Improving working conditions is one of the ILO’s principal objectives. While wages may rise in many countries, they often remain too low for many workers to meet their basic needs. And while some workers may see decreases in the time they devote to work, the accompanying unpredictability can weaken job security and pose new difficulties for reconciling work and family. Dirty and dangerous working conditions, on the decline in industrialised countries, are still prevalent in the developing world.
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ILO says economic crisis eroding real wages for second year running
03 November 2009 - Global growth in real wages slowed dramatically in 2008 as a result of the economic crisis and is expected to drop even further this year despite signs of a possible economic recovery, the International Labour Organization said. ... -
ILO and UNDP: First report on work and the family in Latin America and the Caribbean – Tensions between family and labour life entail high costs for more than 100 million women integrating the region’s workforce
11 June 2009 - The massive and irreversible inclusion of Latin American and Caribbean women in the workforce has highlighted the challenges of traditional interplay between work and family life. ...
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Workplace solutions for childcare
24 November 2009 - (Book) -
The minimum wage revisited in the enlarged EU
23 November 2009 - (Book) -
Wage Growth Continues to Decline: An Interview with Patrick Belser -
05 November 2009 - (Video) -
Global Wage Report: 2009 Update - [pdf 767 KB]
02 November 2009 - (Report) -
Forced labor: Coercion and exploitation in the private economy - Buy now
26 August 2009 - (Book) -
Work and the family in Latin America
01 August 2009 - (Article) -
Training resource pack for agricultural cooperatives on the elimination of hazardous child labour (Set of 2 books) - Buy now
09 July 2009 - (Book) -
Questions and answers on Occupational Safety and Health in times of economic crisis
27 April 2009 - (Article) -
Sharing Work and Family Responsibilities in Paraguay -
14 April 2009 - (Video) -
Providing safe and healthy workplaces for both women and men
01 April 2009 - (Document)