2012

1. 

   Internships: Head start or labour trap?

   22 August 2012

   Internships can provide valuable work experience to young people. But as they become more common, so does the risk of abuse, especially during economic downturns. ILO News looks at the benefits and drawbacks of this practice.

2008

1. Executive summary:Globalization, Flexibilization and Working Conditions in Asia and the Pacific

   10 August 2008

2. Promotional Flyer:Globalization, Flexibilization and Working Conditions in Asia and the Pacific

   10 August 2008

2006

1. 95th session of the International Labour Conference, 2006
   Breaking out of informality: Amina, the Queen of Oranges

   02 June 2006

   With between a half and two-thirds of the world's working women and men outside the formal economy, breaking out of informality is the single biggest challenge for labour market governance worldwide.

2. Environmentally sustainable development: the WILL is there

   30 January 2006

   NAIROBI (ILO Online) - The Workers Initiative for a Lasting Legacy (WILL 2006), organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in cooperation with the ILO, SustainLabour and the UN Global Compact, held here the first ever trade union assembly on labour and the environment last week. ILO Online spoke with Lene Olsen from the ILO Bureau for Workers' Activities who participated in the assembly.

3. Which is best for the economy: employment stability or employment flexibility?

   20 January 2006

   A recent article in the ILO's International Labour Review analyzes the relationship between employment stability and productivity in six major sectors in 13 European countries. According to the authors, both, extensive and short job tenure can produce adverse affects on productivity. They propose a policy of "protected mobility" on the labour market, together with active labour market policies seeking to combine both flexibility and security. ILO online spoke with Peter Auer, co-author of the article.