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Decent Work round table
12 June 2009
A high-level panel of leaders from the world of work discuss tools to counter the economic crisis at a round table discussion hosted by the Governments of Norway, South Africa, Germany and the ILO
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ILC opening remarks by ILO Director-General Juan Somavia
03 June 2009
ILO Director-General Juan Somavia warns of a possible 6-8 year employment and social protection crisis due to the eocnomic crisis and called on delegates to the 98th International Labour Conference to adopt a "Global Jobs Pact".
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India's poorest workers get organized (SEWA)
03 June 2009
Hundreds of millions of women worldwide work in the so-called informal sector (e.g. a job without regular income and benefits). Many women are trapped in this sector because they lack education, skills, or have other commitments which prevent full-time or regular work. In India nine out of ten working women are in informal work – with no rights, medical insurance, contract, or guaranteed minimum consequently, they and their families remain trapped in poverty. But in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, Ella Bhatt, a woman who has earned the nickname of "the gentle revolutionary", has set up a unique organization – the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA). SEWA has not only helped thousands find a way out of the poverty trap, it has given them access to financial services, and a way of making themselves heard by Government.
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India’s female taxi drivers
03 June 2009
For millions of women going out to work is a necessary. But earning a living can be a dangerous business if you are poor and female, and live in India. Many jobs carry a very high risk of accidents, sickness or assault. This issue – women's right to work safely – is currently being highlighted by a global gender campaign, organized by the International Labour Organization – the UN agency dealing with workplace issues. (The Campaign culminates with a debate in June at an international conference in Geneva). In India, some women have decided to look for solutions themselves, by training as Delhi's first female taxi drivers and offering a service to working women.
