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Lifting the barrier of intellectual disabilities

There are almost 200 million persons with intellectual disabilities in the world. For many of them, finding a stable job represents a major challenge. In Li’s case, a little help has made a big difference.

Official visit

ILO's Director-General visits China

On his first official visit to China, ILO's Director-General, Guy Ryder, visited the Beijing Haidian District Employment Centre, which serves 3.2 million job seekers. After meeting with officials of the Beijing Municipal Employment Service Centre...

Improve nutrition, food safety, and food security for China's most vulnerable women and children (Final Joint Evaluation Summary)

Project CPR/09/51/UND - Joint evaluation of the UN MDG Funds Total Budget: US$ US$ 6,000,000 ILO: 481,000; WHO: 1,735,540; WFP: 209,720; UNICEF: 1,080,629; UNIDO: 581,000; UNDP: 567,100; UNESCO: 418,880; FAO: 1,048,600

Inclusion of People with Disabilities in China

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Global Employment Trends 2013: Recovering from a second jobs dip

Five years after the outbreak of the global financial crisis, the study offers the latest global and regional information and projections on several indicators of the labour market, including employment, unemployment, working poverty and vulnerable...

The global impact of e-waste: Addressing the challenge

This paper explores the volumes, sources and flows of e-waste, the risks it poses to e-waste workers and the environment, occupational safety and health issues, labour issues and regulatory frameworks, and links this growing global problem with the...

Sustaining competitive and responsible enterprises GLOBAL Component (SCORE II) - (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project GLO/10/52/NAD - Evaluation consultants: Christian Bugnion de Moreta (Lead Evaluator), Daniel Pedraza Isaza, Hongman Zhang, Lam Ba Nguyen, Sandra Owusu.

Global Wage Report 2012/2013

Is it the end of a low-wage production model in China?

China’s long-held position as a country of cheap goods based on low-wage labour looks set to change, with wages rising sharply across the board, according to the latest ILO Global Wage Report.

ILO/ACFTU Seminar on Labour Protection for Women Workers

ILO/ACFTU Seminar on Labour Protection for Women Workers was successfully organized on 6 December 2012 in Beijing. The Seminar aimed to safeguard women workers’ labour rights and promote gender equality at work through improving legislation and...

Global Wage Report 2012/13: Wages and Equitable Growth

The Global Wage Report 2012/13 looks at differences in wages around the globe and how they have been influenced by the economic crisis. It includes global and regional wage trends and statistics, as well as policy recommendations.

SCORE Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises: PHASE I Final Evaluation Summary 2012

SCORE Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises: PHASE I INDIA Final Evaluation Summary 2012

Video: Institutional barriers for people with disabilities still an obstacle, says ILO

Around 85 million people with disabilities live in China and despite progress made over the past 30 years, there are many challenges to ensure their equality and dignity. ILO Beijing Director Ann Herbert appeared on CCTV's 'Dialogue' saying that...

Message by ILO's Director-General on World AIDS Day 2012

This World AIDS day commemoration carries a unanimous hope that the world can bring an end to AIDS.

HIV Stigma – a new form of dying

HIV is no longer a killer but HIV stigma is. As World AIDS Day is observed on 1 December, ILO research in China, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand sheds light on the problem and suggests ways it can be addressed. By Richard Howard, Senior Specialist on...

Social protection

Can China get old and rich at the same time?

China has already done a lot to adapt labour markets and social protection systems to an ageing society. But it will have to do more to balance its economic and social needs.

The benefits of sustainable and responsible workplace practices

The ILO believes that the results of its first public-private partnership (PPP) to train Chinese suppliers of Switzerland’s second-largest retailer will show that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can become more productive and competitive by...

Reproductive Health and Gender Awareness in Shenzhen’s Migrant Population

This report documents and analyzes the vulnerabilities of Shenzhen’s migrant worker population with regards to HIV/STI, reproductive health and gender equality before providing a series of recommendations on how to move forward with programs to...