Working paper on effects of energy shortages on homemaker activities and income generating activities of rural women in Southern Ghana. Examines the production and supply of fuelwood, the labour force participation of rural women workers in food production and small-scale industry, and the...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper-conference paper using an ibge-ilo simulation model to forecast the effects of labour force participation by woman workers on economic and social development in Brazil - studies factors relating to occupational status, educational level and underemployment by sex,...

Based on 1980 data for 151 countries, analyses labour force participation rates of older people and the factors which influence their labour supply.

Report, forming a series, featuring part of the work on collective bargaining and the promotion of equality within the ILO's interdepartmental project on equality for women in employment. The aim of the project, as a whole, is to generate comprehensive data in order to further the development of...

Chapter 5 examines "Safety and health issues in respect of women workers in the food and drink industries". The paper provides information on the impact of technological progress in the sector; identifies the general hazards encountered; describes the injuries and diseases suffered by workers and...