Publications and documents

January 2005 

• Labour and employment implications for the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement. Preliminary studies sponsored by ASEAN and the ILO
  01 January 2005 - Regional integration is a possible stepping stone towards a fair globalization. The studies undertaken in this joint project explore some of the most critical aspects of regional integration as a force for what the ASEAN Bali Concord II called “caring societies.”
• UN General Assembly adopts Resolution on World Commision Report on Fair Globalization - [pdf 10 KB]
  01 January 2005 - UN General Assembly adopted by concensus a resolution recognizing the contribution of the World Commission's report to achieving a fully inclusive and equitable globalization.
• Taking a Fresh Look at Globalization - [pdf 65 KB]
  01 January 2005 - A recent contribution by Gerry Rodgers has been recently published by Development 2005, 48(1) (40-43). In it, the author summarizes the process and recommendation of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization
• Key Indicators 2005: Labor markets in Asia: Promoting full, productive and decent employment
  01 January 2005 - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) released its report in August 2005. In the accompanying press release, the ADB noted that the objectives of full, productive, and decent employment must become central to policymaking in the Asian region.
• The European Commission - [pdf 2364 KB]
  01 January 2005 - The European Commission's social agenda for 2005-2010 endorsed the World Commission's call for decent work to become a global goal, and a follow-up to the report is on the agenda of the Employment and Social Affairs Committee of the European Council.

December 2004 

• 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 

• 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 

• Cambodia blazes a new path to economic growth and job creation
  01 October 2004 - This paper describes the Cambodia experiment where the country's export apparel factories, working conditions and labour rights are monitored by inspectors from the ILO. This experiment combines roles for local and international actors in previously untried ways. It relies on a combination of private self-regulation with limited but essential interventions by governments and international organizations.
• World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization - Relevance for the Media, Culture, Graphical Sector - [pdf 607 KB]
  01 October 2004 - Power point presentation to the Tripartite meeting

August 2004 

• The Changing Role of Labour Ministries: Influencing Labour, Employment and Social Policy
  01 August 2004 - In relation to the debate on good governance and effective government role, this paper is a contribution to the on-going discussion about the changing role of labour ministries.

July 2004 

• 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 

• 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.
• 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 

• Communication from the European Commission COM (2004) 383 final The social Dimension of Globalisation - the EU's policy contribution on extending the benefits to all
  18 May 2004 - The EU's economic and social model, and the Lisbon strategy which translates it into practice, cannot simply be transposed to other parts of the world. Nevertheless, the World Commission on Social Dimension of GLobalization has highlighted a number of aspects of the model which may be of interest to the Union's partners.
• Job Anxiety Is Real - and It's Global
  01 May 2004 - The past decade have produced a huge global oversupply of labor and intense competition for an expanding array of jobs. More international cooperation are needed on competition policy and in targeting full employment at a global level.
• The Social Dimension of Globalisation - the EU's policy contribution - [pdf 208 KB]
  01 May 2004 - This document briefly describes the range of actions undertaken in the framework of the European Union regarding the social dimension of globalization and makes proposals for change. ...

April 2004 

• ILO report on Social Dimension of Globalisation — One more attempt to save the world
  01 April 2004 - The ILO, through its World Commission on Social Dimension of Globalisation, has joined the public discourse on ameliorating the lot of the poor and reducing the imbalances of globalisation.

March 2004 

• 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.
• 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 

• Globalization: World Commission urges serious ‘re-think’ by Governments
  29 February 2004 - Policy initiatives and reforms by governments needs re-thinking and to be translated into the kind of social safety nets or development goals which are articulated nationally as well as regionally and then on the international field.