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Media persons awarded to highlight real issues of women’s economic empowerment

Seven journalists from print and electronic media from across Pakistan have won awards from ILO for excellence in reporting on issues relating to labour and gender.

Gender at work

Private sector active in fighting sexual harassment at workplaces

A number of enterprises have taken the lead in preventing and combating sexual harassment at the workplace since this sensitive issue for the first time was prohibited in the amended Labour Code 2012 which started effect on 1 May 2013.

Gender equality

Breaking gender stereotypes in Bangladesh

Nupur Howlader is Bangladesh's only nationally-qualified female welder. An ILO-EU skills training programme has given her the chance to both earn a better living and challenge gender stereotypes.

National Workshop on Reform and Development of Public Enterprises

By Mr Donglin Li, Director, ILO Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives

Azerbaijan to toughen measures in the fight against child labour

On October 1, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population and State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs signed a joint action plan to eliminate child labour drafted within the framework of the EU twinning project...

Interview

Interview with Maria Helena André, Director of ACTRAV

The recently appointed Director of the Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV), Ms Maria Helena André wants to strengthen her department’s services for ILO’s worker constituents. A trade unionist and Portugal’s former Minister of Labour and Social...

World Tourism Day

Tourism, poverty reduction and gender equality

On the occasion of World Tourism Day (27 September), ILO Senior Tourism Specialist Wolfgang Weinz and ILO Senior Gender Specialist Susan Maybud talk about the role that tourism can play in achieving poverty reduction and gender equality.

Gender Equality

Window of opportunity for Viet Nam to improve gender equality at work

Viet Nam has a lot of opportunity to address gender equality at workplaces, which helps industrial relations, but more efforts are needed in this area.

Enhancing the Financial inclusion of Women Entrepreneurs in Nigeria.

ILO collaborated with Central Bank of Nigeria to provide access to credit facilities for women entrepreneurs in Nigeria.

ILO Subregional Workshop on Gender Equality at Work

Workshop for judges, senior officers of the court and high-level officials dealing with labour and employment issues as it relates to gender equality.

Labour market

Asia-Pacific on the road to middle-class employment

A recent ILO study shows that despite robust economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region, millions of people are still living under or just above the poverty line.

Cooperation for gender and development

ILO and Sweden join forces to promote women’s employment in Turkey

Prioritising strategies to tackle discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace

Discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace has been identified as a critical barrier to decent work for women in the Pacific. This is one of key outcomes of an ILO Technical Expert Meeting on Gender and Decent Work held in Suva in July.

Labour rights

Breastfeeding in the workplace: Good for the mother, child, business and society

On the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7), the ILO maternity protection specialist, Laura Addati, explains why breastfeeding in the workplace makes good sense for all parties concerned.

Sexual harassment

Spreading the message on sexual harassment in Jordan’s garment factories

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is helping to combat sexual harassment in garment factories in Jordan, through its Better Work programme.

Opening address at the ILO-ADB regional workshop on promoting women in the labour market

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the ILO-ADB regional workshop on promoting women in the labour market, Pasig, Philippines, 17 June 2013

Social entrepreneurship

Helping women to help themselves escape poverty in Myanmar

A non-profit organization set up in response to the devastation caused by cyclone Nargis employs women to run small businesses that benefit poor communities.

Ryder: We need to get a grip on the rapid changes affecting the world of work.

The 102nd International Labour Conference opened with ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, outlining his vision for tackling the various challenges that are having an impact on workers, enterprises and governments around the world

Jordan Legal Review

The recent Arab uprisings have exposed the gaping decent work deficits in Arab labour markets, including the exclusion of women. Despite being increasingly educated, most women are either jobless or invisible in the Arab workforce. The Jordanian...

Voucher pliers: fate of home-based workers

After sunset, the hustle could still be felt in the narrow alleys of Jati Bundar area in Tanah Abang. Some residents were having fun; chatting and talking in their house terraces, while watching the traffic of people in the densely populated area....