Feasibility study for self help basic housing projects (brick-making "technological package" for low- cost residential construction) in the Philippines. Based on a 1979 sample survey of 100 peasant farmers and landless rural workers in two villages, discusses occupations, living conditions,...

Looks at the fundamental importance of employment for development.

Comprises seven case studies taken from a larger project on rural labour markets and employment policies. Examines how rural labour markets function and the complex factors that condition their outcomes.

ILO pub. Article describing the findings of a 1980 survey of rural employment in rural industries in eastern Burkina Faso - identifies major characteristics of rural area small scale industry such as employment, types of technologys in use, training and management techniques, and discusses...

ILO pub. Working paper (Programme Against Apartheid) commenting on racial discrimination in labour legislation and practices in South Africa R pertaining to agricultural workers - denounces absence of equal opportunity, nonrecognition of workers rights, etc.; criticizes low wages and coercive...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on rural poverty and the dualistic nature of agrarian structures (dualistic farming) in Guatemala - examines level and trend of rural poverty through indicators such as household income, housing, illiteracy and nutrition; notes paradox of high rate of agricultural...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the relationship between agricultural development, agrarian structures, rural employment and poverty in India - based on a literature survey, examines trends in rural population, agricultural income, labour contracts, farm size and food prices; investigates the...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on rural area poverty trends in Central America - summarizes findings of six case studies; looks at agricultural incomes, wages, and other poverty-linked economic indicators; examines impact of the export-oriented pattern of economic growth, particularly on small...