Publications

The ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for India (DWT/CO-New Delhi) 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 hard copies purchased from the ILO Communication & Information Unit in New Delhi or by email.

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2014

  1. Preventing and Responding to Sexual Harassment at Work: Guide to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace - Hindi(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 - Malayalam

    17 July 2014

    These guidelines have been prepared according to the act to facilitate implementation of the act among governments at central, state and district levels, and employers’, workers’ and women’s organizations.

  2. Labour law, the business environment and growth of micro and small enterprises - Bangladesh

    15 July 2014

    Part of a series of four country studies commissioned by the ILO to research the impact of labour laws and the cost of regularization on entrepreneurs’ decisions to formalize their business.

  3. Report on National Consultative Forum on a proposal for National Occupational Standards in India for technical and vocational teachers/trainers and assessors

    15 July 2014

    Report on the National Consultative Forum held on 6 March 2014 in New Delhi.

  4. Independent Evaluation of Outcome 17: Gender Mainstreaming with the support of Sweden and Norway Partnership Agreements (Final Evaluation Summary)

    10 July 2014

    Projects: GLO/11/58/SID; GLO/12/50/NOR; GLO/12/53/NOR Evaluation Consultant:Dr. Jane Hailé

  5. Trade unions and skill development in India: Challenges and international experience

    30 May 2014

  6. ILO India Newsletter, January-April 2014

    14 May 2014

    Quarterly E-Newsletter from the ILO’s Office in India, January - April 2014, Volume 3, Issue 1

  7. The economics of biogas. Creating green jobs in the dairy sector in India

    12 May 2014

    The study analyses the economics and employment of the cow dung industry whilst also paying attention to the environmental and emission aspects. Based on a case study of the dairy cluster in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, the paper argues for an integrated 'Energy-Dairy' policy aligning dung management strategies to the national industry policy.

  8. ILO-Norway and ILO-Sweden Partnership programmes' contribution towards Outcome 9: Employers have strong, independent and representative organization - [GLO/12/56/NOR, GLO/12/60/SID] (Evaluation Summary)

    30 April 2014

    Project: GLO/12/60/SID, and GLO/12/56/NOR - Evaluation Consultants: Mikael Söderbäck, Peter Westermark, and John Saegaert

  9. Skills trends for green jobs in the steel industry in India

    04 April 2014

    The purpose of this report is therefore to review in a systematic manner the skills available and skills required for the introduction and deployment of different clusters of green technologies. To facilitate the gap analysis, the report also provides a general description of the concept of green jobs and greening of existing jobs, as applicable to the steel sector in India.

  10. Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprise

    20 March 2014

    Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) is a practical training and in-factory counseling programme that improves productivity and working conditions in SMEs. The product demonstrates best international practice in the manufacturing and service sectors and helps SMEs to participate in global supply chains.

  11. Supporting quality teaching, training and assessing for skills development: India

    12 March 2014

    A short survey of five countries and Proposal for National Standards & Qualifications for Trainers & Assessors

  12. Using benefit cost calculations to assess returns from apprenticeship investment in India: Selected SME case studies

    18 February 2014

    This document presents a method, a social marketing tool, which gives the empirical evidence that there is a business case for apprenticeships and can be utilized to promote apprenticeships.

  13. Green Jobs Programme for Asia and the Pacific Background Brief No.4 - September 2013

    31 January 2014

    This background brief provides a summary of the latest news, activities and events from the ILO Green Jobs Programme for Asia and the Pacific up to September 2013.

  14. Impact of India's Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme on child labour

    30 January 2014

    This study examines the incidence of child labour under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), which does not allow for the employment of a person below 18 years of age.

  15. Towards a model apprenticeship framework: A comparative analysis of national apprenticeship systems

    30 January 2014

    This ILO-World Bank report is based on eleven country case studies of national apprenticeship systems.

  16. Possible futures for the Indian Apprenticeship System: Options paper for India

    30 January 2014

    This report presents the Indian case study and the options paper for reform in a single reference, a report which has already provided timely inputs to the on-going reform of apprenticeships in India.

  17. Chapter 7: Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA), India

    27 January 2014

    The Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) is a membership-based organization created in 1972 from a combination of the labour, women, and cooperative movements, to organize self-employed women in the informal economy and assist their collective struggle for social justice, equality, and fair treatment.

  18. Learning from Catalyst of Rural Transformation

    27 January 2014

    This publication reviews 8 cases of "Catalyst" of rural transformation from different countries. It extracts lessons that remind us of the economic and development potential of rural areas, and most important, the central role of rural men and women, young people, indigenous populations and other groups to unleash that potential.

  19. Learning from Catalyst of Rural Transformation

    27 January 2014

    This publication reviews 8 cases of "Catalyst" of rural transformation from different countries. It extracts lessons that remind us of the economic and development potential of rural areas, and most important, the central role of rural men and women, young people, indigenous populations and other groups to unleash that potential.

  20. Recognition of prior learning: Background and proposal for a pilot in India

    22 January 2014

    Report prepared by DEFT Advisory and Research Private Limited