Comprises a series of accounts by active and retired forestry workers from several countries describing their life and work under widely different conditions.

Reviews current knowledge concerning the relationship between gender inequalities and the economic liberalization policies that underpin globalization processes. Explores economic policy proposals and initiatives which aim to promote gender equity in the context of the world economy.

Argues that, globally, only a minority of workers benefit from free and fair representation of their rights, needs and interests. Focuses on the regulatory environment provided by the State, whilst underlining that this does not constitute the public dimension of a fundamentally private...

Examines the recruitment of educational personnel, focusing on quantitative and qualitative aspects.

Analyses the actual and potential impact of the global crisis on international migrant workers through a focus on four issue areas. These are the employment and migration opportunities available to migrant workers, including changes in the demand for migrant labour and possible return to...

ILO pub. Article on workers participation in occupational safety and occupational health matters in Canada - comments on legislation at local level (esp. Saskatchewan and other provinces) and at national level, reports on the performance of safety committees, trade union attitudes and management...

Working paper appraising an integrated approach to agricultural development and rural industrialization in 6 developing areas in West Bengal, India. Discusses investment in irrigation facilities, fertilizers, pesticides, etc. Examines the impact on crop yield, nonfarm employment opportunity and...