Explains the connections between human rights and the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and examines relevant international instruments and their application in the context of HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support to the specific needs and circumstances of the world of work. Provides a detailed look...

Summarises international legal instruments and policy initiatives concerning the right to work of persons with disabilities and outlines the options available for those who wish to work in open/competitive employment, sheltered employment, supported employment and social enterprises. Examines...

This working paper provides an initial overview and analysis of efforts in poverty reduction to date. It has been written in response to requests for more information about existing ILO poverty-focussed work, raised at the Decent Work and Poverty Reduction Workshop in Turin, July 2002,and in...

eveloping countries are attracting a significant portion of global Foreign Direct Investments. Governments of such countries often compete fiercely for attracting Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in the expectation of the advantages they will bring to their economies, often prioritizing...

This paper was developed for World Bank task team leaders (TTLs) and teams designing results-based financing (RBF) programs in family planning (FP). It explores the rationale for introducing such incentives based on insights from classical and behavioral economics, to respond to supply- and...

This report consists of a collection of essays on extreme poverty. The first part of the report deals with what it means to live in extreme poverty, how to reach the very poor, through programs, and interventions, and how to make private, and public institutions more responsive to their...

Provides a basis for understanding the nature of workplace violence and suggests ways of preventing. Focuses on those data, experiences and publications which best help to explain and interpret the roots of violence at work, and to promote proactive initiatives.

A recent preoccupation in scholarly research is the capacity of firms in developing country industrial clusters to comply with international corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies and codes of conducts. This research is at an early stage and draws on several – often quite distinct -...