World Aug 04 U.N. agency hails ‘historic first’ with child labor convention The International Labor Organization has welcomed a global agreement to combat the worst forms of child labor as the first time all of its member states have ratified a convention — in a process that lasted 21 years. By Associated Press
Economy Jan 20 More than 200 million people were unemployed in the world in 2013 Worldwide, the number of unemployed people rose by 5 million in 2013 to 202 million, according to the International Labor Organization's Global Employment Trends report. By Simone Pathe