Books: working conditions

A 

• Alcohol and drugs. Programmes of assistance for workers (Conditions of work digest 1/87) - Buy now
  20 May 1987 - Reviews policies and guidelines developed by governments, employers organisations and trade unions, and describes current employee assistance programmes in 15 countries. Lists institutions which can provide information and assistance in setting up such programmes, and includes guidelines for their establishment.
• Accident prevention. A workers’ education manual - Buy now
  21 May 1986 - Workers education teaching aid, safety training textbook on occupational safety and occupational accident prevention in the manufacturing industries - covers accident investigations, data collecting and interpretation; considers fire and explosion hazards, guarding of machine tools, protective clothing and equipment; outlines the role of ILO, (esp. ...
• Asbestos: Health risks and their prevention (OSH 30) - Buy now
  31 December 1974 - ILO pub. Conference report of an ILO Meeting on occupational health and occupational safety with reference to asbestos - covers occupational diseases caused by asbestos (incl. Asbestosis and cancer), the technical prevention of hazards, the role of ILO, possible international regulation, etc., and includes a survey commenting on national level labour legislation and practice. ...

B 

• Building work. A compendium of occupational safety and health (OSH 42) - Buy now
  31 December 1979 - ILO pub. Manual comprising guidelines for occupational health and occupational safety in the construction industry - discusses safety measures against occupational accidents and occupational diseases and for improved occupational health and work organization, covering building machinery, dust, noise, toxic substances, etc. Illustrations.

C 

• Child labour statistics. Report III. 18th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS/18/2008). Geneva, 24 November-5 December 2008 - Buy now
  03 February 2009 - This report aims at setting standards of good practice on the collection, compilation and analysis of national child labour statistics, guiding countries to update their existing statistical system in this field or to establish a new one where necessary.
• Compendium of Maritime Labour Instruments - Buy now
  09 September 2008 - Maritime Labour Convention, 2006; Seafarers' Identity Documents (Revised) Convention, 2003; Work in Fishing Convention and Recommendation, 2007. This essential new reference source presents the full text of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, along with a collection of related standards, including the Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003 (No. ...
• Conditions of work in the fishing sector. A comprehensive standard (a Convention supplemented by a Recommendation) on work in the fishing sector. Report 92 V (1) - Buy now
  06 May 2003 - Based on information provided by member States throught a survey, this report examines national legislation and practice concerning labour conditions in the fishing sector, relevant ILO Conventions and Recommendations on the subject in order to develop a new, comprehensive standard (a Convention supplemented by a Recommendation) on work in the fishing sector.
• Care work: The quest for security - Buy now
  25 January 2002 -
• Canteens and food services in industry: A manual - Buy now
  28 June 1988 -

D 

• Decent Working Time. New trends, new issues - Buy now
  31 May 2006 - Based on the results of the Ninth International Symposium on Working Time (Paris, 26-28 February 2004). Provides an exploration of current developments in working time in the industrialized world; how those developments vary in different countries and under different sets of socio-economic circumstances; and the public and enterprise policies that are best suited to addressing these developments.

E 

• Ergonomic checkpoints: Practical and easy-to-implement solutions for improving safety, health and working conditions - Buy now
  24 February 1999 - Comprises checklists for an ergonomic evaluation of workplace safety and health conditions. Includes practical solutions for safety and health problems discovered through a checklist survey. Intended for use in small enterprises.

F 

• Forced labor: Coercion and exploitation in the private economy - Buy now
  26 August 2009 - PRAISE FOR FORCED LABOR "Excellent. . . . This state-of-the-art volume provides a first-rate analysis of the dynamics leading to the occurrence of forced labour, its global distribution,and different types of policy responses." -Jens Lerche, SOAS, University of London. Two centuries after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, at least 12. ...
• Flexicurity: A relevant approach in Central and Eastern Europe - Buy now
  25 January 2007 - This book argues, with case studies contributed by outstanding national experts, that the flexicurity approach is the most relevant for Central and Eastern European countries and suggests appropriate reforms of economic policy, institutional framework of the labour market, labour market policy and education and social policies in this region.
• Food at work: Workplace solutions for malnutrition, obesity and chronic diseases - Buy now
  10 June 2005 - Discusses the importance of rest and nutrition and their potential contribution to workplace initiatives to improve health, safety and productivity. Presents a multitude of "food solutions" applicable to a variety of workplaces around the globe and shows that providing nutritious foods to workers is not only economically viable but a profitable business practice.

G 

• Guidelines for flag State inspections. Maritime Labour Convention, 2006. - Buy now
  12 February 2009 - The Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006), contained in this book are an important resource for implementing flag State responsibilities under the MLC, 2006. They were adopted by the ILO in September 2008 together with Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the MLC, 2006.
• Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 - Buy now
  12 February 2009 - The guidelines contained in this book are an important international resource for implementing port State responsibilities under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC). They were adopted by the ILO in September 2008 together with Guidelines for flag State inspections under the MLC, 2006.
• Getting hired. A guide for job-seekers with disabilities - Buy now
  03 February 2009 - This manual, used as a companion to training manual Getting hired: A trainer's manual for conducting a workshop for job-seekers with disabilities, can be helpful to organizations of people with disabilities, placement agencies, non-governmental organizations and community organizations.
• Getting hired. A trainer's manual for conducting a workshop for job-seekers with disabilities - Buy now
  03 February 2009 - The purpose of the job-seekers' workshop is to assist people with disabilities in finding and keeping employment in the formal sector and addresses the unique barriers that disabled people often face when seeking jobs..
• Global Wage Report 2008/09 Towards policy coherence: Minimum wages and collective bargaining - Buy now
  20 November 2008 - The first in a new series of ILO reports focusing on wage developments, this volume reviews major trends in the level and distribution of wages around the world since 1995. ...
• Globalization, Flexibilization and Working Conditions in Asia and the Pacific - Buy now
  08 October 2008 - This unique study reviews employment conditions in Asia and the Pacific in the context of globalization and the increasing pressures towards flexibilization. It places a strong focus on the divergent experiences of individual workers regarding their employment conditions...