Search / Search Results Simple Search | Search Help | Disclaimer   Your Search Criteria Search Words labour07 Found 37 Matches  Displaying 1 of 20 1 2 Next >>   1. Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 29th August 2007 Title Bottom of the Ladder: Exploitation and Abuse of Girl Domestic Workers in Guinea (in English and French) Author Human Rights Watch (HRW) Document Type Report Publication Date June 2007 Summary This report highlights the vulnerable position of girl domestic workers in Guinea and makes recommendations to the new Guinean government to address these issues. View Short Summary 2. Date Added to Site: Friday, 24th August 2007 Title Disabled Women in the Workforce – Breaking Down the Barriers Author Reynolds, R. Document Type Report Publication Date March 2007 Summary What barriers do women with disabilities experience in the workforce and what can employers do to address the inequalities disabled women face? View Short Summary 3. Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 29th August 2007 Title Women and Paid Sick Days: Crucial for Family Well-being Author Lovell, V Document Type Gender Country Profile Publication Date February 2007 Summary This short factsheet provides statistical information on women's access to sick days benefits in the United States. It highlights the untenable position this puts working mothers in: stay at work when you shouldn't, or lose pay (and perhaps a job) by staying home. View Short Summary 4. Date Added to Site: Friday, 24th August 2007 Title Equality at Work: Tackling the Challenges. Global Report under the Follow-up to the ILO Declaration (in English, French, Spanish and by email in German, Arabic, Chinese and Russian) Author International Labour Organization (ILO) Document Type Report Publication Date January 2007 Summary This report examines emerging issues in patterns of workplace discrimination and inequalities, presents recent policy responses, and outlines the ILO's experience and achievements to date and the challenges it faces. It finds that the unequal burden of family responsibilities continues to place women at a disadvantage in finding full-time employment. View Short Summary 5. Date Added to Site: Friday, 24th August 2007 Title Determinants of Wage Differentials in the Maquila Industry in Mexico: A Gender Perspective Author Brown, F and Domínguez, L. Document Type Research Publication Date January 2007 Summary This study reveals the gender wage gaps that exist among women and men working in the maquila industry in Mexico. View Short Summary 6. Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 29th August 2007 Title Study of Homebased Workers in the Southern Province Author Homenet South Asia Document Type Research Publication Date January 2007 Summary This paper presents the findings of a study into the attitudes of home based workers in Sri Lanka towards their work. View Short Summary 7. Date Added to Site: Friday, 31st August 2007 Title The Working and Unemployed Women’s Movement ‘Maria Elena Cuadra’ (MEC) (in Spanish) Document Type Tool Publication Date January 2007 Summary This movement supports women to participate fully and equally in Nicaraguan society by offering a space for reflection, capacity building and organisation. View Short Summary 8. Date Added to Site: Friday, 31st August 2007 Title Women Today Website (in Spanish) Document Type Tool Publication Date January 2007 Summary Mujeres Hoy is a website which provides gender related information and links to initiatives in Spain and Latin America. View Short Summary 9. Date Added to Site: Friday, 31st August 2007 Title Labour Policies with a Gender Perspective (in Spanish) Document Type Tool Publication Date January 2007 Summary This website aims to provide resources on labour rights and related issues within a Latin American context, including links to other initiatives and a database of regional gender specialists. View Short Summary 10. Date Added to Site: Friday, 31st August 2007 Title International Labour Organisation Subregional Office for Central America, Haiti, Panama and Dominican Republic (in Spanish) Document Type Tool Publication Date January 2007 Summary The website of the subregional office of the International Labour Office (ILO) for Central America, Haiti, Panama and Domenican Republic has a special section on gender issues. View Short Summary 11. Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 28th February 2007 Title Guaranteed Employment and Gender Construction: Women’s Mobilizations in Maharashtra Author Chari, A. Document Type Research Publication Date August 2006 Summary Employment Guarantee Schemes (EGS) in India are often praised as 'women friendly' as they attract large numbers of female workers. This paper argues that women do not benefit so much from their actual employment as they do from the opportunities for mobilisation around gender issues which often occur around EGS. View Short Summary 12. Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 28th February 2007 Title "Unnatural", "Unsuitable", Unemployed! Lesbians and Workplace Discrimination in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Honduras and Mexico, Author ADEIM-Simbiosis, Artemisa, Cattrachas, Criola, IGLHRC, Red Nosotras LBT Document Type Report Publication Date June 2006 Summary This report analyses discrimination against lesbians in the job market, based on statistics, law and testimonials from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Honduras. View Short Summary 13. Date Added to Site: Monday, 24th July 2006 Title The Gender Wage Gap in Chile 1992-2003 from a Matching Comparison Perspective Author Ñopo, H. Document Type Research Publication Date May 2006 Summary Despite major advances in the education of the female labour force in Chile relative to males, gender differences in wages still exist. View Short Summary 14. Date Added to Site: Monday, 24th July 2006 Title Misfortune 500 - website Author Women's Environment and Development Organisation (WEDO) Document Type Tool Publication Date April 2006 Summary MisFortune 500 is a comprehensive web resource which documents corporate abuses on women globally and highlights women's struggles and resistance. View Short Summary 15. Date Added to Site: Monday, 24th July 2006 Title Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Latin America. Chiquita, Women Banana Workers and Structural Inequalities Author Prieto-Carron, M. Document Type Case Study Publication Date March 2006 Summary How can multilateral companies improve labour conditions for women workers? This paper makes recommendations based on an analysis of the multinational company Chiquita - one of the world's largest producers and marketers of bananas. View Short Summary 16. Date Added to Site: Tuesday, 25th July 2006 Title Power in Global Value Chains: Implications for Employment and Livelihoods in the Cashew Nut Industry in India, Summary Report Author Harilal, K.N., Kanji, N., Jeyaranjan, J., Eapen, M. & Swaminathan, P. Document Type Report Publication Date March 2006 Summary This report explores the impacts of an expanding cashew nut market on the livelihoods of women workers in the industry, in India. View Short Summary 17. Date Added to Site: Tuesday, 29th August 2006 Title The Story Behind the Numbers: Women and Employment in Central and Eastern Europe and the Western Commonwealth of Independent States Author Varbanova, A., Fodor, E. et al. Document Type Report Publication Date March 2006 Summary This report examines women's labour market situation in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Western Commonwealth of Independent States in the context of recent social and economic transformations. View Short Summary 18. Date Added to Site: Friday, 24th August 2007 Title SEWA Social Security: Organizing Women Workers for Insurance and Health Services Author Chatterjee, M. and Kent Ranson, M. Document Type Background Document Publication Date January 2006 Summary This article describes the Self-Employed Women's Association's (SEWA) experiences in providing health services and health insurance for low-income women in India. View Short Summary 19. Date Added to Site: Friday, 24th August 2007 Title Cambodia: Women and Work in the Garment Industry Document Type Report Publication Date January 2006 Summary This report examines problems experienced by women garment workers in Cambodia, including ill health, harassment at work and poor personal security. View Short Summary 20. Date Added to Site: Friday, 24th August 2007 Title GET Ahead for Women in Enterprise Training Package and Resource Kit (in English, Khmer, Laotian, Thai and Vietnamese) Author Bauer, S., Finnegan, G. and Haspels, N. Document Type Tool Publication Date January 2006 Summary This training package is aimed at organisations which assist low-income women to start and expand small scale businesses. View Short Summary  Displaying 1 of 20 1 2 Next >>   (From this page only) Simple Search | Search Help | Disclaimer