February 1999

1. Publication

   Maternity protection at work. Report 87 V (2)

   16 February 1999

   Presents replies received and commentaries from the member states for the revision of the Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (No.103), and Recommendation, 1952 (No.95). Includes proposed conclusions.

January 1999

1. Publication

   The Asian financial crisis

   26 January 1999

   Analyses the social impact and policy implications of the Asian financial crisis. Documents the severe rise in unemployment and its repercussions in the worst-affected countries (the Republic of Korea, Thailand, and Indonesia) and how this has, to a varying extent, overwhelmed their underdeveloped systems of social protection. Argues that, in light of this experience, urgent action is required both to relieve current social distress and to strengthen the system of social protection.

2. Publication

   Decent work and protection for all in Africa : Ninth African Regional Meeting, Abidjan, December, 1999

   01 January 1999

3. Publication

   ILO activities in Africa, 1994-99 : Ninth African Regional Meeting, Abidjan, December, 1999

   01 January 1999

   Includes: a list by African countries which have ratified the ILO’s fundamental conventions (as at 15 July 1999); ongoing ILO projects, basic indicators by country; and labour force forecasts 1995-2000.

December 1998

1. Publication

   Voluntary initiatives affecting training and education on safety, health and environment in the chemical industries. Report TMCI/1999

   09 December 1998

   Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on voluntary Initiatives Affection Training and Education on Safety, Health and Environment in the Chemical Industries, TMCI/1999

2. Publication

   Social exclusion: An ILO perspective (RS 111)

   07 December 1998

   Explores the relevance and value of the notion of social exclusion in a global context.

November 1998

1. Publication

   Gender equality and occupational segregation in nordic labour markets

   13 November 1998

   Analyses women's position and status in three Nordic labour markets as it is manifested in labour market inequalities and in particular occupational segregation by sex over the period from 1970 to 1990. Provides examples of Nordic policies to enhance gender equality (family support programmes, legal framework and national machinery for equality policies) that are important with regard to segregation. Comprises a statistical analysis using statistics on female-dominated and male-dominated occupations and indices of inequalities; an investigation of monetization of household work and differences in the degree of occupational segregation by sex in the three countries; and a study of the status of women and men in similar occupations where there are differences in status.

2. Publication

   Yearbook of labour statistics (57th edition), 1998 with Sources and methods: Labour statistics, vol.9

   11 November 1998

October 1998

1. Publication

   Statistics on poverty and income distribution: An ILO compendium of data (2nd edition)

   29 October 1998

   Presents a compilation of available data on the incidence of poverty and income distribution in developing, transitional and industrialized countries.

2. Publication

   Statistics on occupational wages and hours of work and on food prices, October inquiry results, 1996 and 1997. Special supplement to the Bulletin of labour statistics. 1998

   23 October 1998