Books and reports

May 2008

1. 

   Freedom of association in practice: Lessons learned. Global Report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Report of the Director-General, 2008

   01 May 2008

October 2006

1. Freedom of association. Digest of decisions and principles of the Freedom of Association Committee of the Governing Body of the ILO. Fifth (revised) edition.

   21 October 2006

May 2004

1. 

   Organizing for social justice. Global report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on fundamental principles and rights at work. Report of the Director-General, 2004

   20 May 2004

   Freedom of association, and the recognition of the right to bargain collectively, are not only fundamental human rights at work, but also vital elements of economic, social and political processes. Organizing for social justice takes account of the current trends in exercising these rights as well as the significant challenges that still remain in many parts of the world, particularly in the today’s global economy.

October 2002

1. The Committee on Freedom of Association. Its impact over 50 years

   28 October 2002

   Based on a selection of examples from the past 25 years, examines the manner in which the Committee on Freedom of Association of the Governing Body of the ILO carries out its supervisory role.

November 1999

1. Freedom of association: A user’s guide

   04 November 1999

   Serves as a companion volume to "ILO law on freedom of association: standards and procedures" (Geneva, 1995). Describes the practical influence and impact of the ILO's freedom of association standards and principles and the use of procedures for their enforcement.

October 1999

1. Freedom of association: An annotated bibliography

   28 October 1999

July 1997

1. Affirmative action in employment ethnic minorities and persons with disabilities

   14 July 1997

June 1997

1. Protection of workers’ personal data. ILO code of practice

   05 June 1997

May 1992

1. Workers’ privacy. Part I: Protection (Conditions of wotk digest 2/91)

   15 May 1992

   Provides an overview of legislative provisions of 19 countries and of international instruments on data protection. Looks at enterprise- level practices, provisions of collective agreements, as well as policy statements, directives and guidelines issued by government institutions, trade unions and individual employers regarding workers' privacy.