Books and reports

October 2011

1. 

   Skills for Green Jobs: A Global View

   06 October 2011

   This volume examines the experiences of 21 developed and developing countries in adjusting their training provision to meet the new demands of a greener economy. It shows that skills development is critical to unlocking the employment potential of green growth, yet skills shortages are becoming an obstacle in realizing this potential. The report recommends that countries devise strategies based on well-informed policy decisions, social dialogue, and coordination among ministries and between employers and training providers.

September 2011

1. 

   Trade Unions and the Global Crisis: Labour’s Visions, Strategies and Responses

   30 September 2011

   If the recent global economic crisis has debilitated labour in many parts of the world, many segments of the trade union movement have been fighting back, combining traditional and innovative strategies and articulating alternatives to the dominant political and economic models. This book offers a composite overview of the responses of trade unions and other workers’ organizations to neoliberal globalization in general and to the recent financial crisis in particular.

2. 

   Shaping Global Industrial Relations. The impact of International Framework Agreements

   30 September 2011

   Assesses the phenomenon of IFAs, examining their impact around the world as well as their effectiveness in fostering labour-management dialogue

3. 

   Making Globalization Socially Sustainable

   20 September 2011

   Globalization is widely seen as a powerful engine that has the potential to promote growth and development. For many years, however, concerns have also been raised about the effects of globalization on jobs and wages. This has led to questions about the social sustainability of globalization. This volume consists of contributions by leading academic experts who analyse the various channels through which globalization affects jobs and wages.

4. 

   ILO Publications. Catalogue Fall 2011 - Update of English titles

   01 September 2011

5. 

   ILO Foreign Rights Catalogue 2011

   01 September 2011

June 2011

1. 

   Studies on Growth with Equity - Tunisia: A New Social Contract for Fair and Equitable Growth

   27 June 2011

   Tunisia, the country at the forefront of the “Arab Spring”, is a stark example of the fragility of an economic system based on an inefficient growth model. In spite of the country’s strong growth and apparently stable macroeconomic environment,the benefits of growth were unevenly distributed. There was widespread inequality, high unemployment, rampant clientelism, and limited opportunities for decent work. The events have opened a window of opportunity by creating space for a policy debate on building an inclusive model of development. The purpose of this Report is, first, to provide an in-depth analysis of the contradictions that characterized inequitable growth. Second, the Report puts forward ideas for a new development model for Tunisia, based on equal economic and social opportunities, and therefore shared prosperity.

2. 

   Studies on Growth with Equity - Spain: Quality jobs for a new economy

   27 June 2011

   The International Institute for Labour Studies, a research arm of the International Labour Organization (ILO), launched its fourth report in the series “Studies on Growth with Equity” in Madrid on Monday, 27 June, 2011. The new study “Spain: Quality Jobs for a New Economy” takes an in-depth look at the Spanish labour market and economy and offers a set of policy recommendations on how the Spanish economy can best recover from the recent crisis. It also includes a series of comprehensive statistics and trends related to the labour market in Spain.

3. 

   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.

4. 

   The Global Crisis. Causes, responses and challenges

   13 June 2011

   This important collection of essays brings together the main findings of ILO research since the start of the global financial and economic crisis in 2008. With contributions from diverse research disciplines, the volume provides new perspectives on employment and income-led growth and the role of regulation, and makes policy recommendations for the future.