Jean-Luc Martinage,ILO Senior Communications Officer
It’s been three months since Typhoon Haiyan – also known as Yolanda – devastated parts of the central Philippines, killing thousands of people and leaving behind a trail of devastation.
One thing that struck me when I travelled to Tacloban was the size of the humanitarian contingent still on the ground. Their presence is crucial. Even though reconstruction is well under way, there’s still a lot of work ahead. Continue reading
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Director-General of the International Labour Organization
In the past few days, I’ve had a chance to talk to some of the leaders who thronged Davos for the annual World Economic Forum.
Some were upbeat over the global economic recovery – however tepid – but I also heard a lot of concern over growing inequality, rising unemployment and the bleak outlook for young people. Continue reading
, Chief Technical Advisor, Better Factories Cambodia project
All over the world, mobile phones are being used to transform lives. From health surveillance in Peru, to disaster relief in Haiti, to election monitoring in Nigeria and assistance to farmers in several countries. Mobile phones are being used to overcome barriers of participation by connecting people, sharing information and disseminating knowledge.
So when I arrived in Cambodia in 2011 to work with the ILO’s Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) project, I asked myself: Continue reading
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