This report gives a broad, though not exhaustive outline of the conditions of work of homeworkers in the TCF industries, highlighting their problems. It describes the role and importance of home work in these industries within the context of recent globalization trends and brings out the extreme...

Based on data from the IX Censo nacional de poblacion y vivienda de 1993 del INEI and the Encuesta nacional de niveles de vida de 1994 (ENNIV) of Cuanto and World Bank, Encuestas de hogares anuales del Ministerio de Trabajo y Promocion Social from 1986 to 1996 (for urban area of Lima), Encuesta...

Based on data from Encuesta de hogares de 1996 del Direccion General de Estadistica, Encuestas y Censos (DGEEyC).

Covers data from 1990 to 1997.

The campaign for social protection of homeworkers in Southeast Asia virtually commenced with the launching of the ILO-DANIDA subregional project on 'Rural Women Workers in the Putting Out System' in June 1988. The project pursued the double objective of employment promotion and social...

Based on field work in four provinces of Pakistan. Examines labour arrangements and working conditions in the carpet weaving industry and identifies the main characteristics of employers and workers. Investigates the prevalence of debt bondage in the industry and makes recommendations for action...

Sets out the general situation and regulatory framework for Spain as a whole and reports on the findings for Madrid, based on interviews with representatives of organisations dealing with immigrants.