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...

Analyses the economic, social and labour market situation in Panama and proposes policies to promote decent work.

Comprises six papers which explore the labour and social aspects of economic integration in North and South America during the 1990s. Reviews the activities of Mercosur in the labour and social security areas and investigates the content and impact of the North American Agreement on Labour...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, comparison of employment policies for employment creation in Western Europe and the USA - covers job creation measures, target groups, financing, and the relationships between job creation and economic policy and social policies (esp. Social security); looks at...

The paper urges that Mozambique would need to develop a more competitive and inclusive financial system, address the failure of the market to make credit available for SMEs and farmers, and establish credit guarantee schemes to channel credit to priority sectors and disadvantaged groups.

Based on a case study from informal markets of the city of Maputo, in Monzabique, and the Associação dos Operadores e Trabalhadores do Sector Informal (ASOTSI), analyses the impact of the role of informal union organizations in the living and working conditions of the informal workers...

Working paper on the impact of post-independence development policies and agricultural policies on rural women in Mozambique. Examines the political ideology regarding the economic and social roles of women, particularly in the agricultural sector. Explains women's traditional role in...

Provides an analytical synthesis of research and insights upon country studies undertaken by the ILO between 1996 and 2000. Intends to guide policy formulation, effective pursuit of gender-sensitive programming, decent work and other activities, to stimulate and advance current debate on women...