Publications on Equality and discrimination
March 2011
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Meeting document
Requests from international non-governmental organizations wishing to be represented at the 100th Session (2011) of the International Labour Conference
21 March 2011
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Meeting document
Report of the Committee on Sectoral and Technical Meetings and Related Issues
21 March 2011
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Meeting document
Reports of the Programme, Financial and Administrative Committee - Report of the Government members of the Committee on Allocations Matters
21 March 2011
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Meeting document
Report VI - Social security for social justice and a fair globalization
08 March 2011
This report seeks to inform the debate during the 100th Session of the International Labour Conference by providing: (a) an overview of the present state of social security around the world; (b) an identification of the main social security challenges; (c) an overview of national and ILO responses to the challenges; and (d) suggestions for the direction of future ILO action.
February 2011
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Meeting document
Report of the Director-General, Third Supplementary Report: An update on the Participatory Gender Audits and future prospects
23 February 2011
This paper presents the Participatory Gender Audit (PGA) and its development over the last ten years as a tool for assessing progress towards gender equality. It reports on both the internal and external results achieved and lists the countries where constituents and partners have undertaken PGAs and related training. It also highlights the recognition of the PGA by the UN system as an acknowledged methodology for gender mainstreaming at the operational level. The paper points out that further adaptations and innovative use of the PGA, including new ways of financing and expanding international interest, are being explored.
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Working paper
Issues in labour market inequality and women’s participation in India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme
14 February 2011
This paper focuses on women’s participation in the NREGP and analyses the potential impact of the programme in the medium term on women’s access to wage work and wages of women workers in rural India.
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Meeting document
General Observation (CEACR) - Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169) - Adopted 2010, published 100th ILC session (2011)
07 February 2011
January 2011
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Publication
Selected Perspectives on the Enabling Environment for Women's Entrepreneurs in Malawi
31 January 2011
Assessment Report
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Publication
Breaking the rural poverty cycle: Getting girls and boys out of work and into school
28 January 2011
Instead of attending school, millions of girls and boys in rural areas worldwide are child labourers. They are everywhere, but often hidden, on farms, on fishing boats, in plantations, in mountain areas, herding livestock or toiling as domestic servants. Child labour perpetuates a cycle of poverty for the children involved, their families and communities. Without education, these rural boys and girls are likely to be the poor of tomorrow. Policies must address the root causes of child labour and promote decent work for adults in rural areas.
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Publication
Making migration work for women and men in rural labour markets
28 January 2011
Many poor rural households see migration to urban or other rural areas, or abroad, as a strategy to escape poverty or improve the quality of their lives. Migration patterns vary by continent and even countries within continents, and change over time. One of the most significant changes in the last half century is the increasing proportion of women migrating: today, they constitute half of the international migrant population, often migrating independently as the main economic providers for their families. Driven by economic, social and political forces as well as new challenges (such as environmental degradation, natural disasters or climate change impacts), migration can bring, both benefits and costs to the migrants themselves, their families, and their communities of origin and destination, depending on the migrants’ profile and gender, and on labour market specificities.