Working papers

2007

1. Subcontracting in electronics: From contract manufacturers to providers of Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS)

   01 April 2007

   Working paper 249

2. The FDI - employment link in a globalizing world: the case of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico

   22 February 2007

   This study first analyzes the evolution of FDI and the increasing role of transnational companies (TNCs) in the domestic economies of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico and then in a second part outlines the motivations and the different forms of FDI. A third part describes the impact of FDI on employment and wages of different sectors, while part four shows the shift from the State as an economic player towards the private sector as the key player of the economy.

3. Informal construction workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

   01 February 2007

   Working Paper 226

4. Methodologies for global and national estimation of human trafficking victims: current and future approaches

   02 January 2007

   This paper provides a detailed comparison of the methodologies used by the ILO and the US government for computing global estimates, discussing strengths and weaknesses of both methods.

5. Directions for national and international data collection on Forced Labour

   02 January 2007

   This paper provides some ideas and directions as to how the existing gaps in our understanding of the quantitative dimensions of forced labour could be reduced.

6. Working paper No. 1 "Freedom of association and collective bargaining in export processing zones: Role of the ILO supervisory mechanisms"

   01 January 2007

   Discusses the principles of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations and the Committee on Freedom of Association concerning the freedom of association and collective bargaining rights of workers in export processing zones (EPZs), the recommendations made by them and the measures taken by the governments of EPZ-operating countries pursuant to such recommendations

7. Enhancing social protection to alleviate HIV/AIDS induced child labour: Experiences from Uganda. Paper No. 11

   01 January 2007

   The objectives of this paper are to define social protection and its purpose in the context of HIV/AIDS and Child Labour. Using experiences from Uganda, this paper presents a strategy for integrating and mainstreaming social protection into action programmes supported by ILO-IPEC, as well as working with all major stakeholders to prevent HIV/AIDS induced child labour. The strategy incorporates all responsible social protection providers across all sectors and demands a central coordinating presence at central government level.

8. Participatory approaches for planning and construction-related assistance in settlement upgrading and expansion: The roles of tripartite actors and other stakeholders

   01 January 2007

   Working Paper 255

2006

1. Costing of basic social protection benefits for selected Asian countries: First results of a modelling exercise Issues in Social Protection Discussion Paper 17

   01 September 2006

   This study, outcome of joint ILO/DfID collaboration, offers a first estimate on the feasibility of basic social protection in low-income countries in Asia with a view to achieving the Millennium Development Goals and as a contribution to the construction of a Global socio-economic floor.

2. Cash benefits in low-income countries: Simulating the effects of poverty reduction for Senegal and Tanzania

   01 August 2006

   Issues in Social Protection Discussion paper 15. The study, outcome of joint ILO/DfID collaboration, provided a simulation on the introduction of basic social cash transfer programmes on household welfare, poverty incidence and depth in two African countries: Senegal and Tanzania. The objective was to provide evidence that a minimum socio-economic floor has a positive impact on poverty reduction.