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INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION The ILO director Juan Somavia was the first signatory of the Call to Action EUROPEAN UNION The number of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) supporting the Call to Action is rising. o SEE the list of MEPs supporting the Call to Action for Decent Work + pictures Between October 7 and 8, 2008, the European Commission President Barroso and Vice-president Wallström signed the call to action for decent work. o SEE the pictures of Commissioners supporting the Call to Action for Decent Work UNITED NATIONS and GOVERNEMENTS When the Call to Action was launched - 31 October 2007 - several political and institutional represantives expressed their support and signed the Call. Among others: Mr. Sha Zukang (the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs); Mr. José António Vieira da Silva (Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity, Portugal);Mr. Carlos Tomada (Minister of Labour, Argentina); Mr. Carlos Lupi (Minister of Labour, Brasil); Mr. Athauda Senaviratne (Minister of Labour Relations and Manpower, Sri Lanka); During the Financing for Development Conference in Doha (Qatar, 29 November – 2 December 2008) -where the Decent Work Decent Life Campaign organised a debate on Financing for Decent Work - President of UN General Assembly Mr. Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann signed the Call to Action for Decent Work. |