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Annual report
With global unemployment at record highs for the third straight year since the start of the economic crisis, the ILO survey warns that weak recovery in jobs is likely to continue in 2011, especially in developed economies. Youth employment a world priority.
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ILO
Video news release
ILO TV goes behind the global unemployment numbers and reports from Ireland and Egypt where jobseekers give their side of the unemployment story.
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ILO
Policy initiative
75% of the global population do not enjoy a set of social guarantees that allow them to deal with life's risks. The Social Protection Floor is a global social policy approach to provide access to essential social services and income security for all.
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ILO
Joint ILO, FAO, IFAD study
A new report provides a comprehensive look at gender and work in rural areas since the start of the global economic crisis.
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ILO
Article
As stimulus measures wind down, many governments are opting for austerity. According to the ILO’s World of Work Report 2010, neither approach addresses the underlying drivers of global economic instability.
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ILO
Wage policies in times of crisis
The crisis has led to a considerable slowdown in real wage growth around the world; meanwhile, wage inequality and a disconnect between productivity growth and wages have affected the ability of some economies to recover quickly, according to the Report.
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  1. The ILO Global Jobs Pact: A policy framework to accelerate a job rich recovery

    Adopted by ILO constituents in June 2009, the Global Jobs Pact provides a set of policy measures centred on investments, employment and social protection.

  2. Social Protection Floor: Access to essential social services and income security for all

    A global social policy approach promoting integrated strategies for providing access to essential social services and income security for all.

  3. ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization

    Adopted in 2008 by the representatives of governments, employers and workers from all ILO member States, the Declaration expresses the contemporary vision of the ILO’s mandate in the era of globalization.

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    Hear the words of commentators, academics, activists and leaders on what social justice means today and how it might be achieved in the years to come.

Global Employment Trends 2011

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