The Right to Work

Unemployment and underemployment have become a major concern of Governments around the world. When the abilities and skills of people, including women and children, are unutilized and underutilized it is a tragic waste of resources and deterrent to social and economic development. In 1969 the International Labour Organization (ILO) launched the World Employment Programme to help national and international efforts aimed at providing jobs for the world's rapidly expanding population.
Women in Kingston, Jamaica preparing bamboo for use in handicrafts. Promoting handicrafts and cottage industries has long been a concern of ILO, although the emphasis has shifted away from producing decorative handicrafts and tourist items in favour of consumer and small capital goods for the home market. [No exact date]