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March 2013

  1. Entrepreneurship skills

    Afghan women unleashing their business potential

    01 March 2013

    How entrepreneurship enabled an Afghan woman to create a successful company and help other women do the same.

February 2013

  1. Gender gap

    India: Why is women’s labour force participation dropping?

    13 February 2013

    More women in India of working age are enrolling in secondary school but that is only one reason why the number of women who are either working or looking for a job is decreasing.

January 2013

  1. Labour standards

    Domestic workers deserve a better deal

    15 January 2013

    Op-ed by Malte Luebker, ILO Senior Regional Wage Specialist, published in the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) on 12 January 2013.

  2. Migrant workers

    Fighting forced labour with education

    04 January 2013

    Nepalese women migrating as domestic workers often risk falling prey to human trafficking. A little knowledge can go a long way towards reducing their vulnerability.

  3. Post-conflict recovery

    ILO helps Sri Lanka war victims pick up the pieces

    02 January 2013

    Fishermen who lost their boats during Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war are back at sea. Farmers are learning to get better yields and war widows are running businesses. A look at how an ILO project is helping victims of the bitter conflict.

December 2012

  1. Global Wage Report 2012/2013

    Is it the end of a low-wage production model in China?

    14 December 2012

    China’s long-held position as a country of cheap goods based on low-wage labour looks set to change, with wages rising sharply across the board, according to the latest ILO Global Wage Report.

  2. Worker’s rights

    Migrant workers in Jordan are making their voices heard

    12 December 2012

    As the world marks International Migrants Day on December 18, ILO News looks at the impact of legislation allowing migrant workers in Jordan to join trade unions.

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