Yearbook of Labour Statistics 2008
Time Series - Buy now Since its first edition in 1935-36, the Yearbook of Labour Statistics has established itself as the world's foremost work of statistical reference on labour questions, bringing together in systematic form a mass of data from a vast network of authoritative sources of information in some 190 countries...
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Child labour, education and health: A review of the literature This paper reviews the rapidly-expanding literature on the relationships between child labour, education and health. With the renewed interest in child labour as an economic and social problem, researchers have attempted to assess its linkages to the core elements of human capital, hoping to solve continuing riddles in development policy and improve the quality of life for the world¿s poorest and most disadvantaged inhabitants.
World of Work Report 2008 - Income inequalities in the age of financial globalization
- Buy now Income inequalities have been growing significantly within countries over the past two decades or so. This new report from the International Institute for Labour Studies presents a timely assessment of this issue, based on new data and economic analysis and with full technical annexes. It looks at the extent of this phenomenon and ...
Sampling for household-based surveys of child labour This manual presents a wide range of sampling techniques for household-based child labour surveys with a particular emphasis on sampling design and selection procedures. It is meant to assist survey professionals in statistical offices, universities and research organizations. Many of the concepts and approaches introduced by the Manual are illustrated with examples from SIMPOC child labour surveys conducted in all major world regions.
Globalization, flexibilization and working conditions in Asia and the Pacific 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. (Please find more details in abstract.) Price: 150 Sw.frs.; US$120; £59.95; 110 Euros
Globalization, Flexibilization and Working Conditions in Asia and the Pacific - Buy now 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...
Facts and figures on Microfinance - [pdf 189 KB] Microfinance makes a powerful contribution to decent work by providing
opportunities for small investments in productive employment and job creation; and, through emergency loans, micro-savings and micro-insurance, it provides the means for people to manage risks.
Facts and figures on green jobs - [pdf 176 KB] Green Jobs have become an emblem of a more sustainable economy
and society, that preserves the environment for present and future
generations and is more equitable and inclusive of all people and all
countries.
Green Jobs: Towards decent work in a sustainable, low-carbon world (report overview) - [pdf 1266 KB] The present overview draws on evidence and findings presented in the report “Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World”. While the overview is consistent with the report, it also includes reflections emerging from the exchanges among the partners of the Green Jobs Initiative not contained in the original report. ...
Compendium of Maritime Labour Instruments - Buy now 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. ...