Features

2013

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   © Jay Directo / AFP 2013

   Disability

   Web accessibility – good for society, good for business

   11 March 2013

   Making the Web accessible to people with disabilities is the right thing to do. For a business, it can also mean added revenue and protection from lawsuits.

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   Youth entrepreneurship

   From slum living to company director

   25 February 2013

   One woman’s success story shows how green entrepreneurship could be an answer to both youth unemployment and environmental degradation in Africa.

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   Cooperatives

   Egypt’s farmers: Sowing the seeds of an agricultural revolution

   07 February 2013

   Agriculture will be critical to future economic growth in Egypt, says the ILO – but only if the laws on farmers’ co-ops are reformed.

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   Discrimination

   The sex and race workplace double whammy

   31 January 2013

   Ethnic minority women face double discrimination in the workplace because of their race and their gender. Many fail at the application stage simply because of their names.

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   Safety at work

   Turning computer junk into jobs

   18 January 2013

   Vast amounts of electrical and electronic waste end up in developing countries where the recycling methods are often hazardous. Integrating informal e-waste operations into the formal sector can help make the process safer, according to an ILO study titled "The global impact of e-waste".

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   Domestic workers

   Uniting on the home front

   11 January 2013

   Against all the odds, domestic workers around the world have joined forces to push for better working conditions.

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   Gender gap

   Women and technology – the attitude gap

   07 January 2013

   From school to work, girls and women are lagging behind in the science and technology field. Traditional attitudes, as well as direct and indirect discrimination, are obstacles to progress.

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   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.

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   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

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   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.