Labour Legislation and Administration Branch.
Pension schemes and social security financing for Arab States
All around the globe, countries are making major changes to their social protection systems, and to their pension systems in particular.
Tackling youth employment problems
Of almost 190 million unemployed worldwide, almost half are young people, even though they account for only some 20% of the active population.
Social models compared: EU and ILO launch a “Summer school” for Ministers of Labour in Turin
Today sees the start of a high-level conference on the “European Social Model” at the Turin Centre of the International Labour Organization (ILO) involving labour policy experts, governments, social partners and international organizations.
Balkan trade unionists come together for workers’ rights and reconciliation
The Balkans are still recovering from the scars of war, as those who have had a chance to visit that beautiful region well know. The material signs of the conflict are still there to remind us how dreadful it was. It is no secret that at the political and grassroots levels there is still friction among different ethnic groups, and the path towards complete reconciliation is still long and arduous. However, there are encouraging signs from the world of work, more specifically from the world of trade unions, combative people by definition!
High-level Tripartite Dialogue on the European Social Model in the Context of Globalization (Turin - Italy, 1-3 July)
How can we cope with a rapidly changing global economy, whilst promoting the values of Decent Work? What are the best approaches for anticipating and managing industrial change while putting the theory of “flexicurity” into practice? How is the European social model adapting to the challenges of globalization? These and other current issues will be discussed by prominent European experts, politicians, government officials and worker and employer representatives at a “High-level tripartite Dialogue on the European social model in the context of globalization” to be held at the ITC-ILO in Turin from 1 to 3 July 2008.
Workplace safety conference at the ILO Turin Centre: “Good practice, information and a culture of prevention as the ways to combat deaths at work”
270 million accidents a year, 2.2 million deaths, 160 million workers affected by work-related illnesses (source: ILO). These are the terms of a global challenge that calls for a global commitment to good practice, information and spreading a culture of safety and prevention. This was the subject of an international conference held today by the training centre of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the UN agency entrusted with promoting decent work throughout the world.
“Real” inauguration for the new Social Protection Virtual Campus
A brand new Social Protection virtual campus was officially inaugurated today at the International Labour Conference in Geneva, by Mr François Eyraud (ILO’s and Turin Centre’s Executive Director), Mr Alejandro Bonilla Garcia (Director of the ILO’s Programme Quatrain-Americas) and Ms Ginette Forgues (Centre’s Manager for Social Protection Training Programmes).
Dying from overwork in "the Land of Karoshi"
Can overwork kill you by driving you to suicide? It can in the land of Karoshi. By the word “Karoshi”, the Japanese mean “death from overwork,” a serious and profound issue in a country where more than 5,000 suicides per year are the result of depression caused by overwork. Japan has the highest proportion of employees working more than 50 hours per week. However, after too many victims of Karoshi, Japanese workers are starting to claim their rights and families are starting to claim compensation.
97th Session of the International Labour Conference
Delegates and visitors are invited to visit the ILO Turin Centre information stand at the 97th Session of the International Labour Conference, which opened today in Geneva. The Conference brings together the world’s highest labour authorities to discuss the problems affecting the world of work.
Young generations raise their voice against child labour
The final event of the “Scream in Action” project for Turin took place in town today. “Scream” is an ILO/IPEC project to raise awareness of child labour through education, media and the arts. The Turin project, run by the NGO “Young Frontiers”, with the support of the Province of Turin and the Piedmont Region, involved 15 schools and the “Ferrante Aporti” children’s home.
Torch of Peace lights up Turin Campus
An enthusiastic crowd today welcomed the arrival on campus of the runners in the World Harmony Run, a global torch relay that seeks to promote international friendship and understanding. As a symbol of harmony, runners carry a flaming torch, passing it from hand to hand as they travel through more than 100 nations.
Sustainable procurement for sustainable development
Achieving sustainable development requires that economic growth supports social progress; that economic performance strengthens social equity; that the environment is respected; and that environmental policy is cost-effective without compromising the livelihood of future generations.
Innovative e-learning solutions
Information and communication technology (ICT) is changing at a breathtaking pace, transforming the way we generate, share and publish information, the way we collaborate and share knowledge and the way we learn and train.
Managing international labour migration for the benefit of everyone
Over the last ten years, few topics have generated more interest among multilateral organizations than the management of migration - estimated at 191 million people in 2005.
Let’s put an end to discrimination!
According to the “Global Employment Trends for Women” report which the International Labour Organization issued to mark International Women’s Day, more women are in employment than ever before: the world total of 1.2 billion women in employment is 200 million higher than ten years ago. But women are more at risk of unemployment than men, their average wages are lower, and more than half have a “vulnerable” job.