Books and reports

June 2011

1. 

   Towards Decent Work in Sub-Saharan Africa: Monitoring MDG Employment Indicators

   23 June 2011

   Drawing on broad regional labour market analyses and country case studies, this book demonstrates how the new MDG employment indicators can be used as a basis for improved labour market and poverty monitoring as well as improved employment policy development in sub-Saharan Africa.

September 2009

1. 

   Growth, employment and poverty reduction in Indonesia

   22 September 2009

   This timely study examines the impact of policies on growth, employment and poverty reduction in Indonesia, reviewing the periods both before and after the 1997 financial crisis and drawing important implications for today's policy-makers.

July 2009

1. 

   Building rural roads

   09 July 2009

   The purpose of this manual is to provide technical staff ranging from site supervisors to engineers with a technical reference which details commonly used work methods and best practices for constructing rural roads. It describes all phases of works management from the initial stages of identification and design, through technical planning, work organization, works implementation procedures, site administration, to reporting and control.

March 2009

1. 

   The International Labour Organization and the quest for social justice, 1919-2009

   16 March 2009

   The International Labour Organization was founded in 1919 in the belief that peace and social justice go hand in hand. This book explores key ideas that the ILO has championed and applied through the political and economic upheavals of the last 90 years.: rights at work, the quality of employment, income protection, employment and poverty reduction, a fair globalization and today's overriding goal of decent work for all.

February 2009

1. 

   Tanzania Mainland. Social protection expenditure and performance review and social budget

   18 February 2009

   This report takes into account demographic and macroeconomic information specific to mainland Tanzania and makes projections from a baseline year based on the two types of social protection schemes - contributory and non-contributory.

January 2006

1. 

   The 'e' in Employment. ICT for rural income generation and poverty alleviation in India

   27 January 2006

   Examines the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on the rural poor in India.

June 2003

1. 

   Working out of Poverty: Director-General's report

   01 June 2003

   Focuses on the working poor and the poor who are excluded from work. Shows the "decent work dividends" that accrue to families and societies as a whole through a concerted effort to attack poverty.

January 2003

1. Decent work for Africa’s development

   01 January 2003

   Addresses the importance of promoting more and better jobs as a key part of Africa’s development strategy. Examines trends in growth, employment and poverty during the 1980s and 1990s, reviews changes in international approaches to development and outlines the ILO contribution to new thinking on development policy. Highlights the role of social dialogue and outlines an approach to a decent work strategy for development.

2. Working out of poverty - Views from Africa

   01 January 2003

   Special Supplementary Report by the Director General, presented to the Tenth African Regional Meeting Addis Ababa, December 2003