ILO WARNS OF CUTS IN REAL WAGES FOR MILLIONS OF WORKERS IN 2009

DECLINES FOLLOW DECADE IN WHICH WAGES FAILED TO KEEP PACE WITH ECONOMIC GROWTH

GENEVA (ILO News) – The global economic crisis is expected to lead to painful cuts in the wages of millions of workers worldwide in the coming year, according to a new report published today by the International Labour Office (ILO).

New York, 1 December 2008

On this, twentieth World AIDS Day, we are at the dawn of a new era.

Launch of the Regional Human Development Report ‘Living with HIV in Eastern Europe and the CIS - the human cost of social exclusion’ at RIA Novosti with participation of UNDP Regional Director for Eastern Europe and CIS

University students conference on “Actual problems of state and society in the field of human rights”: public comments by UNIC National Officer

Observance of the Human Rights Day: “UN4U”- type briefing by UNIC Director for high school students

Observance of the Human Rights Day: the UNIC to organize a series of briefings by Mr. Alexander Brod, Director of Moscow NGO “Bureau on Human Rights”, on the theme of the Day and UDHR's 60th anniversary intended for students of the St-Petersburg State University

Special 10 December stamping of commemorative postal envelope on the occasion of the 60 anniversary of the UDHR

Participation in the press conference on “Stalker” HR film festival along with representatives of the Guild of Film makers of Russia, festival jury, sponsors and journalists

UN Model for high school students, organized under the auspices of UNA-Russia: address by UNIC Director

Participation in preparation and conduct of parliamentary hearings on ‘Evolution of women’s rights: to the 100th anniversary of the First All-Russian Women’s Congress’