ILO pub. Article on improvement of working conditions in small scale industry in developing countries - considers sources and potential for improvement of existing problems with respect to financial aspects, technological change, work environment, training and management consultancy, etc....

Includes comments on the Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988 (No. 167).

Recent proliferation of management institutions in India has largely been through private capital. Structural changes in the sector led to several changes in the functioning of management institutions. An important factor has been the working conditions of the teachers which in turn had affected...

This article develops indicators of vulnerability in employment in seven economic capitals of West Africa and studies their links with individual incomes. Quantitative, distributional and qualitative analyses show that vulnerability compensating mechanism is mainly seen in the informal sector,...

Presents findings of a study of construction workers in a low income settlement on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. Finds that workers are predominantly employed on a casual or temporary basis without contracts, and with unregulated terms and conditions of employment; workers have no protection...

Case study prepared to analyse trends in regions with the highest concentration of tobacco employment in selected countries. Focuses on trends in tobacco production, consumption, and trade; the numbers of workers in the different sub-sectors, with emphasis on growing, processing and manufacturing;...

Includes a list of relevant ILO Conventions.

Provides an overview through five country snapshots of three key parameters for greater use of information and communication technologies (ICT) by teachers in primary and secondary classrooms and in tertiary institutions: social dialogue mechanisms, initial teacher education and continual...

Case study prepared to analyse trends in regions with the highest concentration of tobacco employment in selected countries. Focuses on trends in tobacco production, consumption, and trade; the numbers of workers in the different sub-sectors, with emphasis on growing, processing and manufacturing;...