Saturday, October 25, 2008

welcome!!

hello delegates! welcome to the amazing ILO blog where we will be keeping you updated on important happenings in the world of labour. i am meagan, and will be your director this year. i was a delegate last year, and am now a poli sci major. and i like shoes.
so to get you started on your research, here are a few links to help you on your way. these are the links on the background paper, however this is a handier location. they all pertain to the question of social security in developing nations.
Resources for Delegates…
List of developing nations as defined by the world bank.
This article offers a very intensive look at social security in developing nations, and offers many specific examples.
This resource gives a succinct and very informative overview of the issue.
The content covered by the World Social Security Forum in 2007.
The international social security association offers a database containing social security programs in over 170 countries.
The International Labour Organization’s general website.
NATLEX, the database of social security, labour, and related human rights legislation; maintained by the ILO’s International Labour Standards Department.

happy researching :)

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