The International Labour Organization says the number of people without jobs is increasing.

The Director General of the International Labour Organization Juan Somavia notes that some countries have taken measures to address the effects of the global crisis.

Mr.Somavia says the International Labour Organization is proposing a global jobs agreement to deal with unemployment.

America will remain the best place on earth to do business, so long as Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress resist the temptation to interfere too much, and so long as organised labour does not overplay its hand.

More productive farmers meant there was a surplus that could feed cities; in turn, that created a pool of labour for factories.

Patrick Belser, an International Labour Organization specialist says declining wage rates are linked to the levels of unemployment.

Now Fred, you went to university in Canada?( ' , 9 ) A recent International Labour Organization report says the deterioration of real wages around the world calls into question the true extent of an economic recovery, especially if government rescue packages are phased out too early.

MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of Labour amendments to the children and families bill last February that included the 118 power to regulate for plain packaging.

But that isn't why the government—under pressure from cancer charities, health workers and the Labour party—has agreed to legislate for standardised packaging.

That may be because they have had plenty of younger ones to choose from, partly thanks to the post-war baby-boom and partly because over the past few decades many more women have entered the labour force, increasing employers' choice.

In many countries immigrants have been filling such gaps in the labour force as have already emerged (and remember that the real shortage is still around ten years off)

But over the next few decades labour forces in rich countries are set to shrink so much that inflows of immigrants would have to increase enormously to compensate: to at least twice their current size in western Europe's most youthful countries, and three times in the older ones.

To compensate for the fast-shrinking labour force, Japan would need large numbers of immigrants from overseas

A recent International Labour Organization report says the deterioration of real wages around the world calls into question the true extent of an economic recovery, especially if government rescue packages are phased out too early.

International Labour Organization economists say some nations have come up with policies to lessen the impact of lower wages during the economic crisis.

MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of Labour amendments to the children and families bill last February that included the power to regulate for plain packaging.