Books and reports

May 2007

1. 

   Equality at work : tackling the challenges. Global report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on fundamental principles and rights at work. Report of the Director-General, 2007

   10 May 2007

   Provides a global picture of job-related discrimination, citing both progress and failures in the struggle to fight discrimination ranging from traditional forms such as sex, race or religion, to newer forms based on age, sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS status and disability.

April 2003

1. Time for equality at work. Global report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Report of the Director-General, 2003

   03 April 2003

   The ILO’s most comprehensive study to date on discrimination, this timely report argues that the benefits of eliminating discrimination in the workplace transcend the individual and extend to the economy and to society as a whole. While the most blatant forms of discrimination at work have faded, the report reveals that many remain a persistent and daily part of the workplace or are taking on new, more subtle forms that are cause for growing concern

November 2000

1. Documenting discrimination against migrant workers in the labour market: A comparative study of four European countries

   20 November 2000

   Documents the occurrence of unlawful discrimination against migrants and ethnic minorities at the point of access to employment in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.

November 1999

1. Sexual harassment An ILO survey of company practice

   05 November 1999

   Presents company policies and practices to prevent sexual harassment in Europe and North America.

July 1995

1. European Labour Court. International and European labour standards in labour court decisions and jurisprudence on sex discrimination (LMR 82)

   27 July 1995

September 1992

1. Combating sexual harassment at work (Conditions of work digest 1/92)

   28 September 1992

   Presents information on measures to combat sexual harassment in the workplace. Provides an overview of action taken by intergovernmental organizations and of national legislation in 23 countries. Includes examples of practices at enterprise level and selected clauses of collective agreements.