Books: ILO standards

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• A future without child labour. Global report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Report of the Director-General, 2002 - [pdf 5686 KB] - Buy now
  06 May 2002 - Folder containing flyers, fact sheets, the report "A future without child labour", and resource lists of contact persons by region.

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• 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. ...

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• Forced labour and human trafficking. Casebook of court decisions - Buy now
  22 June 2009 - The present casebook fills an important gap. It covers a range of national experience, from judicial decisions on forced and bonded labour in a number of developing countries, through to the more recent decisions on forced labour and trafficking in industrialized countries. ...

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• 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.

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• Organizing for social justice. Global report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on fundamental principles and rights at work. Report of the Director-General, 2004 - [pdf 459 KB] - Buy now
  20 May 2004 - Freedom of association, and the recognition of the right to bargain collectively, are not only fundamental human rights at work, but also vital elements of economic, social and political processes. ...

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• Private employment agencies, temporary agency workers and their contribution to the labour market. WPEAC/2009 - Buy now
  02 October 2009 - Private employment agencies play an important role in the functioning of contemporary labour markets. They act as intermediaries in modern labour markets, allowing enterprises greater flexibility to increase or decrease their workforces, while ensuring for the workers sufficient security in terms of job opportunities and employment standards, including pay, working time and training.

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• Stopping forced labour : global report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on fundamental principles and rights at work. Report of the Director-General, 2001 - [pdf 872 KB] - Buy now
  08 May 2001 -

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• The International Labour Organization and the quest for social justice, 1919-2009 - Buy now
  16 March 2009 - The International Labour Organization was founded in 1919 in the belief that peace and social justice go hand in hand. This book explores key ideas that the ILO has championed and applied through the political and economic upheavals of the last 90 years. ...
• Time for equality at work. Global report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Report of the Director-General, 2003 - [pdf 3654 KB] - Buy now
  03 April 2003 - The ILO’s most comprehensive study to date on discrimination, this timely report argues that the benefits of eliminating discrimination in the workplace transcend the individual and extend to the economy and to society as a whole. ...

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• Your voice at work. Global report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on fundamental principles and rights at work. Report of the Director-General, 2000 - [pdf 1753 KB] - Buy now
  25 May 2000 - Reports on freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining in ILO member States. Reviews the challenges and opportunities that globalization and social change present to the world of work, and their implications for freedom of association and collective bargaining and summarizes major trends in respect of these principles and rights. ...