Election of the next ILO Director-General
GENEVA (ILO News) – On Monday 28 May 2012, the Governing Body will elect the next Director-General of the International Labour Office (ILO) at its 314th Session.  The secret ballot will be conducted in a private sitting of the Governing Body which will open at 10.00 a.m. Only regular and deputy members of the Governing Body will be admitted to the Governing Body room. Access to R3 South (meeting rooms, delegates' bar and area around the Governing Body room) will also be restricted all day on 28 May until the end of the final ballot. (25 May 2012)

101st International Labour Conference (30 May–14 June 2012)
Geneva (ILO Media Advisory) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) will hold its annual International Labour Conference (ILC)  in Geneva between 30 May and 14 June.

Youth Employment Forum under way at ILO
The ILO Youth Employment Forum got under way with young people from around the world discussing the promotion of decent jobs in the face of a dramatic global jobs crisis that disproportionately affects them. (23 May 2012)

Temporary, part-time jobs: A trap for youth?
GENEVA (ILO News) – The use of temporary contracts for young workers has nearly doubled since the onset of the economic crisis, said the ILO in its Global Employment Trends for Youth 2012 report (www.ilo.org/getyouth). (22 May 2012)

Greening the economy can be stimulus for employment, especially for youth,  says T&T’s Labour Minister
“Greening the economy could be a major stimulus for much-needed employment, particularly for our youth, as it will involve large scale investment in new technologies, equipment, buildings and infrastructure,” stated the Hon. Errol McLeod , Minister of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development, Trinidad and Tobago. (15 May 2012)

ILO to hold a Global Youth Employment Forum
GENEVA (ILO News) – Against the backdrop of unprecedented youth unemployment levels, the ILO is to host a Global Youth Employment Forum at its headquarters in Geneva from May 23-25. The Forum will bring together more than 100 youth from around the world for wide-ranging discussion and reflection on the state of the global jobs crisis and the major challenges facing young people in their search for decent work. (14 May 2012)

Barbados tripartite partners endorse priority areas of an action plan for better business-enabling environment
A report on the enabling environment for sustainable enterprises in Barbados was presented at a tripartite dissemination workshop held on 2 May 2012 in Barbados.  The Government, through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, and the social partners have selected three priority areas to be addressed in the action plan:  the legal and regulatory environment, entrepreneurial culture, and education, training and lifelong learning.  In delivering the feature address at the Workshop, Dr. the Hon. Esther Byer-Suckoo, Minister of Labour and Social Security commented on the timeliness of the action plan, as it came when the impact of the current global economic crisis underlined the need to preserve existing jobs and create new jobs. (11 May 2012)