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Liberia : Women Building a Path to Prosperity

22 September 2009

After 14 years of conflict, Liberia is on the road to recovery. The International Labour Organization (ILO) has joined forces with the government and the private sector to help kick start the economy with a road building programme, where nearly half the workers are women.

South African Auto Industry Coping with Global Jobs Crisis

17 June 2009

ILO TV looked at measures being taken by the South African auto industry and the government to protect the industry and workers during economic crisis.

Road-Building for a New Liberia

30 June 2008

After years of conflict, Liberia is on a new path to recovery. A wide array of multi-lateral agencies, including the International Labour Organization are on the scene to help. These efforts include the building of a road, which will link villages in Mount Barclay to the main market town. Not only will this stimulate the local agricultural economy, the labour-based construction method is also creating much needed jobs, as ILO TV reports.

After The Tsunami: Building Roads To Recovery

28 July 2006

When the Tsunami hit the north east shore of Sumatra ten percent of the road network in Aceh province in Indonesia was destroyed. Local resource-based road works projects give much needed employment and re-connect isolated coastline communities to the city of Banda Aceh and beyond. ILO TV explains: