GENEVA (ILO News) - The International Labour Office (ILO) has issued a new publication that provides a comprehensive overview of labour standards on issues ranging from forced to child labour, freedom of association and collective bargaining, equality at work and other key workplace concerns.
"Rules of the game: a brief introduction to International Labour Standards" was prepared by the ILO's International Labour Standards Department and is written for a non-specialist audience and is designed to raise global awareness of the standards. It discusses the importance of ILO Conventions and Recommendations, and how they are applied and supervised.
Adopted by representatives of governments, workers and employers, the ILO's international labour standards establish the international legal framework for promoting social justice in today's global economy.
By the end of June 2005, the ILO had adopted 185 Conventions and 195 Recommendations covering a broad range of subjects, including freedom of association and collective bargaining, forced labour, child labour, equality of opportunity and treatment, employment promotion and vocational training, social security, conditions of work, labour administration and labour inspection, safety and health at work, maternity protection, and the protection of migrants and other categories of workers.
Rules of the game is available in English, French and Spanish. An Arabic version is under preparation.
For more information on international labour standards, please check the ILO website at www.ilo.org/normes. Copies of the publication can be obtained from the ILO's International Labour Standards Department, tel: +4122/799-8890, email: infonorm@ilo.org.