Features

2013

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   © KyleEJohnson / Flickr 2013

   From Chile

   Indigenous communities take their place in the HIV battle

   16 April 2013

   The ILO and indigenous communities in Chile team up to battle discrimination and implement HIV guidelines in the transport sector.

2012

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   Local development

   Tourism benefits Viet Nam’s rural poor

   01 November 2012

   Inland hilltribe villagers in Quang Nam province have increased their earnings by developing products such as traditional weavings, spices, tea gift baskets and home stay services for tourists, with the help of an ILO project and funding from the Luxembourg Government. By Tran Quynh Hoa, ILO Country Office for Viet Nam.

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   Social media gives voice to indigenous communities

   09 August 2012

   August 9 marks the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, and this year’s theme is "Indigenous Media, Empowering Indigenous Voices". ILO News looks at the growing role of social media and the staying power of radio in these communities.

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   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.

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   Land rights mean social justice for Cambodia's indigenous peoples

   27 January 2012

   February 20 is World Day for Social Justice, focusing attention on the necessity for economic growth to promote equity and social justice, and that “a society for all” must be based on social justice and respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms. In Cambodia new legislation is helping some indigenous peoples achieve some of these rights and build a more secure future. By Maeve Galvin, Communication and Advocacy Officer, ILO Cambodia.

2009

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   International Day of the World’s Indigenous People - 9 August 2009

   Community tourism: respecting nature, local culture and indigenous peoples’ rights while on vacation

   07 August 2009

   Indigenous peoples throughout the world share a common experience of marginalization and discrimination. The non-recognition of indigenous peoples’ rights to their traditional lands, territories and resources has impaired their opportunity to engage in traditional occupations. The lack of access to credit, marketing facilities and other resources, further threatens their livelihoods and way of life. In this context, new forms of community-based activities are crucial as a basis for alternative livelihood strategies. ILO Online reports from Guatemala.

2008

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   9 August – International Day of the World’s Indigenous People 2008 – Organizing out of poverty: indigenous peoples in the Philippines

   07 August 2008

   There are more than 5,000 different indigenous peoples living in some 70 countries in the world. About 70 per cent of them are in Asia and the Pacific, mostly in rural areas. They often lack control over land and resources and face high levels of discrimination and poverty. ILO Online reports from the Philippines where indigenous peoples were able to organize themselves to have a stronger voice.

2007

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   International Day of the World’s Indigenous People 2007 - The “Khoriya” farming system in Nepal: Promoting socially and environmentally sustainable development

   07 August 2007

   A significant number of indigenous communities in Nepal practice shifting cultivation, as it is often the only viable way to farm the steep slopes they inhabit. Nevertheless, as in many other countries across Asia, indigenous peoples in Nepal face a hostile policy environment that either discourages such traditional farming systems or ignores its existence all together. Two ILO Conventions on indigenous and tribal peoples and discrimination in employment and occupation are being put to work in the field. ILO intern Niskua Kinid, part Kuna Indian from Panama and part Swedish Sami, reports on the situation in Nepal.