Using data from a selection of ten countries in Asia and Africa, estimates the macro-economic costs of excluding people with disabilities from the world of work.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper giving evaluation of the Indonesian land settlement programme - sketches historical background; describes selection criteria for migrants and suitable sites, preparation of land, and the provision of social services (transport, food, housing etc); discusses...

Provides key information on 130 health micro-insurance schemes (HMIS) from 26 countries.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, emanating from a WEP research project concerned with population and employment, on the impact of internal migration on occupational structure and income distribution in Brazil - covers the impact of rural migration on urban area unemployment, demographic traits of...

ILO pub. Working paper on irregular migrants (mainly immigration from Colombia) and the General Register of Foreigners in Venezuela - covers immigration in the 1970s and its relationship to economic conditions, migration policy, and the legal aspects and institutional framework for registering...

Provides an analytical synthesis of research and insights upon country studies undertaken by the ILO between 1996 and 2000. Intends to guide policy formulation, effective pursuit of gender-sensitive programming, decent work and other activities, to stimulate and advance current debate on women...