Impact and people
2021
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© Ion Buga 2022
Bees - A remedy for business success
15 January 2021
Viorica Anghel transformed her life when she signed up for a beekeeper’s course run by the ILO in Moldova. She now runs her own business and uses the honey for medicinal purposes to treat her son.
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© Abdel Hameed Al Nasier 2022
A refugee mother determined to provide despite COVID-19
12 January 2021
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, workers' hours were reduced at the farm in Jordan where Syrian refugee Fatima Hussein Al Ahmad lives and works. Resourceful and determined, she found alternative ways to earn money to buy milk for her baby daughter. Read her story on our new Voices multimedia platform.
2019
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Improving breastfeeding facilities benefits workers, their babies and business
01 August 2019
A worker-management committee has helped improve facilities for new mothers in one of Indonesia’s leading garment factories, while boosting productivity.
2016
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On-site nurseries: Helping Jordanian mothers at work
11 November 2016
Better Work Jordan and local stakeholders are calling for the creation of workplace nurseries to help mothers continue their careers amid a challenging environment that prevents more women from joining the job market.
2015
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© O. Girard/CIFOR 2022
Choosing between family and work should not be an option
06 May 2015
Young women in West Africa often find it hard to get a job. Holding on to it once they start a family can even be harder.
2014
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© S.Jensen /GAVI ALLIANCE /AFP 2022
Maternity leave: Women's survival vs. family responsibilities in Rwanda
22 October 2014
Most women make a choice between their own survival and family responsibilities. This is where the ILO Convention on maternity protection comes in.
2009
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Workplace solutions for childcare
01 April 2009
Many parents cannot rely on family support networks to look after children while they work. Care by persons from outside the family takes many forms, from live-in nannies to community childcare centres. As most of these arrangements involve a payment, parents in both developing and industrialized countries who work or would like to work are struggling to find childcare that is affordable, convenient and of a reliable quality.