Books and reports

May 2012

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   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.

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.

August 2009

1. 

   Forced labor: Coercion and exploitation in the private economy

   26 August 2009

   PRAISE FOR FORCED LABOR "Excellent. . . . This state-of-the-art volume provides a first-rate analysis of the dynamics leading to the occurrence of forced labour, its global distribution,and different types of policy responses." -Jens Lerche, SOAS, University of London. Two centuries after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, at least 12.3 million people are subjected to modern forms of forced labor - in rich countries, as well as poor ones. The authors of Forced Labor present state-of-the-art research on the manifestations of these slavery-like practices, why they continue to survive, and how they can be eliminated.

May 2009

1. 

   International and comparative labour law: current challenges

   27 May 2009

   Written by a leading expert in labour law, International and Comparative Labour Law: Current Challenges provides a comprehensive analysis of the challenges facing labour law in the twenty-first century across the globe. Co-published with Palgrave Macmillan Publishers

February 2009

1. 

   Combating forced labour. A handbook for employers and business

   02 February 2009

   This handbook, addressed to a broad spectrum of business actors, provides practical tools and guidance material to enable employers to identify and prevent forced labour, and take remedial action where necessary.

September 2008

1. 

   Fundamental principles of occupational health and safety. Second edition

   01 September 2008

   Fully revised and updated, this second edition introduces new ILO instruments promoting occupational safety and health (OSH) and new chemical safety information tools, and addresses OSH in the context of globalization and HIV/AIDS and the world of work. The annexes include checklists for preparing national OSH profiles and enterprise policies, selected excerpts from OSH instruments and up-to-date information sources.

May 2008

1. 

   Governance, international law and corporate social responsibility

   06 May 2008

July 2007

1. 

   Working time around the world

   05 July 2007

   This pioneering study is the first of its kind to offer a comparative analysis of working time trends in developing and transition countries. This is a co-publication with Routledge Publishers