world bank president cites growing ties with ilo on globalization and decent work agenda, welcomes "partnership through dialogue"
GENEVA (ILO News) - In an address to the ILO’s Governing Body, his first to a UN specialized agency since becoming President of the World Bank, Mr. Zoellick said his organization, the ILO and other international agencies should intensify efforts to forge a globalization that can “help to overcome poverty, to enhance growth with care for the environment and to create individual opportunity and hope”. (March 2008)

ILO Governing body concludes 301st session -- considers labour situation in myanmar, colombia and other countries, welcomes growing links with world bank
GENEVA (ILO News) - The Governing Body of the ILO concluded its 301st session today following wide-ranging discussions on basic labour rights in Myanmar, Colombia, Belarus and other countries, as well as strengthening cooperation with the World Bank to forge an inclusive and sustainable globalization.  The Governing Body met between 6-20 March under the chairmanship of H.E. Mr. Dayan Jayatilleka, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN in Geneva.  (March 2008)

harmonizing of labour force surveys for regional integration
PORT OF SPAIN (ILO News) - New statistical indicators to measure the movement of people in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy are to be considered for inclusion in the next labour force surveys of five Caribbean countries. The five countries are The Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago This was one of the recommendations made at an International Labour Organization  Technical Meeting on Harmonization of Labour Force Suveys held on 3-5 March 2008 in Trinidad and Tobago for the five participating countries. (March 2008)