This paper focuses on the extension of social security coverage to workers in the informal economy. In particular, the paper presents the results of surveys assessing social security needs of workers in the informal economy in both urban and rural areas. The outcome of these surveys provides...

ILO pub. Article on child care services for children of men and woman workers - examines the social policy attitudes and the different institutional frameworks of child care in developed countries and developing countries, discusses the need for a well-conceived child care policy, and includes...

Based on a survey carried out in 1992. Identifies various factors influencing the degree of trade unionization of women. Studies the concentration and growth of women's employment in part-time work and the small firm sector. Covers the relationship between union membership and the extent of...

Uses data, interviews and policy reviews to examine major trends during the period 1996-2005 and issues regarding work-family conflicts, particularly women coping with both the need to earn an income and to provide care for their families. Concludes with necessary policy measures to reduce the...

Study on the linkages between women's productive and procreative activities. Using household level data from 1985, the study focuses on the interrelationships between women's labour force activities and child care policy in metropolitan Brazil. It discusses a wide range of policy concerns,...

Report, forming a series, featuring part of the work on collective bargaining and the promotion of equality within the ILO's interdepartmental project on equality for women in employment. The aim of the project, as a whole, is to generate comprehensive data in order to further the development of...

Explores trends in the socio-economic climate in Japan during the 1980s and 1990s and examines the implications for work of changing family needs. Considers the impact on the family of working conditions and family support measures and investigates why work-family support programmes are not...