SDG8 - Sustainable Economic Growth and Decent Work for Allevaluates the rationale behind, and the historical and present implementation of, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG8). The goal aims to 'promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work...

Constitutes the first part of the "ILO toolkit on gender mainstreaming in the world of work". Describes experiences made in over 20 countries in the area of equality policies targeting women and men, promoting a balanced participation in representative bodies and agenda-setting processes, and in...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Contributors -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Key Messages -- The Foundations of Economic Transformation through Digital Technologies -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 1 Enabling Inclusive Digital...

This report addresses two of the defining challenges of the twenty-first century: achieving environmental sustainability and turning the vision of decent work for all into a reality. It shows that not only are both challenges urgent, but they are also intimately linked and will have to be...

"Labour in the global South is an exciting contribution to the new field of global labour studies. It identifies in ten clearly written chapters the innovative and creative responses to the challenges facing labour worldwide." -Edward Webster, University of Kassel, Germany, and University of the...

This book shows that in Asia and Europe, 17th- early 20th century, the history of "free" labour is linked to that of coerced labour. Circulation of models, peoples, goods and institutions, and long-term growth contributed to increase coercion.

This volume puts the spotlight on worker well-being. It looks at key questions such as: How important is incentive pay in increasing worker productivity? Does monitoring productivity affect a worker's earnings trajectory? How is the decision to retire different in two-earner families compared to...