Guidelines and manuals

The ILO has elaborated a series of Guidelines and Manuals on International Labour Standards (ILS), including on ILO Conventions on indigenous peoples’ rights, discrimination and child labour.

May 2009
- Implementing Indigenous Peoples' Rights: A Practice Guide to ILO Convention No. 169 - [pdf 10346 KB]
  This publication is a result of collaborative efforts of a wide group of ILO staff, indigenous organizations, experts and researchers on the main aspects of indigenous and tribal peoples’ rights. ...
April 2008
- Including indigenous peoples in poverty reduction strategies - [pdf 348 KB]
  A Practice Guide based on experiences from Cambodia, Cameroon and Nepal
February 2008
- United Nations Development Group. Guidelines on Indigenous Peoples' Issues.
January 2008
- Handbook on combating child labour among indigenous peoples - [pdf 2974 KB]
  The ILO Handbook on Combating Child Labour among Indigenous and Tribal Peoples has been elaborated in four parts to provide practical guidance on how the specific issues might be addressed: Part I looks at the rights-based approach to the issue; Part II examines the issue of improving education to combat the problem; Part III considers how to ensure indigenous participation in the process while P ...
January 2007
- Eliminating discrimination against indigenous and tribal peoples in employment and occupation - A Guide to ILO Convention No.111 - [pdf 394 KB]
  The Guide is intended to serve indigenous peoples and their representatives as a source of information and a tool for engaging with policy and decision makers. At the same time it is a tool for the broader development community, including international and national development professionals.
July 2003
- ILO Convention on indigenous and tribal peoples: a manual - [pdf 797 KB]
  This is an easy-to-use manual to ILO Convention No. 169. It helps to understand the Convention, and how it can be used to gain recognition, promotion and protection of indigenous and tribal peoples' rights
January 1997
- Effective Negotiation by Indigenous Peoples. An Action guide with Special reference to North America, Part II. - [pdf 2696 KB]
January 1996
- Indigenous and Tribal Peoples : A Guide to ILO Convention No.169