Books and reports

October 2012

1. 

   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

May 2012

1. 

   Effective Protection for Domestic Workers: A guide to designing labour laws

   23 May 2012

   This guide is a practical tool for those involved in national legislative processes and in the design of labour laws, including government officials and representatives of workers’ and employers’ organizations.

January 2012

1. 

   Guidelines for Port State Control Officers Carrying out Inspections under the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No.188)

   19 January 2012

   The Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No.188), aims to ensure that these seafarers have decent work conditions on board. These guidelines give an overview of the Convention and outline the port State control responsibilities relating to it.

2. 

   Stress Prevention at Work Checkpoints. Practical improvements for stress prevention in the workplace

   06 January 2012

   Work-related stress is one of the most important issues in many countries. The negative impacts of stress are multiform and can include circulatory and gastrointestinal diseases as well as physical, psychosomatic and psycho-social problems. These in turn can lead to poor work performance, high accident and injury rates, and low productivity.

3. 

   Ergonomic Checkpoints in Agriculture

   06 January 2012

   Agriculture is one of the most hazardous sectors in both developing and developed countries. Increasing attention is being given to applying practical actions in rural and agricultural settings to reduce work-related accidents and diseases, improve living conditions and increase productivity...

June 2011

1. 

   Children in hazardous work: What we know, what we need to do

   10 June 2011

   This report reviews the current state of knowledge concerning children in hazardous work and presents the case for a new focus on the issue as part of the wider global effort to eliminate the worst forms of child labour. For more information on this report or to order copies, please contact pubvente@ilo.org.

July 2010

1. 

   Ergonomic checkpoints: Practical and easy-to-implement solutions for improving safety, health and working conditions. Second edition

   15 July 2010

   Fully revised and expanded, this new edition of the highly successful Ergonomic checkpoints is aimed at reducing work-related accidents and diseases and improving safety, health and working conditions. Building on the wealth of experience of practitioners in applying these checkpoints, the second edition features revised text, additional checkpoints and new, full-colour illustrations.

June 2010

1. 

   Offshoring and working conditions in remote work

   07 June 2010

   Advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs), combined with organizations seeking to reduce costs, have led to a dramatic growth in service sector offshoring and outsourcing, most notably to developing countries such as India. This is a co-publication with Palgrave MacMillan Publishing.

May 2010

1. Accelerating action against child labour; Global Report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work - 2010

   12 May 2010

   In its quadrennial Global Report on child labour, the ILO says that the global number of child labourers had declined from 222 million to 215 million, or 3 per cent, over the period 2004 to 2008, representing a “slowing down of the global pace of reduction.” The report also expresses concern that the global economic crisis could “further brake” progress toward the goal of eliminating the worst forms of child labour by 2016.

January 2010

1. 

   In search of decent work. Migrant workers' rights: A manual for trade unionists

   13 January 2010

   Migration is primarily a labour issue. It concerns the movement of workers who cross borders to find employment, as well as the necessity of equal treatment, good working conditions and rights for these workers. The purpose of this manual is to guide the trade union movement's participation in shaping migration policies by promoting sound labour migration practices and reaching out to migrant workers. It aims to ensure that migration benefits the countries of origin as well as destination countries, and both migrant and non-migrant workers.