Presents the results of research on socio-demographic behaviour in rural areas and stresses the advantages of informal discussions with target groups.

Focuses on the process of the contribution, at community level, of health micro-insurance to improvement in maternal health care.

Based on two ILO surveys conducted among manufacturing enterprises covering approximately 144,000 workers in Hungary (the Hungarian Labour Flexibility Survey) and 331,000 workers in Bulgaria (The Bulgarian Labour Flexibility Survey).

Examines the ILO's constitution, mandates and International Labour Standards in the areas of female worker protection, and promotion of equality and population. Highlights some current labour problems specific to women, including 'invisible' labour and its lack of documentation, the lack of...

Explores the development of joint voluntary initiatives and codes of conduct adopted in support of fundamental environmental and labour standards and shows how they provide new frameworks for the support of social dialogue. Provides case studies of several such initiatives and examines their...

The report aimed to study how the three roles of BLAs -- facilitation of recruitment, protection of migrants' rights and mitigating of negative consequences of migration for sending countries -- are secured and implemented in the BLAs on health-care professionals' migration between one of the...