ILO TV: Our Workplace
A new TV program from the International Labour Organization
Our Workplace is a new web-based television program produced by the International Labour Organization’s Department of Communication featuring prominent figures in the world of work. In conversation with Zohreh Tabatabai, the ILO’s Director of Communication, the program illuminates the personalities behind the podiums and the policies, as well as the people in the field who are making a difference in improving our life at work.
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Our Workplace: Working Lives Through the Photojournalist's Lens - 
16 October 2008 - A frequent contributor to Newsweek magazine, Seamus Murphy's work as a photojournalist has taken him around the world. Zohreh Tabatabai met with him at the BBC's Bush House in London where they discussed his exhibition of photos from Afghanistan and the realities of being freelance. -
Our Workplace: Inventing the wind-up radio -
13 October 2008 - Trevor Baylis is an English inventor best known for his wind-up radio inspired by his desire to bring information about HIV/AIDS to those who need it most in Africa. In this latest edition of Our Workplace, Zohreh Tabatabai met him at his home on Eel Pie island. What does decent work mean to him? "Do what gives you a buzz!" he says. -
Our Workplace: The Food Crisis - A Question of Priorities -
18 August 2008 - The Right Honourable Mr Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho, shares his views with Zohreh Tabatabai on efforts to tackle the food crisis, Lesotho's "Know your Status" campaign to help combat HIV/AIDS, and the challenges for youth employment in his country. -
Our Workplace: France, Decent Work and Globalization -
04 August 2008 - Xavier Bertrand, Minister of Labour in France and Zohreh Tabatabai met during the 97th International Labour conference to discuss decent work, globalization and the importance of a strong relationship between the ILO and France. (in French) -
Our Workplace: Women and entrepreneurship -
22 July 2008 - "Women have a different management style from men," says Ronnie L. Goldberg, Executive Vice President of the United States Council for International Business (USCIB) in a discussion with Zohreh Tabatabai about entrepreneurship and empowerment of women. "Women are more collaborative, less confrontational - we bring a different perspective and set of values to the workplace." -
Our Workplace: Situation of Workers in Occupied Arab Territories -
03 June 2008 - Zohreh Tabatabai and Philippe Egger discuss the ILO's annual report on the situation of workers of the Occupied Arab Territories. Mr. Egger, who recently returned from a mission to the region, describes an area under "economic siege" and a "shrinking economic space" where 40 per cent of Palestinians live below the poverty line. -
Our Workplace: Sharing best practices and education key to empowering women -
15 May 2008 - "Women are economic engines of change", says Charlotte Ponticelli, deputy undersecretary for international affairs at the U.S. Department of Labor's International Labor Affairs Bureau, in a discussion with Zohreh Tabatabai. Her view is clear: to make this change happen, women crucially need to start their lives with a good education. ... -
Our Workplace: Investing in Women with Michaela Walsh -
03 April 2008 - An international panel of women bankers & entrepreneurs discussed the value of investing in women at the ILO's International Women's Day event on March 8th, 2008. Zohreh Tabatabai, caught up with one of those participants, Michaela Walsh, to discuss her experience as founding President of Women's World Banking (WWB). ... -
Our Workplace: What is the role of employers' organizations in the global economy? Interview with Daniel Funes de Rioja, Vice President of the IOE -
27 September 2007 - Daniel Funes de Rioja, Vice President of the International Organization of Employers, talks to Zohreh Tabatabai about what employers are doing to encourage dialogue with workers and governments in support of Decent Work. -
Our Workplace: Decent work is part of the human rights challenge of our times, says South African labour leader -
03 August 2007 - His mother’s experience as a garment worker had a decisive impact on Ebrahim Patel. Today he is General Secretary of the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU). ...