Books: population

A 

• Assessing women’s economic contributions to development (PHD 6) - Buy now
  16 February 1993 - Assesses the extent of undercounting of economically active women and identifies the major definitions and data collection problems which contribute to this. Presents several approaches to the assessment of women's economic contribution.

C 

• Competing for global talent - Buy now
  24 January 2006 - This book includes general and theoretical papers on skilled migration and also papers on the country experiences of Australia, India, Japan, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, and the United States. It addresses the socio-economic and cultural challenges created by increased mobility in a world where globalizing and localizing forces are at work simultaneously.

E 

• Employing foreign workers. A manual on policies and procedures of special interest to middle and low income countries - Buy now
  13 May 1996 - Includes an appendix on the ILO's information system for legislation concerning migrant workers.

G 

• GET ahead for women in enterprise. Training package and resource kit - Buy now
  15 November 2004 - Aims to assist ILO partner organizations in promoting enterprise development among women in poverty who want to start or are already engaged in small-scale business. Contains training modules and exercises on entrepreneurship, the business environment, including marketing, production, services, finance, and support. Explains essential business and financial terms. ...
• Gender roles and sex equality: European solutions to social security disputes - Buy now
  25 August 2004 - Describes the overall framework of European Community law and explores concepts of sex equality in various social security systems. Concludes that while sex equality is a fundamental European right, unlawful discrimination in the field of social security persists and needs to be further addressed.

I 

• ILO Migration Survey 2003: Country summaries - Buy now
  31 May 2004 - Provides a summarized analysis of responses to the International Labour Migration Survey received from 93 ILO member States. Examines national labour migration policies and legislation and indicates the participation of employers' and workers' organizations in policy formulation. ...
• International migration statistics. Guidelines improvement of data collection systems - Buy now
  02 December 1997 - The first comprehensive publication on this topic, this book aims at strengthening the capacity of countries to generate relevant and more meaningful data on international migration, which would assist in the formulation and analysis of migration policy. ...

L 

• Labour and social trends in ASEAN 2008. Driving competitiveness and prosperity with decent work - Buy now
  15 February 2009 - This report looks at some of the most important current labour and social trends in the 10 ASEAN Member Countries. ...
• Labour migration policy and management: Training modules - Buy now
  31 May 2006 - Workers in the Asian region are increasingly mobile, posing immense challenges and opportunities for the growth and development of countries of the whole region. If properly managed, with due respect for the rights of migrant workers, the cross-border movement of labour can contribute significantly to the continued dynamism of the regional economies. ...

M 

• Modular package on gender, poverty and employment: Facilitator’s kit - Buy now
  05 July 2000 - Reader's kit (with CD-ROM) also available
• Modular package on gender, poverty and employment: Reader’s kit (with CD-ROM) - Buy now
  05 July 2000 - Facilitator's kit also available

R 

• Rural women in micro-enterprise development - Buy now
  20 February 1997 -

S 

• Skills, productivity and employment growth. The case of Latin America - Buy now
  24 June 2008 - The aim of this study is to illustrate the relations between training and workers' skills, productivity and the growth of quality employment in societies in Latin America by means of an analysis of the existing information and case studies of four different countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru). A review of the activities of ...
• Sending workers abroad: A manual on policies and procedures of special interest to middle and low income countries - Buy now
  17 December 1999 - Examines the institutional and policy implications of alternative assumptions about the role played by the state and the private sector in organizing labour migration. Draws extensively on the experience of states that have sought to manage various stages of foreign employment, from regulating recruitment to insuring that workers take advantage of social security benefits.

T 

• Towards a fair deal for migrant workers in the global economy. Report 92 VI - Buy now
  13 May 2004 - International Labour Conference, 92nd Session 2004, Report VI, this report explores patterns of migration in the context of a globalizing world and examines the impact of migration on countries of origin and destination countries. Investigates the conditions of work and treatment of migrant workers and assesses international regulations and ILO activities. ...
• Transformation and migration in Central and Eastern Europe - Buy now
  02 April 2002 - Summarizes issues covered by the Informal Network on International Migration in Central and Eastern Europe since its establishment in 1996. Highlights international migration trends in CEE countries in the 1990s.

W 

• Women in the 1980-95 Period: Constraints and opportunities. Bibliographical Series, No. 18 (Bilingual: French, English) - Buy now
  15 July 1997 -