The International Labor Organization (ILO) is working with the government, businesses and workers in the Philippines to launch an emergency employment program to help the estimated three million people who have lost their livelihoods in the wake of the devastation wreaked by Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda).

"The loss of life and the scale of the destruction are heart-breaking, and there are millions of people in desperate conditions," said ILO Director-General Guy Ryder. "They need food, water, shelter, medical care - and they need to start rebuilding their lives right away. We're working with government and social partners in the Philippines, and with our UN sister agencies, to help the communities affected by the tragedy and we call on the international community, and the public, to be generous in their support."

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