Features

2013

1. 

   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.

2012

1. 

   Rights at work

   Maternity protection: Not just a personal issue

   23 November 2012

   Many countries have ratified ILO conventions on maternity protection, but pregnant women still face workplace discrimination. Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (November 25), the ILO publishes guidelines on how to implement maternity protection policies.

2. 

   Gender gap

   Time for women to get on board

   31 October 2012

   The need to have more women in the world’s still male-dominated boardrooms has gained widespread recognition but there is also strong disagreement on how to go about it.

3. 

   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.

4. 

   Rural economies

   Cultivating the green shoots of rural areas

   18 October 2012

   The ILO looks to harnessing the potential of the world’s rural areas as city dwellers in the developing world struggle to find work.

5. 

   School-to-work transition

   The lure of apprenticeships in times of crisis

   15 October 2012

   Apprenticeships have been around for centuries but they are now getting a lot of fresh attention as the world struggles to defuse the potentially explosive youth employment crisis.

6. 

   Microinsurance

   Insuring livestock to protect the poor

   12 October 2012

   Livestock insurance has the potential to reduce the vulnerability of poor populations. The challenges are formidable, but recent technology offers hope.

7. 

   World Teachers Day

   Teachers struggle to be top of the class

   05 October 2012

   Teachers face severe challenges in different parts of the world and are still under pressure to produce results. As the profession marks World Teachers Day, two teachers working thousands of miles apart tell their stories.

8. 

   Article

   Tourism, a powerful tool to tackle the crisis

   26 June 2012

   The sector is expected to create over five million jobs this year alone. However, there is a darker side to tourism that needs to be addressed.

9. Article

   Employers make the case for hiring people with disabilities

   19 June 2012

   101st session of the ILC held event on ILO Business and Disability Network to highlight the business case for hiring people with disabilities