Explores the development of joint voluntary initiatives and codes of conduct adopted in support of fundamental environmental and labour standards and shows how they provide new frameworks for the support of social dialogue. Provides case studies of several such initiatives and examines their...

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...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, capital goods, technology, industrial development, trends, 1955-1978, Colombia - supply and demand, choice of product, Innovation, technology transfer, obstacles, tariff policy, research policy. Bibliography, diagram, statistical tables.

Discusses the social impacts of privatization and restructuring of public utilities. Presents some case studies.

Presents data from a methods test survey which shows higher rates of female labour force participation than reported by official surveys.

Analyses restructuring and the role of social dialogue in Brazil's chemical industry in the 2000s.

Presents a general overview on the food and beverage production, followed by a survey carried out in 2003 in selected cities, villages, and country sites. Describes measures intending to integrate related informal and formal sectors.