IMF and ILO Launch Background Paper on the “Challenges of Growth, Employment and Social Cohesion” for High-Level Conference on September 13 in Oslo
The International Monetary Fund and the International Labour Organization  have issued a stark assessment of the outlook for employment in the wake of the global financial crisis, saying that the world faces major challenges in creating enough quality jobs to sustain growth and development. (2 September 2010)

Nicaragua ratifies ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169)
GENEVA (ILO News) – The Government of Nicaragua has delivered to the ILO the instrument of ratification of the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169), whose purpose is to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity. (30 August 2010)

ILO and IMF Conference in Oslo to address ways of accelerating a job-rich crisis recovery
GENEVA/OSLO/WASHINGTON (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced a joint conference to be hosted by the Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg, on 13 September 2010, in Oslo, to explore new ways of forging a sustainable, job-rich recovery from the global economic crisis. (19 August 2010)