Articles

Pension reform and ageing populations in developed economies

01 May 2011

The forthcoming Session of the International Labour Conference will also discuss pension reform in developed economies. The debate will be continued in 2012 when the Conference will hold a general discussion on employment and social protection in the new demographic context.
Social security and ageing populations in developing countries

01 May 2011

It is common knowledge that life expectancy in Western countries has increased over the past several decades and will continue to rise. However, it may come as a surprise to some that the ratio of elderly people is rising faster in the developing world than in industrialized countries.

ILO, WTO joint study on trade and informal employment: Globalization and Informal Jobs in Developing Countries

01 December 2009

This study finds that the high incidence of informal employment in the developing world suppresses countries’ ability to benefit from trade opening by creating poverty traps for workers in job transition. It is a product of the collaborative research programme of the ILO International Institute for Labour Studies and the WTO Secretariat.

Multinationals and socially responsible labour practices: Better business - Looking back, looking forward

01 April 2008

A major international forum in Geneva has marked the 30th anniversary of one of the first initiatives by the international community to put the social dimension into globalization. Andrew Bibby reports on a key tool to encourage multinational businesses to adopt socially responsible labour practices.

Trade union responses to globalization

03 December 2007

Significant developments are taking place as unions search for new ways of operating in a globalized world. Andrew Bibby reports on a new study.