World of Work the Magazine of the ILO
İÇİNDEKİLERCONTENTS - 1997-1998 World Labour Report. TRADE UNIONS: BATTERED, BUT RISING TO THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION Trade-union membership plummeted in the past decade, to less than 20 per cent of workers in 48 out of 92 countries surveyed in the ILO's annual World Labour Report. This drop, however, has not meant a corresponding loss of influence. In fact, in most countries unions are adapting, often on a global scale More steel, less jobs? STEEL REMAINS BOTH AN ENGINE AND AN INDICATOR OF ECONOMIC GROWTH WORLDWIDE. BUT GLOBALIZATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGY WILL MEAN FEWER JOBS. Governmental delegations from 18 countries accounting for 75 per cent of the world's steel, met union and employers' organization representatives in Geneva to discuss recent and projected transformations in the industry and their impact on the seven million workers it currently employs. When the meeting ended, participants came away with a mixed message: while steel continues to drive growth, expect labour to pay a price for globalization and new technology. - New report on farm safety WARNING TO AGRICULTURAL WORKERS: MORTALITY. RATES REMAIN HIGH, AND PESTICIDES POSE AN INCREASING HEALTH RISK Agricultural workers run at least twice the risk of dying on the job as workers in other sectors. In a global overview prepared for a recent conference on farm safety and health, the ILO reported that tens of thousands of agricultural workers die each year, and millions suffer injuries, or are poisoned by chemicals. - 270th ILO Governing Body ILO GOVERNING BODY TO EXAMINE DECLARATION ON FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS Meeting in Geneva, the ILO Governing Body agrees to place on the agenda of the 1998 International Labour Conference an item relating to the consideration of a possible ILO Declaration of principle concerning fundamental rights and its appropriate follow-up.Cover story: Report from Oslo Conference CAN THE WAR AGAINST CHILD LABOUR BE WON? OSLO CONFERENCE SAYS AN EMPHATIC "YES" As a recent international conference got down to forging a new global plan against child labour, ILO Director-General Michel Hansenne sought to clarify matters: "Allow me to start with one bold statement," the Director General said in his keynote address to the International Conference on Child Labour. "The war against child labour is being won, and it can be won in all countries in the coming 15 years." Also in this issue: - Around the Continents: Summary of ILO activities - Special pull-out section "Faces of Child Labour" - Africa undergoing economic revival PROGRAMME FOR AFRICA: JOBS POLICY CAN IGNITE FURTHER GROWTH Sub-Saharan Africa, long beset by economic adversity and civil disorder, is showing the first signs of an economic resurgence, with at least 33 countries enjoying economic increases greater than their population growth and several beginning to grow much more rapidly. A new report by the ILO: "Jobs for Africa" explains how. - "Workers of the world, connect!" LABOUR ON-LINE: AS UNIONS GET WIRED, WHITHER THE RANK-AND-FILE? Unions are getting on-line, but with some difficulties: widespread use of information and communications technology (IT) is posing a dual challenge. On the one hand, IT may be part of profound modifications underway in the nature of work. On the other, pressure on trade unions to adopt IT may question their ways of working, be it militant action, contact with workers, or worker awareness and education. Internet analyst Alan McCluskey examines how such challenges interact, and the need to meet them head on. News Section Features - New ILO guidelines for workers' health surveillance 0 Hidden forms of labour worry Mercosur THEILO IN HISTORY Albert Thomas was a true disciple of what today would be called globalization AROUND THE CONTINENTS ILO action against child labour - A worldwide movement - IPEC practical actions - Areas of IPEC activity WORKING WORLD A quarterly review of trends and developments in conditions of work, multinational enterprises, salaries, social security, equality issues, managers MEDIA FOCUS: THE ILO IN THE PRESS MEDIA SHELF NOTLARYılda beş kez yayımlanmaktadır. |
