ILO Director-General calls for quality job creation amid an uncertain economic recovery
SANTIAGO (ILO News) – International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General Juan Somavia has called for the creation of quality jobs as a key element of an economic recovery that is shaping up to be uncertain for the Latin American and Caribbean region and for the world as a whole. (15 December 2010)

GENEVA (ILO News) – The financial and economic crisis has cut global wage growth by half in 2008 and 2009, says a new report by the International Labour Office (ILO). Analyzing data from 115 countries and territories covering 94 per cent of the approximately 1.4 billion wage earners worldwide, the “Global Wage Report 2010/11 – Wage policies in times of crisis” says globally, growth in average monthly wages slowed from 2.8 per cent in 2007, on the eve of the crisis, to 1.5 per cent in 2008 and 1.6 per cent in 2009. Excluding China from the aggregate, the global average wage growth drops to 0.8 in 2008 and 0.7 in 2009. (15 December 2010)

Cancun Agreement: ILO highlights call for a "Just Transition" with green jobs and decent work
CANCUN (ILO News) - The International Labour Office (ILO) praised the 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) on climate change for including social and decent work dimensions in the outcome document, , signaling broad recognition for a "just transition" to a low-carbon economy with decent work and greener jobs. (15 December 2010)

Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean fell in 2010 to pre-crisis levels
“The challenge today is the quality of jobs”, said Juan Somavia
SANTIAGO - Latin America and the Caribbean experienced rapid employment recovery in 2010 to pre-crisis levels, but the challenge of improving the working conditions of millions of workers still remains, according to data provided by the ILO, which will hold its 17th American Regional Meeting in Chile on 14-17 December 2010 with delegates from 35 countries of the continent. (14 December 2010)