Tag: International Labour Organization (ILO)

• Friday, December 8th 2017 - 08:15 UTC

  Falklands Code of Practice covers much of ILO Work in Fishing Convention

  

  A convention which has been described as opening up a new era for millions of fishermen worldwide will have some impact on fishermen working in the Falkland Islands' waters. Director of Natural Resources John Barton said that he thought some of the articles of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Work in Fishing Convention 2007 would be enshrined into Falklands licensing conditions make them more robust.

• Monday, February 22nd 2016 - 08:43 UTC

  Unemployment in Brazil reaches 9% in Sept-Nov rolling quarter

  

  Unemployment in Brazil was 9% during the September-November rolling quarter, unchanged from the August-October period, the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics reported.

• Friday, May 15th 2015 - 07:01 UTC

  UN praise for Argentina's maternity and children's social protection schemes

  

  Argentina has substantially improved its social protections for maternity and young children, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).

• Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 06:27 UTC

  Further drop in Latam average regional urban unemployment, says UN agency

  

  The average regional urban unemployment rate could drop by up to 0.2 percentage points to stand between 6.4% and 6.2% in 2013, the lowest rate in recent decades, according to a new report from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

• Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 19:18 UTC

  Youth unemployment in 17 of the G20 countries stands at over 16%

  

  The youth jobs situation remains critical, with 17.7 million young people, or just over 16%, unemployed in 17 of the G20 countries for which data is available, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has said.