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ILO Policy Guidance and the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour To supplement existing ILO Conventions such as the Minimum Age Convention (No. 138) and the Forced Labour Convention* (No. 29), new international labour standards which target the most intolerable forms of child labour have been addressed through the Worst Forms of Child…

These guidelines, developed by the World Federation for Mental Health, provide journalists with information for reporting on ADHD with understanding and respect for those who live with the disorder. When emotional and behavioural disorders affect young people, it is particularly important to be sensitive and aware of the facts. The World Federation for Mental Health…

Workers Support Groups Helping Yourself and Helping Others The following article has been adapted from, and is based on self-help materials presented in “Where Women Have No Doctor, A Health Guide for Women,” written by A. August Burns, Ronnie Lovich, Jane Maxwell and Katharine Shapiro. We are grateful to the Hesperian Foundation for allowing us…

Mental Illness Stigma and Work By Otto F. Wahl, Ph.D.George Mason University Work is an activity central to lives and well-being of most of us. Employment is, of course, a route to income and therefore to the goods and services we desire for a satisfying life. Even more importantly, work, whether paid or unpaid, contributes…

AFRICA Report On The Vist To Botswana By Isaac Mwendapole, Arcmh President From 17th August 2003 To 10th September 2003. Botswana is located in the Southern part of Africa covering an area of 582,000 Km2 with a population of 1.6Million people. It’s political and economic stability since independence in 1967 is second to none. The…