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March 2013

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   © Miguel Medina / AFP 2013

   Public and private sectors

   One labour market, one labour law?

   18 March 2013

   With outsourcing, the distinction between the public and private sectors is blurring in many areas – raising questions about whether there should be one labour law for all workers. By Miguel Ángel Malo, senior economist at the ILO’s International Institute for Labour Studies.

October 2012

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   Gender equality

   African judges’ labour of law

   26 October 2012

   The ILO helps 25 African judges fight sex discrimination in the courts but cultural challenges remain the biggest obstacle for some.

May 2012

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   Article

   Why do fundamental labour standards matter?

   08 May 2012

   The ILO is seeking to achieve 100 per cent ratification of its eight Conventions covering fundamental labour standards by 2015. Tim de Meyer, ILO Senior Specialist on International Labour Standards and Labour Law, explains why these instruments are important for a fairer globalization and how they are linked to relieving poverty and improving lives.

November 2010

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   Course on international and European labour law - Rome, Nov. 2010 - Mar. 2011

   04 November 2010

August 2008

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   Executive summary:Globalization, Flexibilization and Working Conditions in Asia and the Pacific

   10 August 2008

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   Promotional Flyer:Globalization, Flexibilization and Working Conditions in Asia and the Pacific

   10 August 2008

October 2006

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   Cambodian Labour Law Soap Opera: A Hit

   02 October 2006

   A soap opera about labour law in a garment factory has become an unlikely hit in Cambodia. Fiction is relating fact as Cambodia modernizes the governing of its labour market.