Books and reports

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.

September 2008

1. 

   Compendium of Maritime Labour Instruments

   09 September 2008

   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. 185), the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188) and its accompanying Recommendation, as well as the ILO's fundamental Conventions and the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its follow-up.

2. 

   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..

January 2005

1. The employment relationship. International Labour Conference, 95th Session, 2006, Report V (1).

   14 January 2005

   This report is divided into three chapters as follows. Chapter I traces the evolution over the last decade of the discussions at the ILO on the employment relationship, including the discussions on contract labour in 1997 and 1998, the 2000 Meeting of Experts on Workers in Situations Needing Protection and the 2003 general discussion. It also summarizes the most pertinent issues identified by the 39 national studies conducted in 1999-2001. Chapter II provides an overview of trends and problems in regard to the manner in which the general aspects of the employment relationship are regulated in different countries. This is based on a comparative analysis of the relevant laws of more than 60 ILO member States; it elaborates on and supplements the information on law and practice provided in the report submitted for general discussion to the 91st Session of the International Labour Conference in 2003. Chapter III briefly introduces the rationale behind the questionnaire and outlines its structure and content.

July 2000

1. Termination of employment digest

   25 July 2000

   Provides a summary of the legislation on termination of employment for 72 jurisdictions. In general, excludes case law and collective agreements on the subject.