Feature articles

May 2007 

• Equality at work - Tackling the challenges: Underpaid, Overworked and Overlooked: the plight of young foreign migrant workers in Thailand
  07 May 2007 - Migrant workers are often subject to discrimination because of their colour, race or religion, or simply because of their migrant status, says the ILO's new global report on discrimination worldwide.
• Women entrepreneurship: a road to decent work and MDGs in Africa
  04 May 2007 - In Africa the equal rights of women and their equal participation in the social, cultural, economic and political life have remained illusive. Women are still the main victims of poverty, social prejudice, lack of access to health services and education.

April 2007 

• World Day for Safety and Health 2007: Making decent work a reality: improving health and safety at suppliers
  27 April 2007 - 270 million accidents at work happen every year according to ILO estimates – 355,000 of which are fatal. The mortality rate in developing countries is five to seven times higher than in industrialised nations.
• 11th African Regional Meeting (Addis Ababa, 24-27 April 2007) - Africa: Community-based micro-insurance for universal health coverage
  24 April 2007 - Almost 90 per cent of the population of sub-Saharan Africa is not insured against the risk of illness or accident. In order to help the most disadvantaged and vulnerable groups cope with life's contingencies, social protection is a powerful means of reducing poverty, emphasizes the report prepared for the Eleventh African Regional Meeting.
• 11th African Regional Meeting (Addis Ababa, 24-27 April 2007): The power of dialogue: When words combine with actions
  20 April 2007 - The old adage goes "actions speak louder than words", but when it comes to governance, words are essential. ...
• 11th African Regional Meeting (Addis Ababa, 24-27 April 2007): From child soldier to entrepreneur
  20 April 2007 - Potentially one of the richest countries in Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo is currently one of the poorest. Eighty per cent of the population live on less than a dollar a day.
• Corporate social responsibility in the IT sector: Is it responsible enough?
  13 April 2007 - Multinational companies played a key role in attracting foreign direct investment, generating employment, providing training and raising wages in the IT sector worldwide. But there are also considerable social and labour challenges arising from their operations.
• Combining microinsurance and new technologies to protect the poor
  05 April 2007 - Microcredit can help the poor rise above poverty. Microinsurance can help them stay there. By providing protection against certain perils, microinsurance complements other financial and social services. Still, its development relies on significantly reducing operating expenses relative to premiums.
• Employment and working conditions in Europe: How much can one work?
  04 April 2007 - Unemployment, growing competition and the shift of the European Union (EU) from 10 to soon 27 member states have had a deep impact on employment and working conditions in the EU, says a new study by the ILO and the European Commission. For the first time, the study provides information on employment and working conditions in the enlarged EU and identifies the workers most at risk in this process. ...

March 2007 

• Bird flu: ILO and its constituents gear up for a response
  26 March 2007 - The recent outbreak of avian flu in the United Kingdom has prompted new calls for a coordinated response from the world of work. The ILO's tripartite structure is ideal for exchanging up-to-date information on risks and control measures and encouraging preparedness measures and preventive behaviour at the workplace. ...