Publications on Equality and discrimination

March 2022

  1. The ILO’s LEED+ Approach

    Strengthening women's economic empowerment and access to Decent Work in Sri Lanka's Northern province

    01 March 2022

    At the core of women's economic empowerment is access and agency; while access to skills, resources, services, and market opportunities is one aspect of advancement, the other, agency is about the power of decision-making. This document provides a snapshot of different approaches implemented by LEED+ towards achieving the above.

December 2020

  1. Trade for Decent Work

    Agenda: ILO-EU Trade for Decent Work Project - National Tripartite Consultative Workshop

    14 December 2020

September 2020

  1. The Business Case for Change

    Leading to Success: the business case for women in business and management in the Philippines

    18 September 2020

    The country brief demonstrates the business case for gender diversity in management and workplace gender equality in the Philippines considering the COVID-19 context.

June 2020

  1. ILO/UN Women

    Protecting the rights of domestic workers in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

    16 June 2020

    This note explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic workers in Malaysia. It highlights the requirements of migrant domestic workers in light of the existing and emerging impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and makes recommendations to protect the rights of domestic workers in Malaysia.

May 2018

  1. Child Labour

    What is compassionate gold?

    26 May 2018

    Compassionate Gold is the brand of gold obtained from the International Labour Organization-BAN Toxics (ILO-BT) led initiatives in the Philippine artisanal and small-scale mining sector, produced without child labour and hazardous work and crafted with care for the welfare of the people and mining communities; as well as the environment.

November 2014

  1. Indigenous and Tribal Peoples

    Indigenous peoples development programme (IPDP): Project final fact sheet

    28 November 2014

    In 1989, the ILO adopted the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention No. 169, an instrument which seeks to promote and protect indigenous and tribal peoples in addressing all key aspects of indigenous peoples' rights.

June 2012

  1. Indigenous peoples development

    Comparative analysis on the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention No. 169, UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act (IPRA) of the Philippines

    29 June 2012

    All three instruments affirm the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the indigenous cultural communities and indigenous peoples on the basis of equality and non-discrimination.

December 2011

  1. International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

    United Nations in the Philippines: Exhibit on initiatives and partnerships with indigenous peoples: Brochure

    30 December 2011

    In celebration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2011, the ILO Country Office for the Philippines as the lead agency on the United Nations Technical Working Group on Indigenous Peoples has initiated the UN IP photo exhibit.

April 2010

  1. Publication

    Joint WHO/ILO policy guidelines on improving health worker access to prevention, treatment and care services for HIV and TB

    28 April 2010

    The primary purpose of these guidelines is to draw together previously developed clinical and policy guidelines, along with recent evidence, into a coherent set of recommendations that aim to provide improved access of health workers to HIV and TB services.

May 1999

  1. Indigenous peoples development assistance

    Joint statement of principles regarding development assistance to indigenous peoples in the Philippines between FAO, ILO, UNESCO, UNDP, UNFPA and UNICEF: Brochure

    20 May 1999