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June 2003 

• Zambian women entrepreneurs: Going for growth - Buy now
  Presents the results of a questionnaire survey carried out among some 120 business women in the cities of Lusaka and Kitwe. Gives the profile of the owners and their enterprise, how it was started, how it is managed, the forms of support services received, etc.
• Jobs and incomes in a globalizing world - Buy now
  Examines the effects of globalization on jobs, wages and incomes in industrialized and developing countries. Focuses on the 1980s and 1990s.
• Facts on Social Security - [pdf 544 KB]
• The situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories. Report 91 Annex - Buy now
• Working out of Poverty: Director-General's report - [pdf 377 KB]
  Focuses on the working poor and the poor who are excluded from work. Shows the "decent work dividends" that accrue to families and societies as a whole through a concerted effort to attack poverty.
• World of Work Magazine No. 47, June 2003 - [pdf 3636 KB]
  World Day Against Child Labour 2003: Stop child trafficking

May 2003 

• ILO standards-related activities in the area of occupational safety and health. Report 91 VI - Buy now
  Based on a survey carried out among ILO constituents, this report is aimed at examining the impact, coherence and relevance of ILO standards and related activities in the area of occupational safety and health and to develop a consensus on a plan of action to increase their impact.
• Start your business. International edition. Set of 3 items (workbook, handbook, business plan) - Buy now
• Conditions of work in the fishing sector. A comprehensive standard (a Convention supplemented by a Recommendation) on work in the fishing sector. Report 92 V (1) - Buy now
  Based on information provided by member States throught a survey, this report examines national legislation and practice concerning labour conditions in the fishing sector, relevant ILO Conventions and Recommendations on the subject in order to develop a new, comprehensive standard (a Convention supplemented by a Recommendation) on work in the fishing sector.

April 2003 

• Making insurance work for microfinance institutions: A technical guide to developing and delivering microinsurance - Buy now
  Provides a guide for managers of microfinance institutions (MFIs) on the design and operation of basic insurance products. Introduces fundamental insurance concepts, outlines the prerequisites needed for an MFI and describes the key features of five types of microinsurance products covering life and disability insurance. ...
• Fundamental rights at work and international labour standards - Buy now
  Offers a detailed description of the relevant Conventions and their principles, along with specific problems encountered in their application at national level.
• Challenges and opportunities facing public utilities. Report TMCOPU/2003 - Buy now
  Reviews developments and trends in social and employment issues in the sector. Examines the role of multinationals, the impact of mergers and acquisitions, the challenge of renewable energy and sustainable development, water and sanitation and the importance of social dialogue in a rapidly globalizing industry.
• Time for equality at work. Global report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Report of the Director-General, 2003 - [pdf 3654 KB] - Buy now
  The ILO’s most comprehensive study to date on discrimination, this timely report argues that the benefits of eliminating discrimination in the workplace transcend the individual and extend to the economy and to society as a whole. ...

March 2003 

• Good practice guide: Micro finance for self-employment in industrialized countries - Buy now
• Safety and health in the non-ferrous metals industries. ILO code of practice - Buy now
  Provides workers, employers and governments with practical safety and health guidelines for non-ferrous metals production, aluminium,copper, lead, manganese and zinc. Focuses on general principles of prevention and protection, including risk assessment and management, training, and workplace and health surveillance. ...
• The employment effect of mergers and acquisitions in commerce. Report TMMAC/2003 - Buy now
  Examines mergers and acquisitions in the commerce sector mainly between the 1980s and 2002 and investigates the impact on sectoral employment in different regions of the world. Looks at the effects on conditions of employment and working conditions and discusses the role of social dialogue.
• Protection of wages. Standards and safegurads relating to the payment of labour remuneration. Report 91 III (1B) - Buy now
• World of Work Magazine No. 46, March 2003 - [pdf 1403 KB]
  Tripartism in the 21st century: Building on bedrock
• The gender dimensions of social security reform in Central and Eastern Europe: Case studies of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland - Buy now
  Comprises five papers which examine the gender dimensions of social security reform undertaken in the context of political and economic transformation in three EU accession countries. Focuses on reforms in family benefits and retirement and survivors' pensions. Includes findings of a study of the impact of the reforms on women's employment and life choices.

February 2003 

• Employment stability in an age of flexibility. Evidence from industrialized countries - Buy now
  Comprises six papers which provide a comparative analysis of trends in employment security and stability in 16 OECD countries and individual country reports for Denmark, France, Japan and the USA. Covers the period 1990-2000.