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ILO launches new tools in Bolivia to promote cooperativism
Local authorities and specialists from social organizations in La Paz were trained on Think.Coop and Start.Coop training methodologies with a view to providing better job opportunities for rural and informal economy workers.
A SCORE Super Hero? Boliva Innovates to Communicate SCORE Messages
A collaboration between SCORE Bolivia and CEPT (Confederation of Private Entrepreneurs of Bolivia) has created some fun and engaging comics to help spread SCORE Training key messages within enterprises to all workers, regardless of literacy.
Our impact, their voices
How Peruvian quinoa farmers have boosted their income
The Andean Grains Programme – a joint ILO-FAO-UNESCO initiative – not only improved the livelihoods of organic quinoa producers but also contributed to the economic empowerment of women.
Our impact, their voices
Women are building their own futures in Bolivia
A group of 250 freelance women builders from La Paz and El Alto have improved their working conditions and are able to spend more time with their families by working directly with employers.
Equality for all = Success for all
International Womens Day 2017 marks the launch of our new gender equality campaign in the workplace “Equality for all = Success for all”.
Safety and Health in Construction
Deposit by the Plurinational State of Bolivia of the instrument of ratification for the Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988...
On 10 February 2015, the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification for the Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988 (No. 167).
Latin America and the Caribbean assume the commitment to completely end child labour
The Focal Points Network of the “Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour”, launched its first face-to-face meeting in Brasilia
New law in Bolivia
ILO’s concerns regarding new law in Bolivia dealing with child labour
The new Code for Children and Adolescents, Law No. 548, of 17 July 2014 published in the Official Gazette of the Government of Bolivia on 23 July 2014, deals with the “Right to protection of the child and adolescent at work” (Chapter VI).
COOP Champions
Rodrigo Mogrovejo, senior specialist at the ILO Office for the Andean countries
COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future...
Labour standards
Bolivia ratifies the Domestic Workers Convention
Bolivia is the sixth ILO member State and the second Latin American member State to ratify this instrument
Combating child labour through education
Knowledge sharing workshop reviews progress of ILO-IPEC project
The participants came from Bolivia, Indonesia, Mali and Uganda – the four project countries.
Child Labour
Eliminating child labour in Bolivia: The role of education
Education is often cited as the key to eliminating child labour. But by itself, education isn’t enough. ILO Online reports from Bolivia showing how adding decent work for adults to education of children, together, with a quotient of political will,...
Feature for World Day Against Child Labour 2008 – When “voceadores” learn to SCREAM: Giving a voice to education instead of child labour
Education is often seen as an empowerment right, that can lift economically and socially marginalized children and youth out of poverty. Yet in some developing countries, education remains more of a luxury than a reality for many poor children, who...