Issue briefs

2009

1. Publication

   8th European Regional Meeting - Facts on social dialogue

   09 February 2009

   Over the past 10 to 15 years, the industrial relations’ map of Europe and Central Asia has changed significantly. While in the early 1990s, social dialogue was practiced in less than half the region, in 2008 the large majority of countries at least formally adhere to the concept, despite numerous obstacles and weaknesses.

2. Publication

   8th European Regional Meeting - Facts on fundamental rights at work

   09 February 2009

   Europe and Central Asia is the region with the highest ratification rate of the ILO’s eight fundamental Conventions linked to the 1998 Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. This high level of commitment to fundamental principles and rights at work offers a firm basis for the implementation of the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda. However, problems of implementation remain in all parts of the region.

3. Publication

   8th European Regional Meeting - Facts on quality of working life

   09 February 2009

   Wages, working time and work organization, maternity protection and the work-life balance are some of the many interlinked dimensions of the quality of working life and of decent work.

4. Publication

   8th European Regional Meeting - Facts on flexicurity

   09 February 2009

   Policymakers all over Europe are facing the crucial challenge of regulating a rapidly evolving labour market in the context of the globalized economy. Will they listen to calls made for greater flexibility or can they place their trust in a “flexicurity” model: new ways of balancing flexibility and security in relation to employment, income and social protection?

5. Publication

   8th European Regional Meeting - Facts on economic and employment trends: A time of challenges and opportunities

   09 February 2009

   The period 1995–2007 saw a number of political and economic developments in Europe and Central Asia, including the expansion of the EU from 12 to 27 member States. During this time, the economy in the region has become more integrated and diverse, employment rates rose in most countries and unemployment decreased. Yet by early 2009, the global economic situation had changed dramatically.

2008

1. Publication

   Facts and figures on Microfinance

   24 September 2008

   Microfinance makes a powerful contribution to decent work by providing opportunities for small investments in productive employment and job creation; and, through emergency loans, micro-savings and micro-insurance, it provides the means for people to manage risks.

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   Publication

   Facts and figures on green jobs

   24 September 2008

   Green Jobs have become an emblem of a more sustainable economy and society, that preserves the environment for present and future generations and is more equitable and inclusive of all people and all countries.

3. Publication

   Facts on Investing in Decent Work for Women

   28 February 2008

   More women are participating in labour markets throughout the world today than ever before. However, increases in labour force participation have not resulted in a substantial narrowing of gender gaps in the world of work.

2007

1. 

   Publication

   Facts on Disability in the World of Work

   21 November 2007

   One of every 10 people in the world has a disability — some 650 million worldwide. Approximately 470 million are of working age.

2006

1. Publication

   Facts on Decent Work

   01 July 2006

   The Decent Work concept was formulated by the ILO’s constituents – governments and employers’ and workers’ organizations – as a means to identify the Organization’s major priorities and to modernize its approach for the twenty-first century. It is based on the understanding that work is a source of personal dignity, family stability, peace in the community, democracies that deliver for people, and economic growth that expands opportunities for productive jobs and enterprise development...