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

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.

June 2011

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   e-OSH 2011 - Electronic library on occupational safety and health (DVD-ROM)

   01 June 2011

   Everything you want to know about safety and health at work in two clicks. This invaluable trilingual DVD-ROM, developed by the Occupational Safety and Health Branch (SAFEWORK) of the ILO, gives you quick access to a wide range of ILO documents on occupational safety and health at work, in English, French and Spanish.

2. 

   e-OSH 2011 - Electronic library on occupational safety and health (DVD-ROM)

   01 June 2011

   Everything you want to know about safety and health at work in two clicks. This invaluable trilingual DVD-ROM, developed by the Occupational Safety and Health Branch (SAFEWORK) of the ILO, gives you quick access to a wide range of ILO documents on occupational safety and health at work, in English, French and Spanish.

December 2010

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   List of occupational diseases (revised 2010). Identification and recognition of occupational diseases: Criteria for incorporating diseases in the ILO list of occupational diseases (OSH 74)

   01 December 2010

   The number of physical, chemical, biological and psychosocial factors affecting workers’ health is constantly on the rise. The ILO has been responding to the challenge of creating safe and healthy working conditions since its founding in 1919. Agreed by governments as well as employers’ and workers’ organizations, this new list, approved in March 2010, reflects the state of the art in the identification and recognition of occupational diseases. The list, annexed here to the List of Occupational Diseases Recommendation, 2002 (No. 194), is designed to assist countries in their prevention, recording, notification and, if applicable, compensation of diseases caused by work.

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.