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Women in mining : towards gender equality.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women miners.
- Sex discrimination against women.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (64 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Geneva 22, Switzerland : International Labour Organization, 2021.
- Summary:
- This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of the issues faced by women in mining, and the key challenges and opportunities to advance gender equality and decent work in the sector.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Contents
- Table of boxes
- Table of figures
- Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1 Purpose
- 1.2 Methodology
- 1.3 Structure of the paper
- 2. The mining sector at a glance
- 2.1 Production, growth and trade
- 2.2 Structure of the mining industry
- 2.3 Mining jobs
- 2.4 Mining cycles and drivers of change
- 2.5 The contribution of mining to sustainable development
- 3. Women in mining
- 3.1 History of women in the mining sector
- 3.2 Roles of women in large-scale mining
- 3.3 Roles of women in artisanal and small-scale mining
- 3.4 Women in mining communities
- 4. Challenges and opportunities for decent work
- 4.1 Employment
- 4.2 Social protection
- 4.3 Fundamental principles and rights at work, and international labour standards
- 4.4 Social Dialogue
- 5. Way forward
- 5.1. Suggestions for future action by the ILO and its members
- References Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9789220349700
- 9220349701
- OCLC:
- 1321806300
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