ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper evaluating social and cultural anthropologycal aspects of relations between family budget and fertility behaviour in Ghana - explains data collecting and evaluation techniques, analyses the impact of social change on parental roles, sexual division of labour, value...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on internal migration propensity in the Philippines - analyses the effects of age group, sex, educational level, occupation and marital status variables on social mobility and labour mobility, and constitutes part of a WEP research project on population and...

Explores the dynamics of migration, women and development from various conceptual viewpoints. Discusses a number of issues pertaining to these subjects, e.g. internal migration and social mobility. Bibliography and statistical tables.

ILO pub. Article on the development of large cities and giant urban area agglomerations and their influence on living conditions and employment of urban populations - discusses the demographic aspects of large towns, makes forecasts, and examines the relationship between size and quality of...

The growing literature on social protection in Africa has tended to focus on conceptual debates, policy design issues and impact evaluations. To date, there has been relatively little systematic analysis of the ways in which politics and political economy shape policy. This paper outlines a...

Analyses the contradictions that characterized inequitable growth. Shows how equity-enhancing policies can promote prosperity and reduce the risk of future crises, and describes a new development model for Tunisia, based on equal economic and social opportunities, and shared prosperity.

ILO pub. Working paper comprising a literature survey of ILO research on multinational enterprises and social policy - covers the industrial sector, employment effects, training practices and working conditions studies. Bibliography pp. 25 to 30.

Discusses the effects of two recent economic crises, 1998-1999 and 2008-2009, on gender and racial inequalities in Brazil. Argues that the effects of these crises on qualitative aspects of employment such as wages and employment status have been unequally felt by women and blacks in Brazilian...

ILO pub. Working paper on ILO research on multinational enterprises and social policy - covers research studies on multinational enterprises in the metalworking industry, petroleum industry, textile industry, shoe leather industry and clothing industry, employment creation impact of choice of...

One of a series of reports examining issues related to equality for women in employment. Provides an overview of the treatment of women in social security programmes in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Sub- Saharan Africa. Calls attention to four separate aspects of gender bias. Also traces the...