Feature articles

2020

  1. © Hospital CLÍNIC 2020
    Five ways to protect health workers during the COVID-19 crisis

    01 April 2020

    Health workers and systems are playing a crucial role in the global fight against COVID-19 and special measures are needed to support and protect them.

2019

  1. In coversation with students from XLRI, Jamshedpur

    09 November 2019

    Students from XLRI – Xavier School of Management interviewed Ms Dagmar Walter on current trends and challenges from the world of work. The interview was published in the institute’s annual magazine Dhyuti 2019. Here are the interview transcripts.

  2. More involved employees leads to improved productivity and a cleaner production process

    17 September 2019

    Taking inspiration from SCORE Training, Avon Seals Private Limited has been enhancing its competitiveness through employee participation, waste reduction and productivity improvements.

  3. India must seize the opportunity to create safe and healthy workplace

    20 May 2019

    OpEd by Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO Office for India and Decent Work Team for South Asia, New Delhi

2018

  1. “Trade unions need to strategize to reach youth, and vulnerable workers”

    13 November 2018

    Amarjeet Kaur, General secretary, All India Trade Union Congress speaks with the ILO on the role of unions in today’s changing times, and what must be done more to strengthen workers’ rights.

  2. "How my job helped me get through the fight against TB"

    23 March 2018

    Tuberculosis (TB), one of the world's leading causes of illness and death, often strikes people in their prime working years. Workplaces have a critical role to play in its prevention, treatment and care.

  3. Time’s Up: Why we must champion equality for women in the world of work

    07 March 2018

    The #MeToo campaign broke the silence around violence against women. Equally important now is to talk about women having an equal stake in the world of work. Aya Matsuura, Gender specialist at the ILO, summarizes key takeaways from the conference on ‘Women and Future of Work in Asia and the Pacific’ – highlighting trends on women in employment, need for attitudinal shifts and policy reforms.

2017

  1. Quality not quantity – it’s time to re-think overseas employment

    18 December 2017

    The occasion of International Migrants Day is an opportunity to reflect on the significant changes seen in the governance of international labour migration in India in 2017.

  2. Should developing countries fear the impact of automation on jobs?

    21 November 2017

    Sher Verick, Deputy Director, ILO Decent Work Team for South Asia and Country Office for India, talks about how fears of technology-induced unemployment have penetrated media headlines and policy discourse in both advanced and developing countries.

  3. How SIYB helps new entrepreneurs start their business and find a career path

    01 November 2017

    Chandramauli Pathak, Isac Singh and Archana Kumari, trainers of the ILO Start and Improve your Business (SIYB) programme, talk about why entrepreneurship training matters, challenges in starting a business, and why attitudes towards entrepreneurship must change to create a conducive business environment.