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International Migrants Day - ILO TV reports from Dublin, Ireland where some migrants have fared better than others.

17 December 2007

After centuries of poverty and emigration, Ireland has emerged as a Celtic Tiger with a booming economy. New jobs in construction, hotels, restaurants and in agriculture have been filled by migrant workers, but as ILO TV reports from Dublin, some have fared better than others.
Actress Marlee Matlin, "Leading Lady" for People With Disabilities

02 December 2007

Actress Marlee Matlin is best known for playing characters that don't let disabilities get in the way. It's a role she's been playing most of her life.

World AIDS Day : Fighting AIDS on Commercial Farms in Zambia

29 November 2007

Whether it’s organising a football match or marching through the streets, Nurse Janet Mvula and a team of trained farm workers, called peer educators, are taking their AIDS awareness work beyond their workplace at York Farm to the local community.

Uganda: Maternity leave brings protection to women security guards and their employer

17 October 2007

All African women work. Very few women work in formal workplaces. Even fewer expect to keep their job when they have a baby, much less get maternity leave. But that is not the case for a group of women security guards in Uganda. As ILO TV reports, in an industry where it's a surprise to find women at work, both workers and employer are finding advantages in unionization and maternity leave.

Informal economy work sees more working hours for men, less for women

08 June 2007

A new report from the ILO says that one in five workers worldwide work excessively long hours, up to 48 a week, often to merely make ends meet. The study also says women work shorter hours than men, most likely because they bear the brunt of responsibility for the unpaid work of taking care of the family and household.

Afghanistan: Women Entrepreneurs

26 March 2007

More than two decades of conflict have crippled Afghanistan’s economy. But some Afghan women are taking their handicraft skills to the market and playing an active role in the country’s reconstruction and development as ILO TV reports:
Burkina Faso: A New Life for Trafficked Children

15 March 2007

In Burkina Faso, the focus is on bus stations and bus drivers to help prevent children from being trafficked. Rescued children are given apprenticeships to ensure they won't be trafficked again.

Sowing The Seeds Of Women’s Rights

09 February 2007

The cut flower industry in Tanzania and across East Africa is booming. Trade unionist Phillipina Mosha is training workers in the cut flower business to understand their labour rights, promote gender equality and improve safety and health in the workplace.
Rebuilding Baphuon Temple in Angkor, Cambodia

05 February 2007

Tourists will soon be able to visit one of Angkor’s greatest treasures: the 11th century Baphuon temple. Now the temple is the centre of a huge archaeological reconstruction effort. Safety training means today’s Khmer construction workers are reclaiming this piece of their heritage without the dangers their ancestors faced.

Marinalva: Mobile Squad Labour Inspector

12 January 2007

Marinalva is a labour inspector, part of the Brazilian government team called the “mobile squad”. They inspect farms in remote parts of the country, rescuing workers from forced labour as ILO TV explains.