Forced Labour: Facts and Figures - The Cost of Coercion, Regional Perspectives: AFRICA - [pdf 38 KB] 12 May 2009 - Forced labour has tended to receive less attention in Africa than in other regions, in part because of difficulties in collecting reliable information about the extent and nature of the problem. Nonetheless, Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the third highest incidence of forced labour in relation to population, after Asia and Latin America. ...
Forced Labour: Facts and Figures - The Cost of Coercion, Regional Perspectives: ASIA - [pdf 46 KB] 12 May 2009 - Asia accounts for by far the biggest share of the world’s forced labourers. Many are migrants, either from elsewhere in Asia or their home country. Research has also shown the existence of forced labour in sectors that had escaped previous attention, including Thailand’s shrimp, fishing and seafood processing industries and shrimp production in Bangladesh.
Forced Labour: Facts and Figures - The Cost of Coercion, Regional Perspectives: EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA - [pdf 39 KB] 12 May 2009 - Until recently, the spotlight throughout Europe has been on forced labour involving undocumented workers or those who have not migrated through regular channels. However, trafficking for labour exploitation, including forced labour, is now moving up the agenda of policy-makers as more evidence of its existence comes to light. ...
8th European Regional Meeting - Facts on fundamental rights at work - [pdf 222 KB] 09 February 2009 - Europe and Central Asia is the region with the highest ratification rate of the ILO’s eight fundamental Conventions linked to the 1998 Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. This high level of commitment to fundamental principles and rights at work offers a firm basis for the implementation of the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda. ...
8th European Regional Meeting - Facts on social protection in Europe and Central Asia - [pdf 235 KB] 09 February 2009 - Over the past two decades, social security in Europe and Central Asia has been marked by change. Many countries have reformed social protection policies in response to fundamental changes in the make up of their population as well as domestic economic developments triggered by the globalization of financial and labour markets.
8th European Regional Meeting - Facts on economic and employment trends: A time of challenges and opportunities - [pdf 232 KB] 09 February 2009 - The period 1995–2007 saw a number of political and economic developments in Europe and Central Asia, including the expansion of the EU from 12 to 27 member States. During this time, the economy in the region has become more integrated and diverse, employment rates rose in most countries and unemployment decreased. Yet by early 2009, the global economic situation had changed dramatically.
8th European Regional Meeting - Facts on flexicurity - [pdf 229 KB] 09 February 2009 - Policymakers all over Europe are facing the crucial challenge of regulating a rapidly evolving labour market in the context of the globalized economy. Will they listen to calls made for greater flexibility or can they place their trust in a “flexicurity” model: new ways of balancing flexibility and security in relation to employment, income and social protection?
8th European Regional Meeting - Facts on social dialogue - [pdf 230 KB] 09 February 2009 - Over the past 10 to 15 years, the industrial relations’ map of Europe and Central Asia has changed significantly. While in the early 1990s, social dialogue was practiced in less than half the region, in 2008 the large majority of countries at least formally adhere to the concept, despite numerous obstacles and weaknesses.
Facts and figures on Microfinance - [pdf 189 KB] 24 September 2008 - Microfinance makes a powerful contribution to decent work by providing
opportunities for small investments in productive employment and job creation; and, through emergency loans, micro-savings and micro-insurance, it provides the means for people to manage risks.
Facts and figures on green jobs - [pdf 176 KB] 24 September 2008 - Green Jobs have become an emblem of a more sustainable economy
and society, that preserves the environment for present and future
generations and is more equitable and inclusive of all people and all
countries.
Facts on Investing in Decent Work for Women - [pdf 233 KB] 28 February 2008 - More women are participating in labour markets throughout the world today than ever before. However, increases in labour force participation have not resulted in a substantial narrowing of gender gaps in the world of work.
Facts on Decent Work - [pdf 30 KB] 01 July 2006 - The Decent Work concept was formulated by the ILO’s
constituents – governments and employers’ and workers’
organizations – as a means to identify the Organization’s
major priorities and to modernize its approach for the
twenty-first century. ...