Search

Searching with a thematic focus on

Showing 381-390 of 532 results

Pages

• Document

  GET Ahead for Women in Enterprise Training Package and Resource Kit

  International Labour Organization, 2004

  This training package is designed for ILO partner organisations to promote women's enterprise development, particularly for those women in poverty who want to start or already have a small-scale business.
• Document

  Trade Impact Review

  2002

  This tool provides an extensive overview of the literature and frameworks to analyse gender-differentiated impacts of new trade and investment agreements undertaken by the United States (US) prior to their negotiation and signing. A framework is then proposed that accounts for both the economic as well as legal effects of trade agreements on women and men.
• Document

  Manual for Value Chain Research on Homeworkers in the Garment Industry

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2002

  This manual provides a comprehensive approach to using value chain research and analysis to improve the lives of homeworkers in the global economy. The focus of the manual is on women and men who provide subcontracted piecework services to the global garment industry, although the lessons from the manual may be broadened to other sectors.
• Document

  Women in the Market: A Manual for Popular Economic Literacy

  Network Women in Development Europe, 2000

  Designed for WIDE's popular economics training, this manual combines a popular education framework with economic literacy tools to develop a better understanding of the fundamental workings of a market economy. It provides information on the particulars of the current economy: globalisation, restructuring, fluctuations (unemployment, inflation) and the WTO.
• Document

  Assessing the Enabling Environment for Women in Growth Enterprises: An AfDB/ILO Integrated Framework Assessment Guide

  International Labour Organization, 2005

  There is a growing recognition of the importance of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) for development in Africa. Women's entrepreneurial activities mainly take place within the context of MSMEs which currently create the majority of new jobs across the continent.
• Document

  Women, the State and Labour Rights Activism: The Role of Women's Organisations in Improving Labour Standards in Nicaragua

  Central American Women’s Network, 2005

  Maria Elena Cuadra (MEC) is an NGO set up in 1994 by leaders of the Women's Secretariat of the Sandinista Workers' Central (CST) trade union in Nicaragua. MEC was established in the light of the failure of the union to take women's concerns into account. As MEC is an NGO not a union, they were initially excluded from formal labour negotiations.
• Document

  An Investigative Analysis of the Labour Protection Expenses for Beijing's Women Workers

  2005

  An investigation into the cost of 'Labour protection expenses for women workers' in Beijing enterprises and public institutions reveals that such expenses per capita are higher than the 'reproductive insurance premium'.
• Document

  Gender Blindnessand Gender Discrimination in the Law on Work-related Injuries

  2004

  Twenty years ago a woman in her seventh month of pregnancy received an electric shock during her job. Although her wound was insignificant, the fetus was diagnosed with mental retardation of a third grade level. The woman filed a request with her unit for compensation for her work-related injury but to no avail.
• Document

  Fair Trade: Gender Makes the Difference

  World Conservation Union, 2004

  Fair trade is crucial for sustainable development. It provides better trading conditions to marginalised producers and workers, particularly women. This short briefing note outlines the importance of ensuring that fair trade initiatives incorporate a gender perspective.
• Document

  Ethical Trade in African Horticulture: Gender, Rights and Participation

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2004

  Are codes of conduct enough to address the gendered needs of women working in African horticulture? This paper addresses the growing use of codes of conduct outlining the employment conditions expected of southern producers. It provides an in-depth assessment of gender and ethical trade in South Africa (fruit), Kenya (flowers) and Zambia (flowers and vegetables).

Pages