Features

2003

1. Article

   Xth African Regional Meeting

   14 November 2003

   Decent work for Africa’s development: Signs of hope

2. Article

   Old and new ways of solving social problems

   11 November 2003

   While trade unions have played an essential role in social dialogue between workers, employers and governments, their membership in many countries has declined dramatically in recent years. Looking back over a long career in the German and international trade union movement, Werner Thönnessen explores some old and new ways in which trade unions can adapt to this trend, while meeting the challenges of globalization.

3. Article

   Failing health systems in Eastern Europe

   03 November 2003

4. Article

   Women seafarers: Fighting against the tide?

   16 October 2003

5. Article

   In Nepal, micro-insurance helps the poor cope with health needs

   26 September 2003

   The ILO's "STEP" programme (Strategies and Tools against Social Exclusion and Poverty) promotes innovative systems of social protection for excluded populations. In Nepal, ILO/STEP is working with local partners to develop health micro-insurance that will improve access to health care for workers in the informal economy. In this story, the ILO's Ismène Stalpers shows how health micro-insurance helps pool risks and resources of community groups to provide health protection to all members against financial consequences of the various risks.

6. Article

   ILO: Up in smoke: what future for tobacco jobs?

   18 September 2003

   Some 100 million people are employed worldwide in the tobacco sector. As the risks associated with smoking and the forces of economic modernization continue to pressure the industry, the ILO has been looking at the future employment prospects for tobacco workers worldwide.

7. Article

   For millions of migrants, a new Convention

   06 August 2003

   The UN Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families entered into force on 1 July 2003. More than 10 years in the making, the new Convention represents a major step in efforts to improve the lives of the world’s vast mobile workforce. ILO senior migration specialist Patrick Taran, who instigated the global campaign for ratification, tells World of Work what the Convention does, who it concerns and how it will make a difference in peoples’ lives.

8. Article

   ILO Recommendation 193 one year after: The revival of the cooperative idea

   23 July 2003

   This June marked the first anniversary of the ILO's initiative to encourage the idea of cooperative business.

9. Article

   Labour-sponsored investment funds: more jobs, more money and job security

   11 July 2003

   Over 20 years ago, the economy of the Canadian province of Quebec was mired in deep recession, brought on by an international economic downturn and souring relations between the provincial government and labour.

10. Article

    Job stability in industrialized countries remains surprisingly strong

    08 July 2003

    ILO study sees labour markets less volatile than generally assumed