Articles

December 2011

  1. A lack of decent jobs

    01 December 2011

    In nearly all regions, the vast majority of people are not satisfied with the availability of quality jobs. The latter have been scarce, notably in the European Union, where only temporary jobs have shown an increase.

  2. A double-dip in employment?

    01 December 2011

    In a grim analysis issued on the eve of the G20 leaders summit in Cannes, France, the ILO says the global economy is on the verge of a new and deeper jobs recession that will further delay the global economic recovery and may ignite more social unrest in many countries.

August 2011

  1. Gender-based violence comes at high social and economic cost

    01 August 2011

    Gender-based violence negatively impacts the world of work. It is described by many as the most prevalent human rights violation in the world, with at least one in three women globally estimated to have been coerced into sex, physically beaten, or otherwise abused in her lifetime.

  2. Female Future: Turning the tide

    01 August 2011

    Legislation establishing quotas that ensure gender diversity in senior management positions and on boards understandably has many takers, even as some still struggle with the real face of “positive discrimination”.

  3. Age discrimination: Older than 50, so what?

    01 August 2011

    Governments increasingly seek to increase the participation of older workers in the labour market, for example by revising retirement age provisions, says the new ILO report on discrimination at work.

  4. The economic crisis and discrimination against migrant workers

    01 August 2011

    Migrant workers are subject to increased discrimination during economic downturns. An effective policy response depends on social dialogue in which competing interests are acknowledged. Gary Humphreys reports.

  5. Racial discrimination and the global economic downturn

    01 August 2011

    Racial discrimination in the world of work is on the increase in the aftermath of the global economic downturn, posing tough questions about policies that have been pursued over the past decade. Gary Humphreys reports.

  6. The ILO in 1941: Preserving and extending the social frontiers of democracy

    01 August 2011

    Not long after the Second World War broke out in 1939, Switzerland was surrounded by Germany and its allies. It became clear that normal operations of the Geneva-based ILO were no longer possible. The Office moved to Montreal, Canada, in May 1940, where it was accommodated at McGill University.

  7. Recognition for India’s invisible workers

    01 August 2011

    For various reasons, official statistics tend to undercount domestic workers. The case of India is particularly striking given the magnitude of the difference: estimates of the number of domestic workers in this country range between 2.5 and 90 million.

  8. Domestic work is not just a “domestic issue”

    01 August 2011

    According to ILO estimates, there are between 50 and 100 million domestic workers worldwide and many countries have traditionally excluded them from employee protection legislation.