2003

1. Video

   What is the future of Peru's Trade Unions?

   27 October 2003

   Trade Unions and the challenge of freedom of association in Latin America. Dr. Maria-Luz Vega explains to Radio RPP Lima why Trade Unions continue to play an ever important role in the country's economic and social development.

2. Video

   The world is getting more productive faster

   29 September 2003

   Author of the 3rd Annual Labour Market Report, Mr. Johnson appropriately discusses the global labour trends outlined in the ILO’s report on American Labour Day. He highlights the reasons for the acceleration in productivity in the US and looks at how one might approach improving the productivity and efficiency of individual sectors in Africa and Latin America.

3. Video

   As the economy moves forward jobs will be created

   26 September 2003

   This is the conclusion of the 3rd Annual Labour Market Report by the International Labour Office. Author of the report, Mr. Lawrence J. Johnson discusses the global labour trends and in particular how the inclusion of technology into the marketplace has enabled the US to improve its productivity. According to Mr. Johnson the question is not whether jobs will be created but how fast and how many.

4. Video

   ILO TV takes us to Kiev to investigate the corroding health care system

   29 July 2003

   With an economy in transition and high unemployment, universal healthcare for the people of the Soviet Republic of Ukraine is no longer an option. At a time when new studies have uncovered that there is a rise in infectious diseases, namely TB and Aids and now the added threat of SARS, health workers are not only struggling to survive on their poor wages but fearful of falling victim to the same diseases they are attempting to treat.

5. Video

   Victims of poverty and racial discrimination, the Roma look to the ILO for a solution

   22 July 2003

   According to the International Labour Organization's new report on discrimination in the workplace, the Roma people, also known as Gypsies are victim to the highest unemployment rates in Europe. As ILO TV reports, 90 per cent of Roma people of working age are jobless.

6. Video

   Disability discrimination in the Ukraine

   24 June 2003

   People with disabilities were rarely seen in the Ukraine under the Soviet system with the result that they now face discrimination when trying to find a job.But ILO-supported training programs are helping them secure their place in the workplace.

7. Video

   Microhealth insurance in Senegal

   17 June 2003

   Microhealth insurance schemes provide access to much needed health care for the musicians and fishermen in Senegal, while benefitting the community at large.

8. Video

   Interview with ILO’s Dirk Belau on the potential impact of SARS on employment

   29 May 2003

   Following the release of the report on the new threats to employment in the travel and tourism industry 2003, Mr. Belau speaks with CNN about the effect that recent crises have had on labour and could continue to have, namely the 5 million jobs lost if the crisis persists.

9. Video

   The dangerous occupation for the children of Guatemala

   29 May 2003

   ILO on TV takes us into a small village in Guatemala to witness the life threatening labour many of the children are subjected to. The dangerous task of making fireworks is part of the pleasure and the pain of Guatemala.

10. Video

    IHT report on work fatigue

    24 April 2003

    It's time to pay attention to how much sleep you are getting. Overtired workers are costing the economy billions.