Publications

2010

1. 

   Trade Union Pluralism and Proliferation in French-Speaking Africa

   19 August 2010

   Collective bargaining is the key weapon in trade union action and, in order to negotiate, workers need organizations which are free, strong, democratic and independent. However, as the ILO’s celebrations of the 60th anniversary of these two Conventions come to an end, it is regrettable to observe a proliferation of trade union organizations in a number of African countries, particularly French-speaking ones.

2. The growth and decline of political unionism in India: The need for a paradigm shift

   01 August 2010

   This publication analyzes the weaknesses of political unionism in India through various dimensions. It proposes a new paradigm shift towards “service-based unionism”, suitable for the new working environment shaped by changing employment patterns and industrial relations dynamics and for meeting the interests of the workers, especially in the informal economy.

3. Report: Workshop on Climate Change, Its Impacts on Employment and Labour Markets, March 2010

   01 July 2010

   This workshop was organised by the Global Union Research Network (GURN) and coordinated by the ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). The aim was to discuss academic research on the employment aspects of climate change and identify research gaps.

4. Winning Fair Labour Standards for Domestic Workers: Lessons Learned from the Campaign for a Domestic Worker Bill of Rights in New York State

   15 June 2010

   This paper attempts to identify the core reasons for the success of the Domestic Workers United (DWU) Domestic Worker Bill of Rights Campaign while explaining how the strategies adopted overcame particular challenges.

5. Financial Crisis, Deflation, and Trade Unions Responses: What are the Lessons?

   15 June 2010

   In January 2010, intent on drawing similar lessons from a labour perspective, the Bureau of Workers’ Activities and the Global Union Research Network organized their own workshop on “Labour and the economic crises of yesterday and today: Lessons for a just and sustainable future”. This issue of the International Journal of Labour Research brings together the various contributions that were made at that event.

6. International Labour Conference 2010:Workers'Relations Service

   02 June 2010

   1. The Workers' Relations Service will assist Worker delegates in their many duties and tasks related to the work of the Conference.

7. Guide for Workers’ Delegates on the work of the Committee on the Application of Standards of the 99th Session of International Labour Conference 2010

   01 June 2010

8. ACTRAV Presentation: Mission, Goals, Team, Actions

   01 January 2010

2009

1. Global Capital Strategies and Trade Union Responses: Collective Bargaining and Transnational Trade Union cooperation

   01 December 2009

   International Journal of Labour Research,2009 Vol. 1, Issue 2:The new issue of the International Journal of Labour Research presents a collection of papers that analyse in detail the character of global capital strategies and their impact on workers, as well as trade union responses to these strategies, in particular responses related to the development of transnational forms of collective bargaining.

2. The Employment Effects of Climate Change and Climate Change Responses: A Role for International Labour Standards?

   01 November 2009

3. 

   IJLR - Trade union strategies towards global production systems

   21 October 2009

   IJLR, Vol. I/1, 2009 - This issue of the International Journal of Labour Research emphasizes on the emergence of global production systems and the consequences for trade unions. These include the increasingly international challenges trade unions are facing, as well as the necessity to develop new strategies for effective organization and collective bargaining in order to take advantage of the opportunities presented by globalization.

4. Trade union strategies towards global production systems

   09 October 2009

   International Journal of Labour Research,2009 Vol. 1, Issue 1: The International Journal of Labour Research is published by the Bureau for Workers’ Activities. It provides an overview of recent research on labour and social policies from trade union researchers and academics around the world. The International Journal of Labour Research is multidisciplinary and will be of interest to trade union researchers, labour ministries and academics of all relevant disciplines - industrial relations, sociology, law, economics and political science. It is published twice a year in English, French and Spanish.

5. The Economic Effects of Collective Bargaining Coverage: A Cross-National Analysis

   01 September 2009

6. ACTRAV Helpdesk on Financial and Economic Crisis

   19 August 2009

   The ACTRAV Helpdesk offers advice and information and makes available workable tools and materials to assist trade unions regarding how they manage their responses to the financial and economic crisis and uphold workers’ rights.

7. International Masters Programmes on Labour and Globalisation

   13 August 2009

8. Human.Rights@Work No 1/09

   06 August 2009

   “Trade union rights are human rights” A regular newsletter produced by the ILO Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV)

9. ACTRAV Policy Note on Green Jobs

   04 May 2009

10. The Theoretical Debate about Minium Wages

    06 February 2009

11. UN Reform and Workers’ Organizations

    01 January 2009

12. The Global Economic Crisis and Migrant Workers: Impact and Response

    01 January 2009