Impact and people

2008

  1. Developing gender-specific HIV educational materials at the workplace: The case of young women garment workers in Cambodia

    01 August 2008

  2. The role of Nepalese Trade Unions in the fight against HIV/AIDS among the migrant workers

    01 August 2008

  3. Capacity Building of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) for Workplace Advocacy - Experiences from India

    01 August 2008

  4. Responding to the livelihood needs to PLHIV – Experiences from a pilot project in India

    01 August 2008

  5. Innovative Ways to Target the Invisible: HIV/AIDS Education for Transport Workers

    01 August 2008

  6. The Decent Work Agenda - Looking back, looking forward: A growing consensus

    01 August 2008

    Ten years ago, on 15 June 1999, Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen addressed the 87th Session of the International Labour Conference, commenting on ILO Director-General Juan Somavia’s ground-breaking report Decent work. This article presents some extracts from that speech,1 together with the views of other distinguished leaders and thinkers on the ILO concept of decent work.

  7. A dynamic vision of prevention: The International Social Security Association (ISSA)

    01 August 2008

    Social security is everybody’s business. It affects our daily life by protecting us against work and life risks – health care needs, disability, old age and unemployment. ISSA Secretary General Hans-Horst Konkolewsky explains how social security and the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases go hand-in-hand.

  8. Promoting safe and healthy jobs: The ILO Global Programme on Safety, Health and the Environment (Safework)

    01 August 2008

    The adoption in 2006 of a far-reaching ILO Convention (No. 187) and Recommendation (No. 197) concerning the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health provides a key tool in the struggle to meet the challenges of OSH in today’s fast-paced, globalized economy. In this article Dr. Sameera Al-Tuwaijri, Director of the ILO Safework Programme, describes these challenges and how the ILO is responding to them.

  9. HIV/AIDS - Universal action now: the role of the workplace

    31 July 2008

    When the 17th International AIDS Conference gets underway in Mexico City on 3 August, it will mark one of the largest gatherings ever held on HIV/AIDS, with more than 20,000 expected to attend. For the ILO, the conference will provide a global platform for intensifying awareness of the vital role of the workplace in addressing a wide range of HIV/AIDS issues. High-level support is being given by the Regional Director for the Americas, Mr. Jean Maninat, who will lead the ILO delegation. ILO Online spoke with Dr. Sophia Kisting, Director of the ILO Programme on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work (ILOAIDS), about the goals and objectives of the ILO at this year’s international conference.

  10. Road building in Liberia: One UN, many new jobs

    17 July 2008

    After 14 years of conflict, Liberia has begun working its way back to peace and prosperity. But with a high rate of working poor, job creation is a daunting challenge. ILO Online reports from the capital, Monrovia.