Video News Releases
2009
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When Community Clean-up Generates Livelihoods for Women - 
06 February 2009 - “Green jobs” not only clean up the earth’s fragile environment, they can also provide innovative new ways to build sustainable jobs. A good example can be found in Burkina Faso, where recycling waste is generating new livelihoods for women. -
The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Developing Economies -
28 January 2009 - The global economic crisis is expected to lead to a dramatic increase in the number of people joining the ranks of the unemployed, working poor and those in vulnerable employment, the International Labour Office (ILO) says in its annual Global Employment Trends report.
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2008
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Protecting Male and Female Filipino Nurses Migrating Abroad -
22 December 2008 - When skilled workers can't make enough money at home, many migrate overseas. But without labour laws that protect migrant workers, the dream of working abroad can quickly turn into a nightmare. Women are especially vulnerable to abuse and exploitation, because they often work in sectors where labour law enforcement is weak. ... -
Women's Cooperative Spins
Ancient Technologies into Commercial Success -
12 December 2008 - When ancient technologies connect with modern methods, the results can change lives. It can happen even in places where hope is hard to come by. In one of the world’s most remote places in Argentina, reconnecting with the past is showing the way into the future. -
HIV/AIDS Prevention Among Women in Rural Ethiopia -
01 December 2008 - When it comes to talking about HIV/AIDS in rural Ethiopian communities, one of the major difficulties is that most women will not talk about the problem willingly, out of shyness, and the fear of isolation and discrimination if it is known they, or their partner is HIV positive. But one exceptional woman is changing that. -
Chaltu: Never Too Old to Change Her Life -
25 November 2008 - The world’s population is ageing, and living longer costs money. Because women live longer than men, they form the majority of older persons. As women age, supporting themselves gets more difficult. But even the most difficult situations can be changed, if there’s an opportunity. A seventy-year old woman at a small village market in Ethiopia is proof that it can be done. -
Equal Pay in Portugal’s Restaurants -
08 October 2008 - No matter how old, how experienced, how well educated or what the job, women are still paid less than men, all over the world. And traditional “women’s work” has always been chronically undervalued. ... -
Taking Decent Work on Board -
16 September 2008 - When the ILO adopted the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 in February 2006, Director-General Juan Somavia called it “making labour history” for seafarers around the world. Two years on, the MLC has been ratified by three key flag states representing nearly 20 per cent of the world’s gross tonnage. Many more ratifications and industry agreements are already under way. ... -
Jobs for Young Women and Men in Kyrgyzstan -
04 August 2008 - When a country has a mismatch between what its labour market needs and the education and skills of its young people - what’s the answer? Kyrgyzstan is working hard to address this imbalance by training young women and men in job skills that are actually in demand in its transformed economy. -
Protecting Maternity in Cambodia’s Textile Factories -
14 July 2008 - Many women in Cambodia risk losing their jobs when they become pregnant. But most textile factories monitored by the ILO’s Better Factories Cambodia programme now offer maternity protection to their employees. For Ros Kimsreng, she now has the opportunity of keeping a good job and providing for her family’s future.
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