Books and reports

October 2012

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   Gender Equality and Decent Work: Selected ILO Conventions and Recommendations that promote gender equality as of 2012

   17 October 2012

   This guide provides the text of some of the key Conventions for promoting gender equality in the world of work

November 2011

1. 

   China: From an Active Employment Policy to Employment Promotion Law. Coping with economic restructuring and labour market adjustments

   20 November 2011

   "China has enjoyed spectacularly high GDP growth rates for over more than three decades, thanks to the massive economic, social and institutional reforms put in place during a period of intensifying globalization." Based on a study by the Institute for Labour Studies Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, People's Republic of China, this report provides a unique account of China's move towards increased participation in the market economy and how the Government coped with the massive labour adjustments that came with the restructuring process.

May 2009

1. 

   Tackling the global jobs crisis. Recovery through decent work policies

   15 May 2009

   This report proposes the initial elements of a Global Jobs Pact based on the policy orientations provided by the Governing Body in November 2008 and March 2009 and by recent regional and sectoral tripartite ILO meetings on responses to the crisis. It also reflects the G20 London Jobs Conference and the meeting of the G8+6 Labour and Employment Ministers in Rome (March 2009), which welcomed with interest the International Labour Conference discussion on a Global Jobs Pact.

March 2009

1. 

   The International Labour Organization and the quest for social justice, 1919-2009

   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.: rights at work, the quality of employment, income protection, employment and poverty reduction, a fair globalization and today's overriding goal of decent work for all.

May 2006

1. Decent work in the Americas : An agenda for the Hemisphere, 2006-15 ; Sixteenth American Regional Meeting, Brasilia, May 2006

   01 May 2006

   Offers countries in the region a plan of action for 2006-15, with general and specific policy recommendations including a set of concrete targets that can be adapted to the particular situation in individual countries.

January 2006

1. 

   The 'e' in Employment. ICT for rural income generation and poverty alleviation in India

   27 January 2006

   Examines the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on the rural poor in India.

June 2003

1. 

   Working out of Poverty: Director-General's report

   01 June 2003

   Focuses on the working poor and the poor who are excluded from work. Shows the "decent work dividends" that accrue to families and societies as a whole through a concerted effort to attack poverty.

January 2003

1. Decent work for Africa’s development

   01 January 2003

   Addresses the importance of promoting more and better jobs as a key part of Africa’s development strategy. Examines trends in growth, employment and poverty during the 1980s and 1990s, reviews changes in international approaches to development and outlines the ILO contribution to new thinking on development policy. Highlights the role of social dialogue and outlines an approach to a decent work strategy for development.

2. ILO activities in Africa, 2000-2003. Report of the Director-General. Tenth African Regional Meeting Addis Ababa, December 2003.

   01 January 2003

   Describes (1) some of the development frameworks adopted by the international community and the African region in response to the social and economic challenges facing the continent, and (2) how the ILO has responded to the emerging development challenges and priorities in Africa through the implementation of relevant activities within the framework of Decent Work Agenda.

January 1999

1. Decent work and protection for all in Africa : Ninth African Regional Meeting, Abidjan, December, 1999

   01 January 1999