Features

2013

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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

1. 

   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.

2. 

   Local development

   Rebuilding lives shattered in Sri Lanka’s conflict

   19 October 2012

   Three years after the end of Sri Lanka’s bitter civil war, victims are still struggling to rebuild their lives. A joint UN project seeks to give them a new start through training and job placement.

3. 

   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.

4. 

   World Tourism Day 2012

   Trekking boosts rural income in Nepal

   26 September 2012

   Following the end of the Maoist insurgency in Nepal, the ILO launched a project to promote employment and accelerate peace-building in 2007. Opening new routes for tourism that benefit local people is part of the project.

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   From Pakistan

   All aboard the women’s rights bus

   24 September 2012

   For working women in Pakistan, the bus ride to work can be particularly uncomfortable. The country’s National Highways and Motorway Police (NH&MP) has been trying to change that, with a bit of help from the ILO.

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   Article

   China’s latest revolution: Basic health care for all

   03 September 2012

   On 6 April 2009, China unveiled an action plan for a radical and ambitious health-care reform aimed at attaining universal health insurance coverage by 2020. Three years later, the country has almost reached this goal. What’s the secret behind the success?

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   Article

   The coop that helps to weave dreams

   08 August 2012

   A cooperative in the Philippines goes beyond lending money to indigenous people – it equips them with the skills they need to improve their businesses.

8. 

   Article

   Viet Nam: Serving markets and workers

   20 July 2012

   Textiles are Viet Nam’s second largest export and provide about two million jobs for local workers. The sector has usually been associated with high productivity and competitiveness, but also with poor working conditions. Is it possible to reconcile the two?

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   Article

   Sri Lanka: New hope for war victims

   18 July 2012

   Decades of civil war have left deep scars in Sri Lanka. An ILO training project brings new hope to some of those whose lives and hopes were shattered by the violence.