Working Paper No. 58 - Decent work, standards and indicators - [pdf 234 KB] This paper presents a highly detailed and comprehensive method for constructing country profiles based on normative indicators as a tool for progress towards decent work. Country profiles on occupational safety and health (OSH) are available for a large number of countries.
International labour standards: A global approach - [pdf 10602 KB] Describes the main content of all ILO Conventions and Recommendations which respond to current needs and makes reference to those instruments which are to be revised. Identifies the most frequent problems encountered in the application of these standards in various countries. ...
International labour standards. A workers' education manual Provides an overview of the ILO’s standard-setting activities. Outlines the procedures for the adoption of standards. Analyses supervisory and promotional activities designed to ensure effective application. Cover developments up to mid-1997.
Standard-setting activities and supervisory system of the ILO
The Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations: its dynamic and impact - [pdf 337 KB] Describes the composition and functioning of the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations and reviews cases of progress in relation to the application of eight fundamental Conventions. Also lists cases of progress in relation to the implementation of the "priority and technical" conventions from 1988 to 2002 and the fundamental conventions from 1978 to 2003.
ILO principles concerning the right to strike - [pdf 195 KB] Examines the principles laid down by the ILO’s Committee on Freedom of Association concerning the right to strike, covering inter alia political strikes, compensatory guarantees if the right to strike is denied, and protection against reprisals for strike action.
ILO Law on Freedom of Association: Standards and procedures - [pdf 535 KB] Part one contains texts of and extracts from ILO Conventions and ILO Recommendations dealing with freedom of association and labour relations. Part two contains extracts from the regulations governing the procedure of the ILO’s supervisory bodies.
Standards for the XXIst Century: Social Security - [pdf 275 KB] Describes the characteristics of the ILO’s social security standards, highlighting their universality and flexibility and their common principles. Examines the protection afforded in each of the nine branches of social security and considers the treatment of migrant workers.
Trade and employment: Challenges for policy research - [pdf 654 KB] On the basis of an overview of the existing academic literature, the study provides an impartial view of what can be said, and with what degree of confidence, on the relationship between trade and employment, an often contentious issue of public debate. ...
