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INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION HAILS STEP FORWARD IN FIGHT AGAINST FORCED LABOUR

20th November, 2015 Norway’s decision to ratify a new International Labour Organization protocol targeting forced labour has been hailed as a "significant step" forward in the fight against slavery around the world. The decision, which follows the earlier ratification of the ILO protocol by Niger, means new measures introduced to the Forced Labour Convention – […]

MALARIA ON THE BACK FOOT AS WORLD HEADS TOWARDS ELIMINATION

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PICTURE: Jason Gray/www.freeimages.com 20th November, 2015 The world has met the Millennium Development Goal target of stopping the advance of and reversing the incidence of malaria in the world by the end of 2015, the UN announced this week. The global body said that progress in the fight against malaria has saved more than 6.2 […]