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No. 47, June 2003
World Day against Child Labour: STOP child trafficking

ILO: Workplace discrimination, a picture of hope and concern
(ILO web site)

A new ILO report on discrimination at work - the most comprehensive to date - says workplace discrimination remains a persistent global problem, with new, more subtle forms emerging. While significant progress in combatting inequalities at the workplace is cause for hope, the report says new forms of discrimination are cause for growing concern.

N°. 45, december 2002
Global labour agreements: A framework for rights

Women in the informal sector: Urgent need for maternity protection
(ILO web site)

For millions of women in the developing world, maternity health care is almost unavailable. For millions more, other maternity benefits are even harder to get. Through an ILO research initiative, innovative ways of providing maternity protection to poor women in the informal economy are being promoted.
Anne Sieger reports.

N° 39, june 2001
Stopping forced labour. New ILO Global Report

Beyond the "glass ceiling": Women in the world of work.
(ILO web site)

Since its genesis in the 1970s, the term "glass ceiling" has come to symbolize the invisible barriers blocking women from rising to the top of the corporate heap. Whether at work or in politics, this artificial barrier - a transparent but stifling cap fashioned from attitudinal and organizational prejudices - remains in effect despite decades of social development and advancements in gender equality. While women are gradually increasing their share of managerial work and positions, one thing remains clear: the rate of change has been slow and the pace of progress uneven.