Examines the performance of the cut-flower industry and its impact on national economic development and local communities. Based on field survey covering 12 flower farms in northern Tanzania.

Outlines the history of the fair trade movement, its developments, different approaches and lessons learned. Examines future challenges and ways in which the lessons learned can influence trade and development. Focuses on how to boost market opportunities in the developed countries for MSEs in...

Examines privatization of the sugar plantations and sugar processing industry in the Caribbean region. Provides a detailed account of the current state of the Caribbean sugar industry. Examines the modalities and activities of the privatization process in the six countries. Identifies the forces...

Describes the development and characteristics of the informal sector in the Philippines and discusses issues relating to the collection of statistics, the regulatory environment, the limitations of formal social security systems, challenges in improving working conditions, access to productive...

Discusses the financial significance of Uganda's flower industry, employment practices and working conditions there in, and government policies.

Based on information collected through 12 case studies for which questionnaires were sent to the leading Italian civil engineering and heavy engineering firms involved in work overseas, research studies and interviews with major construction firms in Korea and results of a survey of the top ten...

En la presente publicación, se exploran las dimensiones sociales y del mercado de trabajo de la adaptación, a fin de ayudar a los formuladores y planificadores de políticas a elaborar un enfoque holístico centrado en las personas.

The working paper Promoting youth employment through activation strategies provides an overview of the main features of youth activation strategies around the world. It covers strategies implemented in 33 selected countries from different regions with a view to contributing to the discussion on...

Presents the characteristics of local social dialogue, and how it can contribute to improve labour conditions and businesses in key sectors of the urban economy. Gives insights on how sectoral workers and enterprises can get together with government authorities to discuss issues of common...