Books and reports

January 2012

1. 

   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 1999

1. European works councils in multinational enterprises: Background, working and experience (MULTI 83)

   08 June 1999

   Multinational Enterprises Programme, Working Paper No. 84. Deals with the genesis of the Council Directive 94/45/EC and describes the establishment of a works council or of a procedure for the purposes of informing and consulting employees. Discusses the subsidiary requirements regarding information and consultation in case where no agreement has been reached. Analyses the possibility of concluding pre-existing agreements (1994-1996). Includes the text of the Directive (1994 and 1997), the state of transposition of the 1994 Directive into national law, a list of companies which have concluded voluntary agreements and, finally, experience with Article 13 agreements, as evaluated by the ETUC.

September 1998

1. Workplace cooperation. An introductory guide (EASMAT/BANGKOK)

   26 September 1998

   Includes the texts of the Workers' Representatives Convention, 1971 (No. 135), the Cooperation at the Level of the Undertaking Recommendation, 1952 (No. 94), the Consultation (Industrial and National Levels) Recommendation, 1960 (No. 113), the Communications within the Undertaking Recommendation, 1967 (No. 129), and the Examination of Grievances Recommendation, 1967 (No. 130).

July 1995

1. Workers’ financial participation. East-West experiences (LMR 80)

   06 July 1995

   Focuses on pay schemes which provide, in addition to fixed pay, a variable portion of remuneration linked to some measure of enterprise performance. Discusses advantages and disadvantages of different schemes, the economic, institutional and organizational contexts which encourage their development, and the characteristics of schemes that make them more or less favourable to workers. Countries are treated separately.