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More than half the women in the world live in countries that have made no progress towards gender equity in recent years, finds the Gender Equity Index (GEI) 2008 that Social Watch launched here as a contribution to the 52nd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women that ended on March 8, the International Women’s Day.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is the tripartite UN agency which brings together governments, employers and workers of its member states in common action to promote decent work throughout the world.