Combating inequalities and discrimination in the world of work - [pdf 28 KB] August 2006 - December 2008 Discrimination in employment and occupation exists everywhere in the world. Its manifestations and intensity may vary from country to country and over time, but its consequences are the same: a waste of human talents, a violation of rights, efficiency, productivity and income losses, social fragmentation and, in some instances, political destabilization.
2006
Decent Employment for Women September 2002 - May 2006 The project is reaching out to women living in urban slums in Delhi and Banglaore, to bring them into the socio-economic mainstream, and enhance equality of opportunity and treatment between women and men. Its work contributes to an overarching goal of helping to combat poverty in India.
Bangladesh: Women’s Empowerment through Employment and Health (WEEH) July 2001 - September 2005 The overall development objective of the project is to empower poor women in Bangladesh through increasing their access to decent employment and viable health insurance systems.