Feature articles

June 2010 

• Questions and answers about maternity at work
  23 June 2010 - Maternity protection has been a primary concern of the ILO since its creation, in 1919, when the first International Labour Conference adopted the first Maternity Protection Convention No. 3. A new publication on the state of maternity protection in the world has just been released by the ILO. ...
• Learn about it at work: an HIV poster campaign in Russia
  16 June 2010 - The proposed new standard on HIV/AIDS that is under discussion at the International Labour Conference is not only the first international human rights instrument to focus explicitly on HIV/AIDS. ...
• ILO-UN Social Protection Floor Initiative: The role of social security in crisis response and recovery, and beyond
  16 June 2010 - The crisis has reinforced the perception that the extension of social security should be a high priority. While in many developing countries social security systems were previously considered unaffordable, they are now regarded as important investments to support sustainable economic growth. ...
• ‘The main change has to happen in peoples’ minds’: a child labour film programme in Kyrgyzstan
  11 June 2010 - The ILO Global Report “Accelerating action against child labour“, launched in May 2010 calls for “better targeted advocacy” based on “filling important knowledge gaps and making greater use of the media”. This story shows how a small-scale but successful child labour awareness programme in one of the Central Asian countries is putting this kind of advocacy to work.
• Child Labour in Cambodia - A New Direction
  10 June 2010 - Although Cambodia is emerging as one of the brightest economic growth stories of Southeast Asia, over 313,000 children are trapped in the worst forms of exploitation such as drug trafficking and prostitution. ...
• Eliminating child labour in Bolivia: The role of education
  07 June 2010 - Education is often cited as the key to eliminating child labour. But by itself, education isn’t enough. ILO Online reports from Bolivia showing how adding decent work for adults to education of children, together, with a quotient of political will, can make the equation work.
• A policy framework for better managing business and human rights challenges
  07 June 2010 - One of the main goals of the UN Framework "Protect, Respect and Remedy" is to identify and clarify standards of corporate responsibility and accountability for business enterprises with regard to human rights. ...
• Fixing the future of Mali's child workers
  07 June 2010 - In Mali, approximately two out of three children aged 5 to 17 work. This represents over 3 million children. Few of them go to school and 40 per cent of children aged 5 to 14 perform hazardous tasks. The situation of migrant girls is of particular concern. ILO Online reports.
• Feature stories on HIV/AIDS and the world of work
  02 June 2010
• Questions and Answers on the proposed Recommendation on HIV/AIDS and the world of work
  02 June 2010 - The year’s International Labour Conference will see the second, and final discussion on the development of a labour standard on HIV/AIDS and the world of work. If adopted, the recommendation will be the first international human rights instrument on AIDS in the workplace. ILO Online spoke to ILO/AIDS Director, Dr. Sophia Kisting about the Recommendation.