Toil and Trouble

Filmed in Cameroon, Finland, Mexico and South Korea, the programme presents the views of ordinary people struggling to make ends meet, as well as the opinions of economists and grassroots leaders.

• Categories: News & Features / Features
• Video Length: 00:48:00
• Production Date: 30 January 1995
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION - ILO; UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME - UNDP; UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME - UNEP
• Subject Topical: ECONOMICS; POVERTY; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; UNEMPLOYMENT
• Geographic Subject: CAMEROON; FINLAND; KOREAN PENINSULA; MEXICO
• MAMS Id: 2102108
• Parent Id: 838418

Description

The world will need millions and millions of new jobs by the end of the century. TOIL AND TROUBLE explores core social and economic issues affecting all countries, taking the viewer from assembly lines in South Korea to breadlines in Finland, from a fire-eater in Mexico to a welder of satellite dishes in Cameroon.

This documentary focuses on the need for job creation, sustainable employment and other measures which must be taken to attack poverty and help those living on the fringes of society. It makes the argument for "putting people first", the theme of The World Summit for Social Development.

• Scripts: File; 816 TOIL AND TROUBLE SCRIPT EN 01 JAN 95.pdf (710.27 KB); File; 816 TOIL AND TROUBLE SYNOPSIS EN 01 JAN 95.pdf (266.59 KB)