Describes the development of labour market institutions and policies in eight Commonwealth of Independent CIS countries (CIS) during the transition period. Shows that in many CIS counties public employment services lost resources, staff and authority, crippling their capacity to replace the lost...

Based on data from 13 assessments of business development services (BDS) markets. Explores the stage of development of various BDS markets and examines how organizations can assess the potential for their development. Discusses common preconceptions about BDS markets and identifies similarities...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on data collecting problems regarding the income generating activities and economic role of Hausa Islamic women in Katsina, Nigeria - finds homemaker tasks and family household production to have been ignored or submerged in historical and current censuses, due to...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on woman worker labour force participation in Jordan - discusses occupational structure, analyses the impact of cultural factors, marital status, educational level, family size, husband's occupation, urbanization and rural migration, provides comparisons with...

ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper comprising a literature survey of the social role of women in Jordan - discusses islamic influences on marriage, responsibilitys and decision making, woman worker employment, clan family structure and religious practice, presents folklore interpretations of female...

Reflects on the values behind the ILO's Decent Work Agenda and provides a forum for contributors from various humanistic, philosophical, spiritual and religious traditions to express their views on the significance of work at all levels of society, from the individual person to the global...