Resources on Rural economy
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Video
A day in the life of Road Maintenance Workers
06 February 2017
Tulasi Pangini and Indra Bahadur Sunar, from Kaski, Pokhara are two beneficiaries of the World Bank/ILO road rehabilitation and maintenance project, which use labour-based approaches in the rural communities.
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Child labour and forced labour
Third-party monitoring of measures against child labour and forced labour during the 2016 cotton harvest in Uzbekistan
01 February 2017
This report has been prepared by the ILO at the request of the World Bank for the third party monitoring of the World Bank-financed projects in agriculture, water and education sectors in Uzbekistan. The ILO is grateful for the cooperation of the tripartite constituents of Uzbekistan, and in particular the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan, in the monitoring and assessment process. The ILO has tried to reflect the constructive comments received from its partners throughout the process. In line with their request, it has formulated concrete suggestions for further work by the constituents, including cooperation involving the ILO and the World Bank. The ILO alone is responsible for the conclusions drawn in this report.
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Impact Report Series, Issue 5
Evaluating the results of an agricultural cooperative support programme: Business practices, access to finance, youth employment
31 January 2017
The “Impact report” series disseminates research reports from Taqeem-supported impact evaluations. Reports include baseline, endline and qualitative studies which describe the impact estimates of evaluations of youth employment interventions based on experimental and quasi-experimental designs.
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Article
ILO and PMGSY – Road to ending poverty and creating prosperity
20 January 2017
ILO is associated with the Prime Minister’s Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) programme in India to enhance rural road connectivity and its maintenance.
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Publication
Decent Work on Plantations - Brochure
06 January 2017
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News
ILO COOP NewsUpdate, Issue No. 6
20 December 2016
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Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 85
Evaluating the effects of the structural labour market reforms on collective bargaining in Greece
15 December 2016
The present report assesses the social and economic impact of the changes in the regulatory framework of collective bargaining in Greece.
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Brief
A Systemic Approach to Creating More and Better Jobs
07 December 2016
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Publication
A Market Systems Approach to Decent Work.
07 December 2016
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Briefing note
A Market Systems Approach to Decent Work
07 December 2016