Books and reports

June 2009

1. 

   A guide to worker displacement: Some tools for reducing the impact on workers, communities and enterprises (update 2009)

   19 June 2009

   The guide is primarily for use in industrialized and transition countries, and is aimed at policy makers, employers and workers in developing appropriate responses that promote worker retention and employment during the recession.

September 2008

1. 

   Getting hired. A trainer's manual for conducting a workshop for job-seekers with disabilities

   05 September 2008

   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..

June 2008

1. 

   Skills, productivity and employment growth. The case of Latin America

   24 June 2008

   The aim of this study is to illustrate the relations between training and workers' skills, productivity and the growth of quality employment in societies in Latin America by means of an analysis of the existing information and case studies of four different countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru). A review of the activities of ...

2. 

   Vocational training and productivity

   24 June 2008

   Due to their contribution to the development of skills and competencies, vocational training institutions are a source of comparative advantages to promote the growth in productivity and reflect such growth in more and better jobs. A better access to relevant...

December 2007

1. 

   Achieving equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities through legislation. Guidelines

   13 December 2007

   These guidelines reflect the reappraisal of disability as a human rights issue. Intended for policy-makers and drafters of legislation, they have been developed with a view to assisting in improving the effectiveness of national laws concerning training and employment of disabled persons, as part of an ILO Project "The Employment of People with Disabilities: The impact of Legislation". This project aims to enhance the capacity of governments of selected countries to implement effective legislation on the employment of people with disabilities - either in the form of laws, or revisions to existing laws, or through the development of regulations or policies to implement laws. The project also provides technical assistance to selected national governments in implementing necessary improvements to their laws. These drafting guidelines are a valuable tool to support this technical advisory role.

November 2007

1. 

   The right to decent work of persons with disabilities

   30 November 2007

   This publication provides an invaluable overview of the principal international legal instruments, policies and initiatives of relevance to the rights of people with disabilities, with a particular focus on employment and work. It focuses on the different options available to people with disabilities who wish to work in open/competitive employment, sheltered employment, supported employment and social enterprises and examines the trends in each of these categories, highlighting the key issues faced in each case.

February 2006

1. Job and work analysis. Guidelines on identifying jobs for persons with disabilities

   15 February 2006

   Provides advice to placement officers on how to find meaningful employment for people with disabilities. Highlights the process of job and work analysis.

January 2004

1. Assisting disabled persons in finding employment. A practical guide (Asian and Pacific edition).

   19 January 2004

   Intended for vocational guidance and placement personnel in governmental and non-governmental employment services, provides general advice on helping job-seekers with disabilities.

August 2003

1. Human resources development and training. Report 92 IV (1)

   22 August 2003

   International Labour Conference, 92nd Session 2004, Report IV (1). This report contains the text of the proposed Recommendation concerning human resources development and training which is based on the Proposed Conclusions adopted by the Conference at its 91st session.

January 2003

1. Learning and training for work in the knowledge society: The constituents’ views. Report 91 IV (2)

   13 January 2003

   Presents the views received from ILO member States on the form and content of a proposed international instrument on human resources development and training.