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  How can gender be mainstreamed into the workplace so that it improves gender equality in the world of work? This report presents 25 gender equality initiatives carried out by governments, employers' organisations and trade unions across 21 countries. 'Good Practices' by these institutions fall into eight main categories. They include :
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  Inclusive growth toward a prosperous Asia: policy implications

  Asian Development Bank, 2007

  Asia’s impressive economic growth is being complemented by soaring inequalities. This paper argues that if rising income and non-income inequalities are not addressed, there is a major risk to continued social and economic progress in developing Asia.
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  Good practices in Asia: prevention and rehabilitation

  Humantrafficking.org, 2006

  Child trafficking is widespread in much of Asia. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates that children make up 40 to 50 per cent of the 2.45 million persons trafficked for exploitative labour.
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  Corporate social responsibility and children’s rights in South Asia

  Save the Children [Sweden], 2007

  This document presents examples of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives within the context of children's issues in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. According to the study, CSR initiatives for children have a positive impact and in some cases can be more effective than Government or NGO led initiatives.
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  Community involvement in youth reproductive health and HIV prevention

  Family Health International, 2007

  Are reproductive health and HIV prevention outcomes for young people better when a project makes an explicit effort to involve community members? This briefing paper summarises the findings of a range of studies that have sought to investigate this question.
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  Understanding bonded child labour in Asia: an introduction to the nature of the problem and how to address it

  Child Workers in Asia, 2007

  This document presents an overview of bonded child labour in South and Southeast Asia, and provides information on legal instruments and approaches that organisations might use to fight it.
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  Political parties in South Asia: the challenge of change

  International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2007

  This paper provides a comparative view of the conditions, roles and functioning of political parties in five countries of the South Asian region – Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The publication builds on empirical information collected from 49 parties and addresses the challenges of politics as experienced by the key political actors themselves: the political parties.
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  Human rights and dignity of Dalit women: report of the conference in the Hague, 20-25 November 2006

  India Committee of the Netherlands, 2006

  This report summarises the proceedings and the outcomes the 1st Conference on the Rights of Dalit Women held in The Hague, Netherlands.
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  Tackling social exclusion in health and education: case studies from Asia

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006

  This paper draws together some of the lessons from a study commissioned by DFID to identify ways of tackling social exclusion through promising practices in health and education in the Asia region.
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  Making sense of food security measurements

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  Reducing hunger and food insecurity is central to the Millennium Development Goals. Monitoring progress towards targets requires simple, quick and reliable methods. However, this has proved difficult for both researchers and practitioners.

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