Resources on Rural economy
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Joint publication
The impact of agricultural trade on labour markets
14 May 2013
A new ILO/UNCTAD book highlights the role of agricultural trade in creating jobs and alleviating poverty around the world.
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Publication
Shared Harvests: Agriculture, Trade, and Employment (ILO-UNCTAD)
14 May 2013
The edited volume “Shared Harvests: Agriculture, Trade and Employment” is the outcome of a technical cooperation project entitled “Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade and Employment” managed jointly by the European Commission and the International Labour Office (ILO) with funding from the European Union, and collaborative work between the ILO and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The research findings in this volume emphasize the need to make agriculture (or re-establish it as) a high policy priority, particularly in the domains of development, trade, and employment.
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Public-private partnership
Eliminating seasonal child labour in Turkey
02 May 2013
The ILO teams up with European private industry to help prevent children from working in seasonal hazelnut harvesting in Turkey.
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Publication
Public Sector Shock: The impact of policy retrenchment in Europe
24 April 2013
On the basis of a comparative and comprehensive assessment, illustrated by case studies in education, health and public administration, policy issues are discussed with the aim of finding the right mix of public sector reforms.
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Publication
Construction of low volume sealed roads
01 April 2013
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News
New FAO publication on child labour in the livestock sector
27 February 2013
FAO has published the first global study on child labour issues related to livestock. The study has benefited from ILO-IPEC inputs.
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Cooperatives
Egypt’s farmers: Sowing the seeds of an agricultural revolution
07 February 2013
Agriculture will be critical to future economic growth in Egypt, says the ILO – but only if the laws on farmers’ co-ops are reformed.
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Development
Employment in Africa: Think agriculture!
29 January 2013
Why agriculture should be Africa’s top priority.
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Publication
The health of workers in selected sectors of the urban economy: Challenges and perspectives
01 January 2013
This paper aimed at analysing and systematizing the health challenges faced by the poorest strata of urban workers and to discuss solutions.
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News
Netherlands and ILO cooperate to eliminate child labour in agriculture
09 November 2012
Project will combat the worst forms of child labour in seasonal agriculture in Turkey.