Vocational training and apprenticeship: An alternative to underage work and the worst forms of child labour in French-speaking Africa This brochure is the product of IPEC’s project in Francophone Africa supported by the Government of France. It presents the approach, interventions and results obtained in promoting vocational training and apprenticeship for children in the 13-17 year range as an alternative to child labour. The three-year project, which runs to the end of 2009 has been carrying out programmes in eight countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Senegal and Togo. (Only in French.)
Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 - [pdf 395 KB] 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.
Promoting equity: Gender-neutral job evaluation for equal pay. A step-by-step guide - Buy now Significant gender disparities in pay are amongst the most resilient features of labour markets. This step-by-step guide sets out the various methodological components of the process and explains the criteria, which should be met in order to avoid discriminatory practices.
Guidelines for flag State inspections. Maritime Labour Convention, 2006. - Buy now 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.
8th European Regional Meeting - Facts on fundamental rights at work - [pdf 222 KB] Europe and Central Asia is the region with the highest ratification rate of the ILO’s eight fundamental Conventions linked to the 1998 Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. This high level of commitment to fundamental principles and rights at work offers a firm basis for the implementation of the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda. ...
8th European Regional Meeting - Facts on social protection in Europe and Central Asia - [pdf 235 KB] Over the past two decades, social security in Europe and Central Asia has been marked by change. Many countries have reformed social protection policies in response to fundamental changes in the make up of their population as well as domestic economic developments triggered by the globalization of financial and labour markets.
8th European Regional Meeting - Facts on economic and employment trends: A time of challenges and opportunities - [pdf 232 KB] The period 1995–2007 saw a number of political and economic developments in Europe and Central Asia, including the expansion of the EU from 12 to 27 member States. During this time, the economy in the region has become more integrated and diverse, employment rates rose in most countries and unemployment decreased. Yet by early 2009, the global economic situation had changed dramatically.
8th European Regional Meeting - Facts on flexicurity - [pdf 229 KB] Policymakers all over Europe are facing the crucial challenge of regulating a rapidly evolving labour market in the context of the globalized economy. Will they listen to calls made for greater flexibility or can they place their trust in a “flexicurity” model: new ways of balancing flexibility and security in relation to employment, income and social protection?
8th European Regional Meeting - Facts on social dialogue - [pdf 230 KB] Over the past 10 to 15 years, the industrial relations’ map of Europe and Central Asia has changed significantly. While in the early 1990s, social dialogue was practiced in less than half the region, in 2008 the large majority of countries at least formally adhere to the concept, despite numerous obstacles and weaknesses.
Ageing. Managing diversity and equality at the workplace (E/F/S) (CD-ROM) - Buy now This training package on ageing is primarily designed for employers' organizations and enterprises to assist them develop programmes and policies that create decent and productive conditions of work and employment that address older age workers in the workplace.