Explores the employment conditions in the oil sector, unionisation of workers, relations with employers, etc. in the period 1999-2004.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on labour policy and fertility in developing countries - constitutes part of a WEP research project on population and employment, and includes a literature survey. Bibliography pp. 48 to 63.

Examines the role of financial institutions in transferring remittance and macro-economic background against which such transfers takes place; evaluates use of remittance, the characteristics and needs of remittance sending/receiving persons; explores the possible role of micro-finance institutions...

Literature review on the concept of forced labour, its measurement, and evaluation. Looks into effective survey methodologies, e.g. rapid assessments, participatory appraisals and case studies, and sample surveys.

Reviews the experiences and lessons learned from the implementation of the Labor Standards Enforcement Framework launched by the Department of Labor and Employment of the Philippines in 2004.

Summarises the prevalence of HIV/AIDS worldwide, highlighting the crisis in sub-Saharan Africa, and identifies general best practice in technical cooperation. Describes methods for strengthening capacity to respond to HIV/AIDS and considers how to integrate HIV/AIDS issues across the ILO's...

Describes the effect of HIV/AIDS on East African society and makes recommendations for actions to be taken and research to be carried out.