Publications

The ILO Country Office for the Philippines (CO-Manila) publishes a wide range of books, reports, working papers, training manuals, CD-ROMs, videos and flash movies. Some of these can be downloaded directly. Others can be requested or purchased in hard copy from the ILO Knowledge Centre in Manila or by email.

2015

  1. Integrated livelihood recovery for super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) affected communities: Final project fact sheet

    16 September 2015

    Through the contribution of the Government of Japan, the ILO immediately worked with the Philippine government and humanitarian partners in providing emergency employment in typhoon affected workers.

  2. Generating emergency employment and recovering sustainable livelihoods: Final project fact sheet

    16 September 2015

    In support of the Philippine government and local communities affected by Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), the international humanitarian community prepared a plan with a number of strategic objectives to govern and prioritize the international humanitarian response.

  3. Economic recovery: Emergency employment and livelihood recovery and development. Final project fact sheet

    16 September 2015

    The ILO programme components set out an immediate and longer term integrated response to address the livelihood needs of those affected by Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda).

  4. Emergency and recovery support to restart livelihoods, income generation and food self-sufficiency: Final project fact sheet

    16 September 2015

    Emergency employment activities were at the forefront of ILO disaster response because of the magnitude and urgency to make humanitarian relief goods and services physically accessible, and reduce health risks.

  5. Support to find durable solutions in Zamboanga: Final project fact sheet

    25 August 2015

    The role of the ILO in crisis response, whether natural or man-made, focuses on framing or influencing the design and implementation of nationally and internationally supported livelihood programmes of post-crisis response so that they explicitly take decent work concerns into account in the emergency employment phase and transition into the sustainable livelihood recovery and rehabilitation phase.

  6. ILO Country Office for the Philippines publications catalogue, August 2015

    24 August 2015

    CO-Manila's new library resource list.

  7. ILO Country Office for the Philippines publications catalogue, July 2015

    24 July 2015

    CO-Manila's new library resource list.

  8. News@ILO Philippines, April-June 2015

    30 June 2015

    The 2nd quarter enewsletter from the ILO Country Office for the Philippines provides latest developments and activities in the country, must reads including forthcoming events, trainings and meetings.

  9. ILO Country Office for the Philippines publications catalogue, June 2015

    30 June 2015

    CO-Manila's new library resource list.

  10. Independent evaluation of the ILO's strategies on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, Volume I Full Report - Rev. Ed. (2015)

    08 June 2015

    Covering the period from 2008 to 2014, this evaluation reviews ILO’s strategy to advance Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPRW), namely: the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining is widely known and exercised (Outcome 14); forced labour is eliminated (Outcome 15); child labour is eliminated, with priority to the worst forms of child labour (Outcome 16); and discrimination in employment and occupation is eliminated (Outcome 17). The case studies are contained in Volume II (online only).

  11. Independent evaluation of the ILO's strategies on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, Volume II Annexes - Rev. Ed. (2015)

    07 June 2015

    This report contains a collection of case studies as well as other thematic reports which were gathered as part of the desk review for the full report, Volume 1. SEE EDITOR's NOTE WITH APOLOGY.

  12. ILO Country Office for the Philippines publications catalogue, May 2015

    27 May 2015

    CO-Manila's new library resource list.

  13. Return and reintegration to the Philippines: An information guide for migrant Filipino health workers

    11 May 2015

    Return and reintegration in this booklet shall refer to the process of going back to one’s country of origin (in this case the Philippines), including preparation and implementation. Return may be voluntary or enforced.

  14. Philippine pre-decision booklet on labour migration for health workers

    11 May 2015

    The Philippines is known as a major source country of migrant labour in the world. More than 10 million Filipinos are living or working in different parts of the world. Labour migration from the Philippines has grown constantly for the past three decades.

  15. Indian pre-decision booklet

    11 May 2015

    This booklet focuses on information needed by workers prior to making a decision to migrate for work overseas. Some aspiring migrants have opted to abandon plans to move to another country after receiving information on actual living and employment conditions abroad.

  16. Working in Norway pre-departure information for Filipino and Indian migrant health workers bound for Norway

    11 May 2015

    The migration information materials seek to address information needs of migrant health workers at all the stages of migration -- from pre-decision to return and reintegration.

  17. Working in Denmark pre-departure information for Filipino and Indian migrant health workers bound for Denmark

    11 May 2015

    This pre-departure booklet is part of a series of migration information materials developed for Indian and Filipino health workers under the ILO’s Decent Work Across Borders (DWAB) project. The project seeks to facilitate an approach to migration that benefits the migrant workers, the source and destination countries within a rights based framework for labour migration management.

  18. Working in Finland pre-departure information for Filipino and Indian migrant health workers bound for Finland

    11 May 2015

    This booklet focuses on information needed by workers who have already made a decision to migrate to Finland for work.

  19. Working in Germany pre-departure information for Filipino and Indian migrant health workers bound for Germany

    11 May 2015

    This pre-departure booklet contains basic information about several topics to help Filipino and Indian health workers who are bound to work in Germany. It seeks to empower health workers to make informed decisions and raise awareness of the issues related to health labour migration and ethical recruitment.

  20. Promoting the right to freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining – Sweden: Final project fact sheet

    30 April 2015

    The Project is a continuation of ILO support to constituents to implement recommendations from the High Level Mission in the Philippines in 2009.