Half the world lacks social protection amid climate crisis, ILO warns

13 september 2024 - 05:49:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Social protection is essential to safeguard people from shocks, but half the world is without any [...] Full text...

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Tech progress, automation, AI, cut workers’ share of wealth: ILO

04 september 2024 - 17:13:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global trend for shrinking pay packets in heavily industrialized economies could be driven – at [...] Full text...

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Youth jobless rate falls to 15-year low, says ILO

12 august 2024 - 11:06:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of young people unemployed globally is at a 15-year low but Asian Pacific and [...] Full text...

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The heat is on: We must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures, urges UN Chief

25 july 2024 - 17:58:39
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions [...] Full text...

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How can Tanzania build capacity to accelerate women’s economic empowerment? World Bank Blog By Alena Sakhonchik and Tanya D'Lima

19 june 2024 - 09:50:32
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - One key piece of the puzzle in accelerating progress towards gender equality in Tanzania is having [...] Full text...

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Amid Gaza war, children work so families can survive: ILO

08 june 2024 - 06:27:43
Geneva, Switzerland {PANA) - Eight months to the day since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in Gaza, the UN labour agency, [...] Full text...

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Libya attends 112th session of ILO in Geneva

05 june 2024 - 12:10:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation in the Government of National Unity, Ali al-Abed al-Rada, [...] Full text...

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Global unemployment set to decline slightly this year: UN labour agency

30 may 2024 - 05:48:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global unemployment numbers will fall modestly this year, but unequal access to jobs is still a [...] Full text...

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Pioneering charter to drive up investment in Africa’s health workforce to be launched next month

29 april 2024 - 09:27:26
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A pioneering health investment charter, a first for the African region, is set to be launched at [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Planning the post-war reconstruction and recovery of Gaza

06 april 2024 - 07:02:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The destruction wrought across the Gaza Strip by Israel in the six months since the beginning [...] Full text...

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Criminals reap $236 billion a year from forced labour: ILO

20 march 2024 - 05:28:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Forced labour is happening all over the world and it’s earning criminal gangs an astonishing $236 [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Increasing numbers of newborns on brink of death, agencies warn

19 march 2024 - 13:10:08
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians reiterated their resolve on Tuesday to help the people of Gaza where increasing [...] Full text...

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UN issues global alert over teacher shortage

29 february 2024 - 19:46:30
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The world urgently needs 44 million teachers by 2030 in order to make the Sustainable [...] Full text...

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What we’re reading about climate and jobs: World Bank Blog By Ulrike Lehr and Kevwe Pela

19 january 2024 - 07:04:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Climate change is one of the biggest risks to global development, as high temperatures, [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in Gaza

14 january 2024 - 07:24:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite the immense dangers and obstacles, the UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in [...] Full text...

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Global unemployment to increase in 2024, warns ILO report

10 january 2024 - 17:26:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global unemployment is expected to rise this year, with growing inequality and stagnant productivity also a [...] Full text...

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2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development reaches half-way mark (By UN News)

29 december 2023 - 07:20:11
New York, US (PANA) - The global push for a safer, greener and more just world, as outlined in the [...] Full text...

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Libya's Minister of Labour reaffirms desire to organise foreign workers on local labour market

16 november 2023 - 12:41:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation, Ali al-Abed, has told ambassadors and representatives of labour-exporting [...] Full text...

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Closing childcare policy gaps offers high return on investment: ILO

27 october 2023 - 05:42:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Providing continuous childcare to parents from the birth of their child to the start of mandatory [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s dichotomy: low unemployment, high poverty rates: World Bank Blog By Jonathan Lain and Utz Pape

23 october 2023 - 07:46:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - When analysing poverty, only looking at unemployment rates will be insufficient and misleading. Instead, job quality [...] Full text...

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AI tools like ChatGPT likely to complement jobs, not destroy them: ILO

23 august 2023 - 06:44:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - ChatGPT is not coming for your job and might even enhance it, experts from the International [...] Full text...

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Improve Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to meet skills; labour mismatch: Report

12 july 2023 - 14:53:18
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems in many low- and middle-income countries do [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa attends Geneva labour summit

15 june 2023 - 07:54:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa will be in Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday to attend and address [...] Full text...

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One in every 10 children works, instead of going to school

12 june 2023 - 16:38:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around the world, some 160 million children work to earn a living, instead of going to [...] Full text...

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Libyan Minister of Labour attends Arab Group meeting on ILO Conference in Geneva

05 june 2023 - 15:26:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The Libyan Minister of Labour and Reinsertion and Minister for the Civil Service, Ali al-Abed al-Ridha, took [...] Full text...

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Economic woes dash job prospects in low income countries: ILO

01 june 2023 - 05:28:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Soaring debt levels compounded by high inflation and rising interest rates have dashed job-seekers’ hopes in [...] Full text...

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ILO Director-General urges greater social justice on first official visit to South Africa

07 april 2023 - 08:58:25
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Gilbert F. Houngbo, on Thursday concluded his [...] Full text...

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Workshop on Labour Law opens in Mauritius

29 march 2023 - 13:19:06
Pte-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - Some 150 participants from Africa are attending a two-day 5th African Labour Law Society Conference on the [...] Full text...

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Urgent investment needed to improve conditions for key workers: ILO

16 march 2023 - 06:04:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Essential workers who kept families, societies and economies going while the world was on COVID lockdown, [...] Full text...

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Jobs and pay for women, barely improved in 20 years: UN labour agency

07 march 2023 - 07:05:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PAMA) - In a new blow for equality in the 21st century workplace, UN labour experts said on Monday that [...] Full text...

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Economic slowdown may force workers into ‘lower quality’ jobs: ILO

17 january 2023 - 05:47:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Finding a decent and well-paid job is likely to be harder this year, thanks to the continuing [...] Full text...

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Flexible work arrangements, a benefit to all – ILO report

08 january 2023 - 04:44:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Flexible working hours can advance economies and businesses while helping employees and families achieve a better [...] Full text...

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International Migrants Day: 280 million people leave home for better life’ - UN chief

18 december 2022 - 07:24:44
New York, US (PANA) - More than 280 million people have left their countries to pursue “opportunity, dignity, freedom, and [...] Full text...

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Step up investment to ensure water and sanitation access for all - UN Agencies

15 december 2022 - 05:49:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must ramp up investments to provide safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) to all [...] Full text...

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‘Just Transition’ policies needed to create 20 million green jobs: UN report

11 december 2022 - 06:32:56
Montreal, Canada (PANA) - Some 20 million jobs could be created by investing in policies that support nature and address climate [...] Full text...

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More than 1 in 5 worldwide suffering from violence at work: ILO

06 december 2022 - 05:28:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than one in five people employed – almost 23 per cent - have experienced violence [...] Full text...

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Rising inflation, falling wages threaten increased poverty and unrest: ILO

01 december 2022 - 05:41:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rising inflation has caused a striking decline in real monthly wages in many countries, the International [...] Full text...

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Mali holds conference to assess deteriorating social climate

18 october 2022 - 14:38:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A social conference opened on Monday at the Bamako International Conference Centre (CICB) with the aim [...] Full text...

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WHO, ILO call for new measures to tackle mental health issues at work

07 october 2022 - 20:50:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The WHO and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have called for concrete actions to address mental [...] Full text...

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World Teachers’ Day highlights need to transform education

05 october 2022 - 14:35:47
Paris, France (PANA) - Teachers are at the heart of education, and their valuable work must also lead to better [...] Full text...

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Time to address mental health issues in the workplace, UN agencies urge

28 september 2022 - 18:48:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With an estimated 12 billion workdays lost annually due to depression and anxiety, costing the global [...] Full text...

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ILO welcomes first global agreement on professional footballers’ rights

27 september 2022 - 06:32:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s labour agency on Monday welcomed the first ever global agreement on working conditions and [...] Full text...

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Closing gender pay gaps is more important than ever- ILO

18 september 2022 - 07:55:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On average, women globally are paid about 20 per cent less than men, the International Labour [...] Full text...

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Some 50 million people in modern slavery: Report

12 september 2022 - 14:47:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Forced labour and marriage have increased significantly over the last five years, according to a new [...] Full text...

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Young workers hit hardest by COVID-19 fallout, says UN labour agency

12 august 2022 - 05:42:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of young people globally who can’t find a job this year is set to [...] Full text...

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Champion young people as ‘drivers of change’, UN chief urges

15 july 2022 - 20:00:44
New York, US (PANA) - Young people must be recognised around the world as “drivers of change” and empowered to [...] Full text...

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More women work in health and care but they earn 24 per cent less than men: UN report

14 july 2022 - 06:22:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women working in the health and care sector earn nearly 25% less than their male counterparts [...] Full text...

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All rural workers deserve social protection coverage: New ILO report

07 july 2022 - 20:26:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Social protection for rural workers “remains a dream”, according to a report launched in Geneva on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Workshop in Bamako on elimination of child labour

15 june 2022 - 17:12:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The international civil society organisation, "Solidaridad West Africa" (SWA), organised on Tuesday a workshop on the [...] Full text...

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Global jobs market recovery ‘has gone into reverse’, warns UN labour agency

24 may 2022 - 04:25:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The recovery of the global jobs market is going into reverse, the UN labour agency, ILO, said [...] Full text...

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‘We cannot rest’ until child labour is eliminated, ILO chief

17 may 2022 - 06:01:15
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Countries taking part in the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour this week [...] Full text...

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On May Day, Human Rights Watch calls for end of violence, harassment at work

01 may 2022 - 10:14:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As countries worldwide celebrate workers’ rights on Sunday, International Workers’ Day, Human Rights Watch (HRW) is [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Health workers face ‘dangerous neglect’, warn WHO, ILO

22 february 2022 - 05:19:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Health teams worldwide need much safer working conditions to combat the “dangerous neglect” they have faced [...] Full text...

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New WHO/ILO guide urges greater safeguards to protect health workers

21 february 2022 - 16:04:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The World Health Organization (WHO) and International Labour Organization (ILO) have published a new guide on [...] Full text...

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AU Commission, ILO agree to bolster decent work in Africa

11 february 2022 - 17:37:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and International Labour Organization (ILO) have reaffirmed their cooperation and [...] Full text...

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Labour market recovery still ‘slow and uncertain’: ILO

17 january 2022 - 12:51:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic grinds on and global labour markets continue to struggle, the latest International [...] Full text...

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Act now to stamp out child labour by 2025: FAO chief

03 november 2021 - 06:30:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Effective action and strong leadership are essential to end child labour by 2025, the head of [...] Full text...

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ILO calls for protection of vulnerable frontline labourers

28 october 2021 - 00:12:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for the protection of workers in the frontline sector [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 aid for Africa falling short, says Human Rights Watch

12 october 2021 - 06:35:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for African governments to strengthen social protection systems and fulfill people’s [...] Full text...

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USDA programme brings agricultural educators to Ghanaian classrooms

06 october 2021 - 10:18:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - In honour of World Teachers’ Day, US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service on Tuesday celebrated [...] Full text...

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Teachers are driving force behind ‘global education recovery’ from COVID-19

05 october 2021 - 06:49:10
New York, US (PANA) - For the education system to recover from the COVID pandemic, it requires more investment in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guterres calls for accelerated action on jobs, poverty eradication

28 september 2021 - 15:14:13
New York, US (PANA) - Almost two years into the COVID-19 crisis, a huge divergence in the recovery is undermining [...] Full text...

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ILO decries lack of income protection for poor workers forced to defy lockdowns

02 september 2021 - 01:52:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The world’s poorest workers were forced to defy the coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures to go out [...] Full text...

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Social protection of workers sought to cushion employees from income losses

01 september 2021 - 20:35:34
More than 4 billion people still lack any social protection, ILO report finds The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and exacerbated the [...] Full text...

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Progress towards ending AIDS among children, others stalling - UNAIDS warns

21 july 2021 - 22:24:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The UNAIDS and partners have warned in their 'Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free' report that [...] Full text...

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Fewer women than men will regain work during pandemic recovery: ILO

20 july 2021 - 05:52:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Fewer women will regain jobs lost to the COVID-19 pandemic during the recovery period, than men, according to a new study released [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses case brought by Staff of Community alleging unfair dismissal

07 july 2021 - 18:01:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Tuesday, 7th July 2021, dismissed a case brought by Abel [...] Full text...

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Mauritius ratifies ILO Violence and Harassment Convention

02 july 2021 - 07:31:54
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday ratified the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Violence and Harassment Convention No 190 and its accompanying Violence [...] Full text...

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Domestic workers among hardest hit by COVID crisis - ILO

15 june 2021 - 13:45:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Domestic workers globally have been among the hardest hit by the COVID crisis, losing more jobs [...] Full text...

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Sudan, FAO and WFP call for investment in agriculture

14 june 2021 - 17:42:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, along with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the [...] Full text...

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Regional forum against slavery in the G5 Sahel region held in Bamako

10 june 2021 - 18:12:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A regional forum against slavery in the G5 Sahel region was held in Bamako, the Malian [...] Full text...

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Child labour figure rises to 160 million, as COVID puts many more at risk

10 june 2021 - 05:51:47
New York, US (PANA) - For the first time in two decades, the number of children being put to work has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic crisis to push global unemployment over 200 million mark in 2022

03 june 2021 - 05:29:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The economic crisis caused by the COVID pandemic is expected to contribute to global unemployment of [...] Full text...

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Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease and stroke: WHO, ILO

21 may 2021 - 20:35:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A joint WHO/ILO report reaching PANA Friday said long working hours led to 745,000 deaths from [...] Full text...

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African Union, ILO launch campaign to seek child labour elimination

02 april 2021 - 11:37:56
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has partnered with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to campaign towards [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: International equitable vaccine effort ships 32 million shots to 61 countries

27 march 2021 - 05:52:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday told journalists that the UN-backed vaccine [...] Full text...

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Togo: More than 3 million workers in informal sector to benefit from social security

02 march 2021 - 17:46:57
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - About 3.5 million workers belonging to the informal economy will benefit from the extension of social [...] Full text...

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ILO warns against worsening job inequalities from online digital labour platforms

24 february 2021 - 09:29:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has warned against the rising income inequalities caused by digital labour [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Amidst surging numbers, WHO chief urges: ‘take heart and take action’

26 january 2021 - 06:20:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The sheer scale of the numbers involved in the COVID-19 pandemic can “make us numb to what [...] Full text...

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Child labour ‘robs children of their future’, scourge must end, urges UN

16 january 2021 - 08:24:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although child labour has decreased significantly over the last decade, one in 10 children are still [...] Full text...

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The virus that shut down the world: Economic meltdown

30 december 2020 - 11:04:23
New York, US (PANA) - With millions forced to work from home this year, offices and shops closing as part [...] Full text...

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The virus that shut down the world: The yawning gulf between rich and poor (A UN feature)

25 december 2020 - 10:18:24
New York, US (PANA) - Inequality between the rich and poor worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic and poverty increased, for [...] Full text...

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ILO highlights exploitative labour practices in rich countries against migrant workers

14 december 2020 - 18:16:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Migrants earn nearly 13% on average less for equal labour compared to citizenship holders in rich [...] Full text...

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Tunisia becomes member of Equal Pay International Coalition

03 december 2020 - 23:46:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Thursday became a member of the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC), after meeting the criteria [...] Full text...

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'2020 may be third hottest year on record'

02 december 2020 - 17:58:05
New York, US (PANA) - Global pressure on wages from COVID-19 will not stop with the arrival of a vaccine, [...] Full text...

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Burundi authorities issues life removal sanctions to discourage corruption in public service

27 november 2020 - 21:41:56
Burundi authorities issues life removal sanctions to discourage corruption in public service   Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Any civil servant or government [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic constitutes ‘unprecedented challenge’ to health, social, economic conditions: UN agencies

14 october 2020 - 06:17:11
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has not only led to a “dramatic loss” of human life but [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Re-imagine education to achieve quality learning for all - UN and partners urge

05 october 2020 - 16:48:24
New York, US (PANA) - Now is the time to “think beyond COVID-19” to re-imagine education and realise the goal [...] Full text...

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President Infantino uses virtual FIFA Congress platform to encourage football’s safe return

19 september 2020 - 05:48:47
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Friday sent a message of encouragement to all 211 FIFA member [...] Full text...

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Mauritius' economic downturn to reach 13% in 2020: Finance Minister

16 september 2020 - 07:23:42
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourism and construction are the two most affected sectors in Mauritius because of the COVID-19 pandemic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Youth in resilient economies need access to skills and employment

12 august 2020 - 11:09:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - While the first stage of fighting COVID-19 had to focus on protecting the older [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘inflicting multiple shocks’ on the young, says ILO

12 august 2020 - 04:43:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, more than 70 per cent of students have been shut out [...] Full text...

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All ILO member countries ratify Convention on worst forms of child labour

05 august 2020 - 05:43:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - All 187 countries that are members of the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) have now ratified [...] Full text...

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Nations celebrate World Youth Skills Day 2020

15 july 2020 - 10:52:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Youth Skills Day 2020 being celebrated on Wednesday will take stock of the impact [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: UN chief highlights need for decent jobs to fuel recovery

09 july 2020 - 03:24:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 50 Heads of State and government, alongside global employers’ and trade union leaders, on [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Hard times forecast for global job recovery in 2020, warns ILO chief

01 july 2020 - 05:41:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on jobs has been much worse than expected initially, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: No time to take ‘foot off the pedal’ as pandemic worsens: WHO

08 june 2020 - 20:47:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The coronavirus COVID-19) pandemic is worsening globally, with more than 136,000 cases recorded Sunday, the highest [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ILO emphasises swift contact tracing to minimise disruption of work

27 may 2020 - 22:48:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has called for measures to create a safe environment for returning [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights bemoan indefinite lockdown extension

21 may 2020 - 15:08:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has bemoaned government's extension of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) [...] Full text...

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Greening transport sector in post COVID-19 recovery can create 15 million jobs globally

19 may 2020 - 12:59:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The recovery from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic cannot be a return to business as usual. It [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ILO says access to healthcare for workers now ‘a matter of life and death’

15 may 2020 - 05:38:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The spread of COVID-19 in developing countries has exposed gaps in social protection coverage which could [...] Full text...

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Mauritania making progress to improved labour environment

01 may 2020 - 15:16:13
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania  celebrated International Labour Day on Friday without any demonstration on the ground. Civil Service, Labour and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief calls for ‘solidarity, unity and hope’ in battling pandemic

01 may 2020 - 05:47:41
New York, US (PANA) - Amidst the destruction of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations chief has expressed concern over [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: As job losses escalate, half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods - ILO

29 april 2020 - 15:44:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – Due to continued sharp decline in working hours globally following the COVID-19 outbreak, the International Labour [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Protect workers during and after lockdowns, urges ILO

28 april 2020 - 05:44:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Marking the World Day for Ssfety and Health at Work on Tuesday, the International Labour Organization [...] Full text...

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Unions call for unemployment insurance scheme in Botswana

21 april 2020 - 21:03:13
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)  -  Botswana’s Federation of Public Private & Parastatal Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) Tuesday lobbied authorities here to establish [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief calls for global increase in protective equipment, medical supplies

31 march 2020 - 12:00:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for stepped-up production of medical equipment [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria bans ships without thermal screening facilities

29 march 2020 - 14:11:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Sunday announced that all vessels without thermal [...] Full text...

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Ghana to host 5th annual meeting of ECOWAS heads of immigration

10 march 2020 - 15:56:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - 'Deepening regional integration and security through effective border management systems' is the theme of the [...] Full text...

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Rising number of young people excluded from jobs, education and training

10 march 2020 - 06:24:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of young people around the world who are neither employed, studying nor in some [...] Full text...

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Governments should fulfil women’s rights pledges, says Human Rights Watch

06 march 2020 - 09:21:34
New York, US (PANA) – Governments should mark International Women’s Day on Sunday with moves to expedite progress on gender [...] Full text...

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Productivity put under spotlight in Botswana

18 february 2020 - 17:51:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Government, employers and workers in Botswana have inked a four-year programme deal to improve the country’s [...] Full text...

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Gabon adopts the report on the revision of the labor code

11 february 2020 - 19:17:06
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - After several days of work around the project to revise the Labor Code involving the government, [...] Full text...

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Ivorian government to step up fight against child labour

30 january 2020 - 10:21:36
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government announced on Wednesday, after a cabinet meeting, the establishment of a System for [...] Full text...

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Nearly half a billion people can’t find decent work, says new UN labour report

21 january 2020 - 07:27:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around half a billion people work fewer paid hours than they would like, or are not [...] Full text...

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Three-day forum on transformation of informal economy ends in Dakar

19 december 2019 - 18:02:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The forum on  transformation of the informal economy in Senegal towards an effective monitoring and coordination [...] Full text...

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Senegalese government asked to help formalize the informal sector

18 december 2019 - 16:25:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese employers' organizations on Wednesday asked the government to increase technical and financial assistance to workers [...] Full text...

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Senegal's HCDS chief calls for synergy to transform informal economy

18 december 2019 - 06:29:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The president of Senegal's High Council for Social Dialogue (HCDS), Ms Innocence Ntap Ndiaye, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Forum on informal economy transformation begins in Dakar

17 december 2019 - 12:22:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A forum on Informal Economy Transformation in Senegal began on Tuesday in Dakar under the aegis [...] Full text...

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Qatar to abolish foreign workers sponsorship system from 1 January

16 december 2019 - 10:08:26
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Qatar will abolish the "Kafala" system from 1 January, the Director of Sustainable Development of the [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire to host ILO 14th African regional meeting

28 november 2019 - 18:13:43
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 14th African Regional Meeting of the International Labor Organization (ILO) will be held from [...] Full text...

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'Child labour and human trafficking remain concern for global supply chains '

13 november 2019 - 06:25:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the first-ever report of its kind, new data from the UN and partners indicates that a significant share of child labour and [...] Full text...

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Beninese intellectual, politician Albert Tévoédjrè passes on

06 november 2019 - 22:51:00
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  - The Beninese international intellectual and politician, Professor Albert Tévoédjrè, died Wednesday in his native town of [...] Full text...

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Saturday, 5 October, is World Teachers' Day 2019

05 october 2019 - 06:51:03
Paris, France (PANA) - The World Teachers' Day (WTD), held annually on 5 October since 1994, commemorates the anniversary of [...] Full text...

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ILO, Togo sign deal for decent jobs

20 september 2019 - 05:55:44
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo and the UN International Labour Organisation (ILO) have signed an agreement for decent jobs that paves [...] Full text...

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UN summits urge ‘ambition and action’ on climate change, sustainable dev't : Guterres

18 september 2019 - 20:08:05
New York, US (PANA) - There are five key United Nations summits taking place next week to spur action on the [...] Full text...

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2nd edition of international forum on labour safety, health opens in Niger

17 september 2019 - 18:47:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The 2nd edition of the international forum on labour safety and health (FISST) opened on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Pay packet inequality growing worldwide, says new UN report

05 july 2019 - 04:06:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top earners around the world have seen their share of national income rise in the last [...] Full text...

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US concerned over Zimbabwe government's interference with trade unions

22 june 2019 - 10:29:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has said the US Government remains concerned over the Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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Rights group says pregnant girls, young mothers denied school in Africa

17 june 2019 - 01:29:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Tens of thousands of pregnant girls and adolescent mothers are denied their right to education across [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso gets ILO support to revise its Labor Code

13 june 2019 - 23:05:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -   The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré and the Director General of [...] Full text...

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Congo seeks ILO expertise to reform informal sector

13 june 2019 - 21:07:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  The Congolese minister of Small and Medium-Size Enterprises, Craft industry and Informal sector, Yvonne Adélaïde Mougany, [...] Full text...

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Malian President, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights meet in Geneva

13 june 2019 - 17:20:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  The Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, met on Tuesday in Geneva, Switzerland, with the United Nations [...] Full text...

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More funding needed to tackle child labour in agriculture, says UN

12 june 2019 - 20:36:40
Brussels, Belgium, (PANA) - The number of children working in agriculture has increased by 10 million since 2012, which is [...] Full text...

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UN chief 'outraged' at massacre of Mali villagers

11 june 2019 - 04:56:45
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres says he is “outraged" at the massacre of at least 95 [...] Full text...

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President Kéita shortens visit in Switzerland after deadly attack in central Mali

10 june 2019 - 21:49:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita Monday cut short his visit to Switzerland to return home following [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa attends ILO Conference in Geneva

10 june 2019 - 12:59:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday arrived at the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to ratify ILO’s Maternity Protection Convention 2000

08 june 2019 - 06:35:39
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will ratify the Maternity Protection Convention 2000  of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) that [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister Dabiré attends 108th session of ILO conference in Switzerland

07 june 2019 - 22:18:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -   Burkina Faso's Prime Minister Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré will take part in the 108th session [...] Full text...

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Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus participates in Cape Verde Microfinance Symposium

20 may 2019 - 17:24:36
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh and the 2006  Nobel Peace Prize winner, will participate in the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's unemployment rate to hit 33.5 per cent next year, says Minister

02 may 2019 - 19:26:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, on Thursday said that the country's official [...] Full text...

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Mali recorded 413 workplace accidents, 11 deaths in 2018

02 may 2019 - 13:02:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Mali recorded 413 workplace accidents, including 11 fatalities, in 2018 compared to 416 such accidents eight [...] Full text...

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Stress, overtime, disease contribute 2.8 million workers’ deaths per year – ILO report

19 april 2019 - 11:35:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Stress, excessively-long working hours and disease contribute to the deaths of nearly 2.8 million workers every [...] Full text...

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Mauritania launches the alliance 8.7

04 march 2019 - 20:17:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The 8.7 African initiative, part of a world without forced labor, was launched this Monday in [...] Full text...

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Botswana moves to comply with ILO conventions

04 february 2019 - 21:25:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is currently reviewing its labour laws to ensure compliance with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) [...] Full text...

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Environment and health at increasing risk from growing weight of ‘e-waste’

25 january 2019 - 05:14:03
Davos, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 50 million tonnes of electronic waste, or e-waste, is being thrown away each year, according [...] Full text...

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Benin minister calls for social dialogue that promotes development

18 december 2018 - 13:16:02
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese minister of Labour and Civil Service, Mrs Adidjatou Mathys, on Tuesday called for a [...] Full text...

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Senegalese minister urges African countries to establish social dialogue institutions

17 december 2018 - 13:26:48
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The president of the francophone social dialogue international (IFDS), Senegalese Mrs Innocence Ntap Ndiaye, on Monday [...] Full text...

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General Assembly of Francophone International Social Dialogue opens

17 december 2018 - 13:01:19
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The second General Assembly of the Francophone International Social Dialogue (IFDS) opened on Monday in Cotonou, [...] Full text...

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Over 40 million people still victims of slavery - ILO

03 december 2018 - 01:57:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Slavery is still a very real and widespread phenomenon, affecting more than 40 million people worldwide, [...] Full text...

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Take-home pay growing at lowest level since 2008, as gender-gap persists: ILO

27 november 2018 - 03:41:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Wages grew higher and faster in less well-off countries last year than in richer nations, but [...] Full text...

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UNAIDS stresses 'knowledge' to win combat against HIV worldwide

23 november 2018 - 04:11:39
New York,US (PANA) - Ahead of World AIDS Day, marked every year on 1 December, the United Nations issued a [...] Full text...

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International Literacy Day 2018, promoting Literacy and Skills Development (A Feature by UNESCO)

08 september 2018 - 13:16:35
Paris, France (PANA) - September 8th was proclaimed as International Literacy Day (ILD) at the 14th session of UNESCO’s General [...] Full text...

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Remembering slave trade offers chance to raise awareness – UNESCO

24 august 2018 - 06:54:21
Paris, France (PANA) - On the 20th anniversary of the International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its [...] Full text...

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UN must stand together to fight devastating effects of tobacco – UN health official

23 august 2018 - 05:57:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United Nations agencies must join forces at the policy level and refuse interference from tobacco companies [...] Full text...

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'Stigma and discrimination still persists’ against people living with HIV – ILO

27 july 2018 - 06:12:01
Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - Although progress in treating people living with HIV has enabled them to work, they continue to [...] Full text...

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International Day of Cooperatives sets stage for long-standing production, consumption

08 july 2018 - 06:34:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Each year on the first Saturday in July, the international community celebrates the International Day of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to ensure ratified ILO conventions are implemented promptly

02 july 2018 - 16:28:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Monday said it is working assiduously to ensure that all ratified International Labour Organization’s [...] Full text...

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‘Global care crisis’ set to affect 2.3 billion people warns UN labour agency

28 june 2018 - 20:42:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “global care crisis” is looming which could affect 2.3 billion people by 2030, United Nations [...] Full text...

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IMF has large brain and tiny conscience, says UN poverty expert calling for urgent change

19 june 2018 - 17:47:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has a “tiny conscience” and must do more to protect low-income [...] Full text...

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UN labour chief calls for an end to child labour

12 june 2018 - 19:50:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - No child under the age of 18 should be toiling in mines, fields, factories and homes, [...] Full text...

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CAR calls for assistance from ILO to build peace through job creation

08 june 2018 - 05:05:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Central African Republic (CAR) has called on the United Nations labour agency to provide special [...] Full text...

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Spirit of compromise needed to combat workplace ‘brutalism’ – ILO

29 may 2018 - 19:57:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the United Nations labour agency has called for a new spirit of cooperation [...] Full text...

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ILO head urges renewed spirit of tripartism to tackle world of work challenges

28 may 2018 - 18:09:51
Geneva (PANA) – Governments, employers, and workers from around the world are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss a proposed [...] Full text...

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HIV/AIDS still impacting work and costing billions in lost earnings – ILO report

24 may 2018 - 18:32:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Outlining the economic and social toll HIV and AIDS continues to take on workers around the [...] Full text...

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UNAIDS urges scaling up of HIV vaccine research to stop new infections (A UNAIDS feature)

18 may 2018 - 13:30:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world celebrates "HIV Vaccine Awareness Day" on 18 May, UNAIDS has called for an [...] Full text...

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ILO touts jobs in green economy

14 may 2018 - 19:50:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Action to combat climate change could create millions of new job opportunities and “more than” offset [...] Full text...

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South Africa's president Ramaphosa appointed co-chair of ILO commission

11 may 2018 - 08:44:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has appointed South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa to co-chair [...] Full text...

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Nearly two-thirds of global workforce in the ‘informal’ economy – UN study

01 may 2018 - 04:53:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 61 per cent of the world’s employed population – two billion people – earn [...] Full text...

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UN forum examines role partnerships play in tackling global migration challenge

26 march 2018 - 22:32:39
New York, US (PANA) - Partnerships at local, national, regional and international levels are crucial to ensuring global migration is [...] Full text...

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Women’s prospects at work still ‘a long way’ from being equal to men’s – UN report

07 march 2018 - 22:16:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite notable progress on closing gender gaps over the past 20 years, women have less access [...] Full text...

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UN agency calls for fair labour migration governance

19 february 2018 - 21:35:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Many migrant workers end up trapped in low-pay, unsafe and unhealthy jobs, the head of the [...] Full text...

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Botswana's labour unions condemn government's work policies

13 february 2018 - 10:38:05
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The Botswana Federation of Public Parastatal and Private Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) on Tuesday criticised the government's [...] Full text...

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Unemployment to remain high, quality jobs harder to find in 2018 – ILO

23 january 2018 - 06:00:57
Geneva, Switizerland (PANA) – While the global economy has kept up modest growth, the total number of unemployed people will [...] Full text...

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UN to help cabin crew prevent human trafficking

04 january 2018 - 20:39:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations is taking the global combat against human trafficking into the skies as [...] Full text...

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Four billion people have no social security protection - ILO

30 november 2017 - 05:28:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – More than half of the global population – some four billion people – have no social [...] Full text...

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One in 10 children work, ILO reports at start of conference to end underage labour

15 november 2017 - 07:07:19
Buenos Aires, Argentina (PANA) – An estimated 152 million children around the world work, a practice that the international community [...] Full text...

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Three multinationals join UN global network on disability inclusion

24 october 2017 - 04:33:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Three multinational enterprises – Capgemini, Legrand and the Savola Group – on Monday became the latest [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Global unemployment passes 200 million in 2017, says ILO

10 october 2017 - 05:34:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – More than 200 million people are out of work around the world – an increase of [...] Full text...

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France: Empower educators with freedom and support to teach - UN

05 october 2017 - 17:01:11
Paris, France (PANA) – Underscoring the critical important role teachers play in ensuring the future for every society, the United [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: North Africa set to adopt 5-year plan to boost youth employment

27 september 2017 - 22:29:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – With a youth unemployment rate at 28.8 per cent – twice the global average – countries [...] Full text...

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UN: Guterres hails transformative power of women’s economic empowerment

20 september 2017 - 06:51:53
New York, US (PANA) – Extolling the benefits of women’s economic empowerment, both for economies as well as societies as [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Over 40 million people caught in modern slavery, 152 million in child labour – UN

19 september 2017 - 20:45:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – More than 40 million people around the world were victims of modern slavery – forced labour [...] Full text...

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US: UN, partners launch initiative to reach equal pay for women at work

19 september 2017 - 05:50:14
New York, US (PANA) – Striving to raise women’s pay across the world to equal men’s, a new global coalition [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: ILO launches ‘Global Commission on the Future of Work’

21 august 2017 - 19:03:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) on Monday launched a high-level international body to address the challenges [...] Full text...

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US: Protecting rights, dignity of indigenous peoples 'is protecting everyone's rights' – UN

09 august 2017 - 15:47:04
New York, US (PANA) - Ten years after the adoption of the the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, [...] Full text...

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Austria: UN agency urges world to 'act now' to help, protect trafficking victims

30 july 2017 - 06:10:17
Vienna, Austria (PANA) – As links between wars, trafficking and migrant smuggling become more widely known, the United Nations is [...] Full text...

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Swaziland: UNAIDS congratulates Swaziland on viral load suppression among adults living with HIV

24 july 2017 - 16:07:37
Mbabane, Swaziland (PANA) - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has congratulated the Kingdom of Swaziland on the [...] Full text...

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Somalia: Keating underlines vocational training for youth in Somalia

16 july 2017 - 08:01:36
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Celebrating World Youth Skills Day on Saturday, UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia, Michael Keating, reaffirmed [...] Full text...

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Germany: G20 Leaders launch 'Africa Partnership' to address challenges in African countries

08 july 2017 - 17:41:17
Hamburg, Germany (PANA) - Globalisation and technological change have contributed significantly to driving economic growth and raising living standards across [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Ghana pledges US$ 200 000 to UNAIDS

03 july 2017 - 14:02:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on Monday revealed that Ghana has pledged US$ [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN marks International Day of Cooperatives

02 july 2017 - 06:49:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Cooperatives help to build inclusive economies and societies, and can help to eliminate poverty and reach [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UNESCO convenes technical workshop on safety of journalists

30 june 2017 - 06:15:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Saying that successful reporting on the safety of journalists as part of tracking progress on Sustainable [...] Full text...

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Germany: Harness ‘immense’ potential offered by migration, UN officials urge

29 june 2017 - 05:31:22
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Speaking at a major international meeting on migration and development, senior United Nations officials have underlined [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN recognises young entrepreneurs on Day for micro-, small, medium-sized enterprises

27 june 2017 - 19:23:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – United Nations agencies on Tuesday launched a new campaign to make it easier for the 70 [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Germany to double annual financial contributions to UNAIDS

27 june 2017 - 15:02:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The German Government will double its funding to UNAIDS in 2017-2018, to 5 million per year, [...] Full text...

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France: UNESCO-organized annual meeting on security management holds in France

26 june 2017 - 18:16:47
Paris, France (PANA) - At the annual meeting of the UN Security Management Group (SMG), featuring seven heads of UN [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Closing gender gap at work can open doors to incredible benefits, UN

15 june 2017 - 03:14:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reducing gender disparities at workplaces by 25 per cent by 2025 could inject nearly US$5.8 trillion [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: India ratifies 2 ILO conventions on elimination of child labour

14 june 2017 - 08:45:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Government of India on Tuesday deposited with the International Labour Office the instruments of ratification [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN urges protection for children in conflicts, disasters

13 june 2017 - 05:20:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Children in areas affected by conflict and disasters are among the most vulnerable, the United Nations [...] Full text...

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