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Amazing scenes as 200+ South African firefighters from Working on Fire landed in Canada to assist in the fight against the raging wildfire.
This video was taken at 3.30am as they arrived at Edmonton airport a few days ago. 🥲❤️
@wo_fire
What motivates someone to fight against #childlabour? On World Day Against Child Labour listen to Daniel Berruezo's story about his own experience of work in tobacco fields age 7 and his efforts to prevent other children from doing the same. @ILO@USDOL https://t.co/9T68xonnL6
@ILO's Intl Labour Conference #ILC2023 starts today. It includes a discussion on #justransition to ensure as we move to a green economy no workers are left behind. Meet Cristina Carro who worked at a mine & is now helping to restore it to a natural setting https://t.co/C5VMq6rQHt
🤝 Governments + Employers + Workers = #ILC2023 🤝 The word of work is coming together to discuss sustainable & inclusive economies, quality apprenticeships, and labour protection.
Follow the 111th International Labour Conference of the @ILO on ILO Live https://t.co/qmUSORzdLu
Why is it so important that occupational safety and health is a fundamental principle and right at work? The answer is in this compelling multimedia Voices story by Shafique Ahmed Massih, a sewer worker in Pakistan. #safeday https://t.co/RSS40lGmNO
Mohamed Abdur Rob tells his story of being a firefighter rescuing trapped garment workers in the Rana Plaza tragedy and how it inspired him to become a fire safety officer in a garment factory in Bangladesh #RanaPlaza10YearsOn#garmentworkers https://t.co/q9RiM3pewM
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Some morning inspiration for you on overcoming adversity: a new @IloProspects Voices story from Angélique Kahindo, a refugee and entrepreneur https://t.co/0wPFoeZhJA
"Things globally are going in the right direction but that is not the case in the Global South."
@GilbertFHoungbo Director-General @ilo joins Richard Quest at the @WorldGovSummit to discuss the global fight against inflation.
"I understood that if you choose to stay in a state of negativity the days will still go by & you stay in that same place. That led me to change my mindset & work on my rehabilitation."Alfredo Carrasco's Voices story of disability inclusion has me inspired!https://t.co/0NZiMBvRcu
What does a #changemaker look like? Meet Mary Nkisonkoi, a #Maasai woman and community facilitator from #Kenya, whose inspiring story we've just published on the @ILO's #firstperson, multimedia #storytelling platform "Voices" https://t.co/6jo2fsRVZi @Sida
Global labour markets are facing serious challenges: growth in informality & working poverty, slowing employment growth, the effects of inflation on wages & purchasing power. ILO's Stefan Kühn discusses the outlook for 2023 on the Future of Work podcast https://t.co/HmU8bWxqjf
📢 #WorldofWorkShow LIVE TODAY
Join the ILO's World of Work Show live at 4pm CET - the focus will be on social protection and its role in supporting fundamental human rights.
https://t.co/ZgI9mOpbp0
@MartinMurphyILO@benphillips76 One of the sound bites in this video that stood out: "In the first year of the COVID crisis alone, the ILO showed that workers lost 4 trillion dollars, while Forbes magazine showed that billionaires gained 4 trillion dollars. A transfer of wealth from workers to billionaires."