Publications and documents
January 2005
December 2004
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European Council Meeting - [pdf 206 KB]
01 December 2004 - Specific reference to the Report of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalisation was made in the conclusions of the European Council Meeting at the level of Heads of Government, December 2004. ...
November 2004
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A trade union guide to globalisation
01 November 2004 - This “Trade Union Guide to Globalisation” aims to help trade unionists to participate actively in the urgent task of meeting the double challenge of representing workers effectively in the rapidly changing conditions of the global economy, and of bringing about fundamental change in the workings of globalisation so that it distributes its benefits more fairly and contributes to socially just and sustainable development.
October 2004
August 2004
July 2004
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The Fantasy of Fair Globalization
11 July 2004 - The world is witnessing, for the last several years, extensive resistance against the economic onslaught of the latest phase of capitalism, known as neo-liberal globalization.
The World Commission report on Social Dimension of Globalization is considered in this present article as as a formal recognition of the unfair and inhuman character of globalization.
June 2004
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A fair deal for migrant workers in the global economy
01 June 2004 - This was the ILO report for the General Discussion on Migrant Workers at the 92nd Session of the International Labour Conference, June 2004. It is a flagship report reviewing trends in international labour migration, conditions and treatment of migrant workers, international instruments, governance of migration and ILO responses.
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Towards a healthy multilateral system
01 June 2004 - The globalisation of recent decades has been associated with worsening income inequality, increasing violations of fundamental workers’ rights, environmental degradation and enduring poverty.
May 2004
April 2004
March 2004
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Social development in the context of globalisation
15 March 2004 - The European Union encourages social development in the context of globalisation. The European Commission calls for the promotion of internationally recognised core labour standards and the development of a balance between market governance and social governance.
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The International Aid System 2005–2010
Forces For and Against Change
01 March 2004 - In the context of a development of international aid and the target to improve the effectivenes of aid delivery, this paper examines forces and scenarios in international aid system.
February 2004