Comment and analysis
2014
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International labour standards
Domestic workers: The need to speed up change
04 March 2014
We need to step up the speed of change to better protect domestic workers throughout the world, says ILO Wage Specialist Malte Luebker six months after the entry into force of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers.
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Rural development
The need to invest in Africa’s rural transformation
12 February 2014
Boosting rural investment in Africa would create millions of badly needed jobs, as well as food security and resilience.
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New ILO Publication
Inequality is not inevitable
10 February 2014
A new ILO book shows that the growing gap between rich and poor is only partially associated with technological change. The divide is mostly the result of economic and institutional policies that preceded the global economic and social crisis and were exacerbated by it.
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Forced labour
Why definitions matter
03 February 2014
Definitions are important in developing reliable data and in guiding action on forced and child labour. They mean we can be held accountable for our efforts to generate change in the name of those who are the most exploited in the world today.
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Gender equality
A quiet revolution: Women in Bangladesh
29 January 2014
Women in Bangladesh have made major strides over the past decades, putting the South Asian country at the forefront among the least-developed countries in addressing gender disparity.
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Op-Ed
Reducing inequality will boost economic growth
24 January 2014
This oped has appeared in several leading newspapers around the world.
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Youth employment
How can sports help to promote youth employment?
06 January 2014
Employers often refrain from hiring young people for their apparent lack of soft skills rather than their lack of experience. Understanding how these soft skills that can be developed through sports are relevant to the world of work provides an interesting perspective on youth employability, says Matthieu Cognac, Youth Employment Specialist in the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
2013
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The future of work
Will the permanent contract be the exception?
04 December 2013
"There are two nascent but important trends in the world of work that could be destabilising if not properly addressed," says Roy Chacko, Senior Advisor at the ILO's Bureau for Employers’ Activities (ACT/EMP). The ILO’s Bureau for Employers’ Activities is organizing a symposium on the topic “The future of work” in Geneva on 5-6 December.
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Labour market
Emerging economies: has growth translated into more and better jobs?
21 October 2013
A new ILO book analyses labour market trends and regulations in various emerging markets and presents a number of policies that can lead to a synergy between economic growth and decent job creation.
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Comment by Guy Ryder
Child labour is no child’s play
08 October 2013