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Afghanistan Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW)

Afghanistan Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW)

Labour migration for decent work in Afghanistan: Issues and challenges

Labour migration for decent work in Afghanistan: Issues and challenges

This report examines the trends and profile of labour migration from Afghanistan.

South Asia Coordinating Group on Action against Violence against Children(SACG)

South Asia Coordinating Group on Action against Violence against Children(SACG)

South Asia Initiative to End Violence against Children (SAIEVAC)

South Asia Initiative to End Violence against Children (SAIEVAC)

Report of the National Conference on Creating Sustainable Jobs in Afghanistan

Report of the National Conference on Creating Sustainable Jobs in Afghanistan

Report of the National Conference on Creating Sustainable Jobs in Afghanistan

Assessment of livelihood opportunities for returnees/internally displaced persons and host communities in Afghanistan

Assessment of livelihood opportunities for returnees/internally displaced persons and host communities in Afghanistan

This study undertaken by ILO Kabul for UNHCR Afghanistan, provides an overview of the economic activities of returnees and host communities on 22 high-return sights across all regions of Afghanistan.

Afghan women unleashing their business potential

Entrepreneurship skills

Afghan women unleashing their business potential

How entrepreneurship enabled an Afghan woman to create a successful company and help other women do the same.

Decent work in Afghanistan

Decent work in Afghanistan

ILO-GIZ’s joint initiative for Pakistan, Afghanistan & Uzbekistan: Overcoming Post-Conflict Economic Challenges through Private Sector...

ILO-GIZ’s joint initiative for Pakistan, Afghanistan & Uzbekistan: Overcoming Post-Conflict Economic Challenges through Private Sector...

A new approach involving private sector to overcome economic challenges in post-conflict situation has been introduced to donors and practitioners from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.

Action Plan adopted at the Seminar on Sustainable Development in Postal Services in Asia-Pacific countries

Action Plan adopted at the Seminar on Sustainable Development in Postal Services in Asia-Pacific countries

Working a childhood away in Afghanistan’s kilns

Working a childhood away in Afghanistan’s kilns

Children as young as five work as brick makers in Afghanistan’s kilns, as poverty and debt keep their families in low-wage bonded labour. Tackling the issue is far more complex than just banning child labour in the kilns, the ILO says.

Employment, decent jobs needed for sustainable development in Afghanistan

Employment, decent jobs needed for sustainable development in Afghanistan

Employment and decent work must be at the heart of plans for Afghanistan’s social and economic development, according to a new report on employment in the country released by the ILO.

"Afghanistan: Time to move to Sustainable Jobs" - A Study on the State of Employment in Afghanistan

"Afghanistan: Time to move to Sustainable Jobs" - A Study on the State of Employment in Afghanistan

This study calls for a longer term approach to socio-economic development in Afghanistan, in which employment and decent work take a central role.

"Afghanistan: Time to move to sustainable jobs" - A study on the state of employment in Afghanistan - Summary

Summary

"Afghanistan: Time to move to sustainable jobs" - A study on the state of employment in Afghanistan - Summary

Summary of "Afghanistan: Time to move to sustainable jobs" - A study on the state of employment in Afghanistan.

ILO & UNHCR plan to address Decent Work Deficits of Afghan Refugee and Host Communities in Pakistan

ILO & UNHCR plan to address Decent Work Deficits of Afghan Refugee and Host Communities in Pakistan

Islamabad: The tri-partite stake holders endorsed the broad joint strategy of ILO- UNHCR to provide support to workers from Afghan Refugees and Host Communities under the Afghan Management and Repatriation Strategy.

Unravelling the cycle of bonded labour in Afghanistan

Unravelling the cycle of bonded labour in Afghanistan

According to a new ILO report launched in Kabul on 7 February 2012, Afghan brick kilns heavily rely on debt bondage of adults and children. Even when families make progress toward paying back loans, the perpetual need for more advances (often for...

Child & bonded labour in Afghanistan's brick kilns. New Survey highlights obstacles to ending practice

Child & bonded labour in Afghanistan's brick kilns. New Survey highlights obstacles to ending practice

A new report on bonded labour in Afghan brick kilns found more than half of the workers surveyed were children, with the majority of these workers under the age of 14.

Buried in bricks: A rapid assessment of bonded labour in brick kilns in Afghanistan – presentation

Buried in bricks: A rapid assessment of bonded labour in brick kilns in Afghanistan – presentation

Bonded Labour in Afghanistan: Buried in Bricks - Q&A

Bonded Labour in Afghanistan: Buried in Bricks - Q&A

Buried in bricks: A rapid assessment of bonded labour in brick kilns in Afghanistan

Buried in bricks: A rapid assessment of bonded labour in brick kilns in Afghanistan

This study provides an accurate depiction of bonded labour in brick kilns in two provinces of Afghanistan (Kabul and Nangarhar), to illustrate the demand and supply-side of one of the most prevalent, yet least known, forms of hazardous labour in...