Impact and people
2011
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Questions and Answers on 10 Years of the ILO Programme on HIV and AIDS and the World of Work
01 December 2011
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the ILO’s Programme on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work (ILO/AIDS). On World AIDS Day 2011, ILO Online spoke to the new Director of the ILO/AIDS programme, Mrs. Alice Ouedraogo about progress made in the last 10 years and her hopes for the future.
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From Architect to Street Vendor: Discrimination at work against Persons Living with HIV in the Arab States
30 November 2011
Most Arab States do not have coherent national policies and laws designed to deal with HIV and AIDS in the workplace. They thus lack the means to prevent discrimination at work against nearly half a million of people living with HIV in the region. ILO Online reports from the capital of Jordan, Amman.
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An interview with Jayati Ghosh, winner of the ILO Decent Work Research Prize
11 November 2011
Decent Work Research Prize laureates Professor Jayati Ghosh and Professor Eve C. Landau addressed the ILO Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on 11 November, calling for economic policy reforms based on decent work to meet current challenges in global labour markets. The Indian economist Jayati Ghosh was also among the thousands of people at the annual International Labour Conference in Geneva. World of Work spoke to Ms. Ghosh, who is a professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in India and the Executive Secretary of the International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs.).
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Skills for Green Jobs: selected stories from the field
08 November 2011
There are many stories from the field about how countries have dealt with the challenge of developing skills for green jobs. Here is a sampling of some of these stories, providing a representative overview of the types of projects and initiatives underway around the world today. More of these stories can be found in the new study entitled Skills for Green Jobs: A Global View.
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Questions and answers on the skills for green jobs challenge
07 November 2011
Developing new skills or upgrading existing ones is the key to unlocking the potential of green jobs. The Green Jobs Initiative of the ILO, the UN Environmental Programme, the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has been working to turn this potential into reality since 2008. ILO News talks to Olga Strietska-Ilina, Skills Development Specialist with ILO’s Skills and Employability Department, about a new landmark ILO study developed together with the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) on skill needs for greener economies.
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Knowledge management: How microinsurance can best benefit low-income households
01 November 2011
In 2010, the ILO’s Microinsurance Innovation Facility introduced a knowledge management framework, aligning its research and communication strategies and new approaches for improved capture, analysis and sharing of lessons learned from its activities. ILO Online spoke with Craig Churchill, Head of the ILO’s Microinsurance Innovation Facility about the benefits of the new approach.
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Flyer for Human Rights, Development and Decolonization
31 October 2011
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Flyer for World of Work Report 2011
31 October 2011
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In Kenya, working hand in hand with the ILO to create cooperatives and jobs
31 October 2011
Cooperatives provide some 100 million jobs around the world. Many of these jobs provide for basic human needs, such as the dairy farms of Kenya. Today, some 13,000 cooperatives in Kenya have some 9 million members. As the United Nations launches its International Year of Cooperatives, Anne Holmes reports on how cooperatives are thriving, and the role of the ILO in their growth.
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Flyer for Social Protection Floor for a Fair and Inclusive Globalization
28 October 2011