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June 2005 

• Reconciling work and family responsibilities. Practical ideas from global experience - Buy now
  Looks at and synthesizes the experience of governments, employers and trade unions in various countries.
• A handbook on HIV/AIDS for labour and factory inspectors - Buy now
  Comprises practical information for group discussions in training seminars or as a reference document for inspectors, including information on the "ILO code of practice on HIV/AIDS and the world of work".
• Employers’ organizations taking the lead on gender equality. Case studies from 10 countries. - Buy now
  Describes the wide range of action that is being taken on the issue of gender equity by a selection of employers' organizations from countries at different levels of development.
• Food at work: Workplace solutions for malnutrition, obesity and chronic diseases - Buy now
  Discusses the importance of rest and nutrition and their potential contribution to workplace initiatives to improve health, safety and productivity. Presents a multitude of "food solutions" applicable to a variety of workplaces around the globe and shows that providing nutritious foods to workers is not only economically viable but a profitable business practice.
• Working time laws: A global perspective. Findings from the ILO’s conditions of work and employment database. - Buy now

May 2005 

• Facts on Microfinance and Decent Work - [pdf 29 KB]
• Positive action: Reducing poverty through social dialogue. A training manual for trade unions - Buy now
• Working and employment conditions in new EU member states. Convergence or diversity? - Buy now
  Gives an overview on labour issues, prepared for the international conference "Working and employment conditions in an enlarged European Union", Brussels, 14-15 April 2005. Includes two ILO contributions (D. Vaughan-Whitehead; S. Lee).
• HIV/AIDS and the World of Work in South–East Asia and the Pacific - [pdf 211 KB]
  Briefing paper for the 2nd South-East Asia and the Pacific Subregional Tripartite Forum on Decent Work Melbourne, Australia 5-8 April 2005

April 2005 

• Key competencies and lifelong learning - Buy now
  This book is an initial effort towards systematising experiences involving the application and development of new training approaches. It presents a systematic approach from three perspectives. ...
• Guarantee funds for small enterprises. A manual for guarantee fund managers - Buy now
  Explains how credit guarantee funds can facilitate access to finance for small enterprises and reviews the advantages and disadvantages of different models of funds. Provides guidance for guarantee fund managers on eligibility and risk sharing, operating procedures, marketing, pricing and accounting.
• Support for growth-oriented women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia - Buy now
• Support for growth-oriented women entrepreneurs in Kenya - Buy now
• Support for growth-oriented women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. An overview report - Buy now
  Covers the background information to the ILO-African Development Bank country-level studies on the subject and presents the findings and recommendations resulting from the application of the analytical integrated framework in the three countries.
• Support for growth-oriented women entrepreneurs in Tanzania - Buy now
• Facts on Safety at Work - [pdf 33 KB]
• World of Work Magazine No. 53, April 2005 - [pdf 3178 KB]
  The Tsunami and the ILO response

March 2005 

• Best practices in HIV/AIDS prevention in the workplace - [pdf 1080 KB]
  The objective of this study is to further examine the impact of HIV/AIDS on changes in the structure and composition of the labour force, by correlating changes in HIV prevalence with changes in indicators viewed as susceptible to the impact of HIV and AIDS, and drawing conclusions based on that analysis.
• Best practices in HIV/AIDS prevention, in the informal sector - [pdf 847 KB]
  This paper is based on experiences from the ILO’s four-country study on HIV/AIDS mitigation in the informal sector. It considers “best practices” that have been identified in workplace policies and programmes on HIV/AIDS in the informal economy. ...
• Hours of work. From fixed to flexible? Report of the Committee of Experts on the application of Conventions and Recommendations (articles 19, 22 and 35 of the Constitution). Report 93 III (Part 1B) - Buy now
  Reviews law and practice of ILO Member States relating to hours of work, with particular reference to the Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No.1) and the Hours of Work (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1930 (No. 30).