News
December 2021
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© Chosa Mweemba / WorldFish 2022
Rural economy
With decent work and a sustainable model aquaculture could feed the world
20 December 2021
The lessons learnt from the COVID-19 crisis should encourage reforms towards a more sustainable and resilient aquaculture sector and food systems at large.
October 2021
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© M. Crozet / ILO 2022
The Future of Work Podcast
Rural women don’t want charity, they want to feel empowered
15 October 2021
Every year, on 15 October, the world celebrates the International Day of Rural Women, recognizing the critical role played by women in rural areas. This year the International Day recognizes their contribution to enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty. Listen to our latest podcast.
March 2017
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Rural development
The rural economy: An untapped source of jobs, growth and development
13 March 2017
Decent work in the rural economy will be key to fulfilling the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals’ pledge to leave no one behind.
June 2015
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Labour data
Myanmar: New labour force survey addresses data gap
26 June 2015
Reaching high coverage, the first labour force survey in Myanmar in a quarter century will provide results in October that will shape the country’s employment policy.
April 2015
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Social Protection
More than half of the global rural population excluded from health care
27 April 2015
ILO report shows huge differences in health care access between rural and urban areas worldwide.
February 2014
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© François Xavier Marit / AFP 2022
Rural development
The need to invest in Africa’s rural transformation
12 February 2014
Boosting rural investment in Africa would create millions of badly needed jobs, as well as food security and resilience.
March 2012
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News
ILO and Australian government strengthen technical cooperation with US$31 million Timor-Leste project
29 March 2012
The ILO and the Governments of Australia and Timor-Leste have announced a new US$31 million project to significantly improve road transport in Timor-Leste.
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Q&A
Gender equality in the rural sector: The ever-present challenge
02 March 2012
The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day – Empower Rural Women, end poverty and hunger – highlights the need to tackle gender inequalities in the rural sector. Women living and working in rural areas are often perceived and treated as second-class citizens. Despite the low level of recognition given to their work, their socio-economic contribution to the welfare of their households and communities is immense. In this interview, ILO Gender Bureau Director Jane Hodges discusses the many facets of the plight of rural women.
January 2011
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News
UN Agencies to launch new report on gender and work in agricultural and rural areas
19 January 2011
January 2007
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Article
Creating a "socialist harmonious society in the countryside": Towards universal health insurance in rural China
30 January 2007
In 2003, the government launched a New Rural Cooperative Medical Insurance (NRCMI) with an ambitious objective of covering all rural residents by 2010. The new health insurance system is seen as a central pillar of the government's plan to improve the working and living conditions of the country's huge agricultural workforce and eliminate poverty in the countryside. Will it be feasible?