World’s richest woman dies
Obituary: Liliane Bettencourt: 1922 - 2017
Controversy and questionable politics were never far away to divert attention from some remarkable skill at leading an industry...
SCORE-ing big! How a cooperative approach to improved work conditions in...
Improving SMEs workplace practices can help them achieve better productivity. The ILO’s SCORE Training programme is helping companies in China improve work conditions, and...
‘Greener’ wind power — but military potential clouds motivation
CEO starts a pan-European crowdfunding bid to advance airborne power generator
MOBILE wind turbines tether a sea container to a kite, which turns in a...
Calestous Juma: A Biotech Revolution for Africa
In western countries, the genetic modification of crops is often seen as a threat to the environment. Professor Calestous Juma takes a contrarian view:...
Revolutionising the travel sector through use of innovative technology
eDreams ODIGEO offers a collaborative, fast-paced and dynamic place to work
TRAVEL is about journeys, and the eDreams ODIGEO journey began 19 years ago as...
Get on the bus! UK drive for carbon reduction starts up
BUSINESSES across the UK will be offered carbon-reduction workshops and practical net-zero advice until the end of COP26 in November.
Workshops will be provided by...
Dorothy Hodgkin: From Chemistry Set to Nobel Prize
Dorothy Hodgkin (1910-1994), née Crowfoot, is one of only a handful of women to have won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. She pioneered and...
G7 Meeting of Ministers of Labour and Employment focuses on the...
ILO head calls on global community to ensure "that the great transformations underway in the world of work are shaped to create the decent...
Steven Spielberg: Storyteller Extraordinaire
It takes a remarkable man to change the course of a whole industry with one mechanical shark. Steven Spielberg did just that with his...
UNCTAD: Africa Rising
Africa needs investment to advance sustainable development and see the continent prosper. James Zhan, Astrit Sulstarova and Mathabo le Roux argue that the nature...





































