Gender-based violence in the world of work: overview and selected annotated bibliography

A Cruz / International Labour Organization , 2011

This tool aims to contribute to policy development at national level, especially with entry points for responses and prevention of gender-based violence in the world of work....

ILO Participatory Gender Audit: relevance and use for the United Nations and its agencies

International Labour Organization , 2012

The ILO has designed a tool – the Participatory Gender Audit (PGA) – that lends itself particularly well to providing a comprehensive picture of any given organization’s progress in gender mainstreami...

Protecting the poor: a microinsurance compendium Vol. II

C. Churchill / International Labour Organization , 2012

The second volume of 'Microinsurance Compendium, Protecting the Poor' highlights that the number of microinsured people has reached almost 500 million. The report emphasises the role of microinsurance...

Promoting safety and health in a green economy

International Labour Organization , 2012

This report by the ILO stresses the need for the greening of the economy to be accompanied by the integration of workplace safety and health measures.It emphasises that, while promoting a greener econ...

Policy brief 11: mainstreaming gender equality concerns in Palestinian TVET system

International Labour Organization , 2012

This policy brief presents the summary of an assessment1 by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector in the West Bank and Gaza S...

ILO participatory gender audit: relevance and use for the United Nations and its agencies

International Labour Organization , 2010

Despite much effort and significant progress in many domains, gender equality is still lagging behind in a rapidly changing world. Transformations in the roles of women and men, their relations with e...

Achieving equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities through legislation

International Labour Organization , 2011

With the entry into force of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in May 2008, countries around the world are attaching higher priority to promoting the rights of persons with ...

Skills for Green Jobs: A Global View

C. Hofmann / International Labour Organization , 2011

This volume examines the experiences of 21 developed and developing countries in adjusting their training provision to meet the new demands of a greener economy. It shows that skills development is cr...

Gender, Employment and the Informal Economy. Glossary of Terms (in English and Arabic)

International Labour Organization , 2009

Presented in English and Arabic, the glossary is intended to bring clarity to the terms used around the informal economy in both languages. It was prepared as a compendium to the publications from the...

Making the Strongest Links: A Practical Guide to Mainstreaming Gender Analysis in Value Chain Development

J. Simpson;G. Mackie / International Labour Organization , 2009

Most current value chain development has failed to integrate gender analysis despite the gender mainstreaming policies of the donor agencies and the gender commitments of the governments involved. Thi...