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: Marlee Matlin, Advocate for People with Disabilities - 
13 November 2009 - Academy Award winning actress Marlee Matlin was in Geneva to address an ILO panel on people with disabilities and the economic crisis. During her visit ILO Communication Director Zohreh Tabatabai caught up with Marlee Matlin to discuss her advocacy work, career and motherhood. -
Our Workplace: Steve Marshall on Myanmar -
15 June 2009 - Steve Marshall, ILO liaison officer in Yangon, puts to rest some misconceptions about Myanmar and tells us about life there with its challenges such as forced labour and child soldiers. -
Our Workplace: Guy Ryder of the ITUC on the Crisis -
14 June 2009 - ITUC General Secretary Guy Ryder met with Zohreh Tabatabai during the 98th International Labour Conference to talk about the effect of the crisis on trade unions and the potential of the Global Jobs Pact as a tool for recovery. -
Our Workplace: The Brooking's Institute's Kemal Dervis on the Crisis -
13 June 2009 - Kemal Dervis met with Zohreh Tabatabai during the 98th International Labour Conference to discuss the global crisis and the opportunity it represents, the role of international organizations and his plans for the future. -
Our Workplace: The Prime Minister Golding of Jamaica on the Crisis -
11 June 2009 - Prime Minister Golding of Jamaica met with Zohreh Tabatabai during the 98th International Labour Conference to discuss the developing country perspective on the crisis, the importance of decent productive jobs for sustainable growth, and the fact that young people should be encouraged to take responsibility for their future. ... -
Our Workplace: President Halonen of Finland -
10 June 2009 - President Halonen of Finland and Zohreh Tabatabai met during the 98th International Labour Conference to discuss globalization, the crisis, gender equality, and the potential risks of protectionism. -
Our Workplace: Hilda Solis, US Secretary of Labour -
10 June 2009 - In this edition of Our Workplace, Zohreh Tabatabai talks to US Secretary of Labour Hilda Solis at the International Labour Conference, looking at how she made it to where she is today and the US reaction to the global financial and jobs crisis. -
Our Workplace: ILO Director-General Juan Somavia -
15 April 2009 - ILO Director-General Juan Somavia shares his past experiences and thoughts on the future of the ILO with Zohreh Tabatabai on a special edition of Our Workplace -
Our Workplace: Joseph Stiglitz on Global Economic Crisis -
20 March 2009 - Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz talks about concrete solutions for the global financial and economic crisis with Zohreh Tabatabai. -
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 him in London where they discussed his exhibition of photos from Afghanistan and the realities of being freelance.