This working paper examines the impact on job quality of new digital technologies at work. It applies the multidimensional framework of the ETUI Job Quality Index to an analysis of the 27 EU Member States and data from the 2021 European Working Conditions Telephone Survey. The effects of...

Cover -- Textures of Struggle -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. The Condition of Women Garment Workers in Thailand -- 1. Adaptation and Accommodation: The "Nonmilitant" Women -- 2. Resistance and Worker Rebellion: The "Militant" Women -- 3....

Published annually by the International Institute for Labour Studies - the research arm of the ILO - the 2011 edition of "World of Work Report" shows that it will not be possible to recover successfully from the Great Recession unless social inequalities are addressed through well-designed policies

The Growth, Employment and Decent Work in the Least Developed Countries report has been prepared for the Fourth UN Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDCs) (Istanbul, 9-13 May 2011). It reviews trends in growth, employment and decent work in LDCs, highlighting challenges and opportunities...

The adoption of new international labour standards on domestic work (Convention No. 189 and its accompanying Recommendation No. 201) by the ILO at its 100th International Labour Conference in June 2011 represents a key milestone on the path to the realization of decent work for domestic workers....

In the context of AIDS and a declining economy, one strategy for children to ensure their own livelihood is to engage in domestic employment. Here, Michael Bourdillon presents the findings of research based on interviews and discussions with child domestic workers in Zimbabwe. It looks at the...

In the 1890s, Spanish entrepreneurs spearheaded the emergence of Córdoba, Veracruz, as Mexico's largest commercial center for coffee preparation and export to the Atlantic community. Seasonal women workers quickly became the major part of the agroindustry's labor force. As they grew in numbers...