Publications on Equality and discrimination
March 2018
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Publication
Rural Women at Work: Bridging the gaps
06 March 2018
Rural women - a quarter of the world’s population - work as farmers, wage earners and entrepreneurs. They represent an important share of the agriculture workforce and their contribution to the rural economy is widely underestimated. They are concentrated in the informal economy in low-skilled, low-productivity, and low or unpaid jobs with long working hours. Released ahead of the International Women’s day 2018, this brief captures the challenges rural women face at work and makes recommendations on how to bridge these gaps.
February 2015
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Report III (Part 1B)
Giving a voice to rural workers
05 February 2015
February 2012
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Publication
Indigenous women workers - With case studies from Bangladesh, Nepal and the Americas
15 February 2012
This paper draws on the expertise and experience of two specialized ILO teams - the Programme to Promote ILO Convention No. 169 (PRO169) based in the International Labour Standards Department and the ILO’s Bureau for Gender Equality - with the aim of examining indigenous women’s position in the workforce.
July 2011
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Publication
Guidelines for Combating Child Labour Among Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (ITPs)
01 July 2011
Guidelines to combat child labour among ITPs, which meet the specific needs of ITPs through a rights-based approach.