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Breaking gender barriers for young women and men

Despite efforts by the international community, gender stereotyping and employment barriers continue to affect millions of young women and men around the world, said the International Labour Organization today on the occasion of International Youth...

ILO and UWI Centre for Gender and Development Studies to launch report on Reconciling work and family

The report provides information on workers' experiences, particularly women, of negotiating work and family responsibilities and implications for gender equality and poverty in Trinidad and Tobago. It uses data, interviews and policy reviews to...

From entrepreneurship to education: how empowering women can help their children learn

Women’s entrepreneurship helps reduce poverty, promote gender equality and empower women. But it has another impact – providing women with the means to improve the health of their families and finance the education of their children. Two ILO...

ILO launches year-long campaign “Gender Equality at the Heart of Decent Work”

The International Labour Organization is launching a one-year global campaign to highlight the central role of gender equality in its Decent Work Agenda and in the work of its constituents – governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations.

Opening address at the Policy Seminar on Work, Income and Gender Equality (WIG) in China

By Ms Constance Thomas, Director, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia

Global Employment Trends for Women 2008: More women enter the workforce, but more than half of all working women are in vulnerable jobs

More women are working than ever before, but they are also more likely than men to get low-productivity, low-paid and vulnerable jobs, with no social protection, basic rights nor voice at work according to a new report by the International Labour...

International Women's Day 2008 - Smart women, right decisions: a recipe for decent work

More and more women are entering the labour markets around the world, according to a new report published by the ILO to coincide with International Women’s Day. However, women continue to bear the brunt when it comes to vulnerable employment....

International Women’s Day 2008 – Financing for gender equality and empowerment of women: Report from Ethiopia

The ILO annually celebrates International Women’s Day with a unique theme focusing on women in the world of work. This year’s focus will be on promoting Decent Work and the empowerment of women, under the slogan “Investing in Decent Work for Women:...

New Global Employment Trends Report for Inrernational Women's Day (March 8th)

The ILO marks International Women’s Day on Saturday 8 March 2008 with a new report on labour market trends for women in the world of work

International Women's Day 2008: New report on Global Employment Trends for Women and panel discussion on investing in women's decent work...

The International Labour Office (ILO) will mark International Women’s Day with a new report on labour market trends for women in the world of work and a panel discussion by eminent women bankers and trade unionists on how to invest to create jobs...

Issyk-Kul seminar focuses on gender equality and youth employment

Gender equality, employment and youth problems were high on the agenda of the national workshop held in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, on June 19-21. The workshop was organized within the framework of the ILO/Netherlands project on boosting youth employment.

Chinese children unite to fight trafficking

Chinese children – aged 11 through 17 – have come together to craft the country’s first set of recommendations to combat human trafficking – drafted exclusively by and for young people.

The Mekong Women's Forum: Women from across the Greater Mekong Sub-region prepare for greater role in fight against human trafficking

Women activists and eminent speakers on the problems of human trafficking and gender discrimination today called for greater involvement of women and vulnerable groups in the fight against human trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region.

Address to the The Mekong Women's Forum on Solidarity and Empowerment

by Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

The Mekong Women's Forum: leading women from across the GMS unite to intensify action against human trafficking, discrimination and...

Women activists from across the Greater Mekong Sub-region gather in Viet Nam to intensify their efforts in combating human trafficking, labour and sexual exploitation endured by thousands of young women across the sub-region.

New ILO Global Report on Equality at Work 2007 - Despite major progress, workplace discrimination persists and is taking on new forms

Despite major advances in fighting discrimination at work, mounting inequalities in income and opportunities and significant and persistent forms of workplace discrimination are causing growing concern, according to a new report by the International...

Women entrepreneurship: a road to decent work and MDGs in Africa

In Africa the equal rights of women and their equal participation in the social, cultural, economic and political life have remained illusive. Women are still the main victims of poverty, social prejudice, lack of access to health services and...

Media Advisory: ILO to launch major comprehensive new report on discrimination in the world of work

The International Labour Office (ILO) is to issue a major new report on 10 May on the state of discrimination in the world of work.

Global Employment Trends for Women 2007: ILO study warns on the feminization of working poverty

More women then ever before are in work, but a persistent gap in status, job security, wages and education between women and men is contributing to the "feminization of working poverty", according to a new report by the International Labour Office...