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July 2012
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News
ILO: Greater gender equality in politics is good news for the world of work
26 July 2012
ILO’s gender policy specialist welcomes recent achievements on gender equality in politics but says more needs to be done including in the world of work.
July 2011
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Article
The ILO and Manual Scavengers in India: Paving the long way towards the elimination of discrimination based on social origin
18 July 2011
For millions of people, contemporary India has become a land of opportunities, and the largest democracy in the world has experienced a remarkable economic growth during the last decade. Yet, as India accelerates its pace towards development, many are left behind due to long standing caste-based discrimination in employment. ILO Online reports from Rajasthan, India.
January 2011
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News
UN Agencies to launch new report on gender and work in agricultural and rural areas
19 January 2011
September 2010
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Video
Lebanon's First Woman Electrician
23 September 2010
In 2006 war devastated areas of Southern Lebanon. In recent years, the pace of reconstruction has been enhanced by a new program that trains young people at risk for long term unemployment in job skills in the building and construction industries. One of the brightest prospects from the new program is also one of the most unlikely; she’s on track to become southern Lebanon’s first woman electrician.
August 2008
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Gender equality campaign
Jobs for Young Women and Men in Kyrgyzstan
04 August 2008
When a country has a mismatch between what its labour market needs and the education and skills of its young people - what’s the answer? Kyrgyzstan is working hard to address this imbalance by training young women and men in job skills that are actually in demand in its transformed economy.