Books and reports

June 2009

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   A guide to worker displacement: Some tools for reducing the impact on workers, communities and enterprises (update 2009)

   19 June 2009

   The guide is primarily for use in industrialized and transition countries, and is aimed at policy makers, employers and workers in developing appropriate responses that promote worker retention and employment during the recession.

June 2008

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   Skills, productivity and employment growth. The case of Latin America

   24 June 2008

   The aim of this study is to illustrate the relations between training and workers' skills, productivity and the growth of quality employment in societies in Latin America by means of an analysis of the existing information and case studies of four different countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru). A review of the activities of ...

May 2008

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   Cross-border social dialogue and agreements: An emerging global industrial relations framework?

   12 May 2008

   The book examines various facets of international framework agreements (IFAs), as one of numerous private initiatives that have emerged in the absence of a state-driven multilateral framework, in view of organising a common labour relations framework at cross-border level. It also addresses relevant issues such as the possibility of cross-border solidarity action as a complement to cross-border dialogue. The title is longer available in print format but is available full text on-line using the link below.

October 2005

1. Restructuring for corporate success. A socially sensitive approach

   05 October 2005

   Provides guidance on establishing a strategy of worker retention and worker displacement that will minimize the negative social impact of enterprise restructuring and respect the provisions of international labour standards. Looks at the reasons for workforce reduction and its impact on the individual and the company and sets out alternative options that managers should consider. Includes examples of best practice.

February 2004

1. Policies for small enterprises. Creating the right environment for good jobs

   06 February 2004

   Takes a critical look at the environment in which micro and small enterprises (MSEs) operate in a selection of developing countries, analysing their policies on MSE promotion, taxation, trade and finance, and their business and labour laws.

December 2001

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   Guidelines on occupational safety and health management systems (ILO-OSH 2001)

   06 December 2001

   At the onset of the twenty-first century, a heavy human and economic toll is still exacted by work-related injuries, ill health, diseases, incidents and deaths. These Guidelines call for coherent policies to protect workers from occupational hazards and risks while improving productivity. They present practical approaches and tools for assisting organizations, competent national institutions, employers, workers and other social partners in establishing, implementing and improving occupational safety and health management systems, with the aim of reducing work-related injuries, ill health, diseases, incidents and deaths.

May 1993

1. Small firms and development in Latin America

   21 May 1993

   Encouraged by success stories about their ability to adapt to crisis, policymakers in Latin America and elsewhere herald small firms as the key to a new economic dynamism which could provide a breakthrough solution to mass unemployment. Does the actual performance of small firms match these expectations? This book discusses the impact of special policies, administrative decentralization and the role of support institutions in small firm development in Latin America.