Tools and Services on Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination
2015
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Publication
Unacceptable Forms of Work : Results of a Delphi Survey
16 December 2015
The objective of this Delphi study was to explore and find consensus among diverse stakeholders on potential dimensions and descriptors of UFW; this, in turn, would serve as a framework to identify what measures could be undertaken to enable transition from working conditions that are unacceptable, to conditions that allow workers to work and live in dignity.
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Publication
Unacceptable Forms of Work : A global and comparative study
14 December 2015
Unacceptable forms of work (UFW) have been identified by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as work in conditions that deny fundamental principles and rights at work, put at risk the lives, health, freedom, human dignity and security of workers or keep households in conditions of poverty.The report takes as the central purpose of identifying UFW to devise targeted social and economic policies that aim to eliminate or transform jobs that are entirely unacceptable
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Full Report
Inventory of labour market policy measures in the EU 2008–13: The crisis and beyond
14 December 2015
"The “Inventory of labour market policy measures in the EU 2008-13: The crisis and beyond” report studies the way in which the labour market policies of Member States of the European Union evolved after the financial crisis of 2007/08, and the extent to which those policies were successful in mitigating the negative impact the crisis had on their labour markets.
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Factsheet no. 3 - Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining
Subjects for collective bargaining
14 December 2015
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A policy guide
Collective bargaining - a policy guide
11 December 2015
How can governments advance the effective recognition of this fundamental right? Which policies and institutions promote collective bargaining and how might they be established?
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Issue Brief no. 2 - Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining
Improving working conditions for domestic workers: organizing, coordinated action and bargaining
04 December 2015
This Issue Brief examines innovative approaches to workers’ and employers’ organizations and collective bargaining that protect domestic workers from the risk of being engaged in unacceptable forms of work and afford them effective and inclusive labour protection.
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Minimum wage policy guide
Minimum wages: an introduction
03 December 2015
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Occupational safety and health fact sheets and videos
Safety and health on the farm, at the motor vehicle repair shop and at the wood workshop
14 October 2015
The occupational safety and health fact sheets and videos depict safe working practices related to specific hazards found on the farm, at motor vehicle repair shops and at the wood workshop. These fact sheets and videos are aimed at employers and workers in micro and small enterprises including those in the informal economy. Following the information and advice contained in the fact sheets and videos will assist in ensuring that those working in these sectors remain safe and healthy.
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Social Protection Policy Paper. Paper 15
Social protection for maternity: Key policy trends and statistics
15 July 2015
This policy paper: (i) provides a global overview of the organization of maternity cash benefits and maternity care in 188 countries; (ii) analyses trends and recent policies, e.g. extension of maternity protection coverage in a large number of low- and middle-income countries; (iii) describes the negative impacts of fiscal consolidation and adjustment measures in a number of higher-income economies; (iv) presents the costs of a universal benefit to all pregnant women in 57 low and middle income countries; and (v) calls for the expansion of maternity protection to accelerate progress on women’s rights and enhancing the well-being of new mothers, promoting inclusive development and social justice.
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2015 World Report on Child Labour
World Report on Child Labour 2015: Paving the way to decent work for young people
10 June 2015
The second volume of the ILO World Report on Child Labour series highlights the close linkages between child labour and good youth employment outcomes, and the consequent need for common policy approaches to addressing challenges arising in countries where both child labour and youth unemployment prevail.