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• Re-engineering Labour Administration to Promote Decent Work (pdf 1,611 KB)

  Editors: Giuseppe Casale, A. Sivananthiran, C. S. Venkata Ratnam, 2007, ISBN No. 978-92-2-119534-4

  This publication shows that labour ministries in a number of countries have adapted and responded to the current challenges by using new methods of management and evaluation, evidence based policy-making and other public administration reforms. Also, it examines how social dialogue at the national level has played a positive role in this public policy and institutional reform process. Available from the ILO Subregional Office for South Asia (SRO-New Delhi).

• Showcasing Tools and Experience in Labour Administration and the Informal Economy

  Editors: Giuseppe Casale, A. Sivananthiran, José Luis Daza, Cynthia Mar, 2007, ISBN No. 978-92-2-119522-1

  Available from the ILO Subregional Office for South Asia (SRO-New Delhi).

• Informal Economy, Undeclared Work and Labour Administration (pdf 480 KB)
  by Jose Luis Daza, ISBN 92-2-117360-7

  In line with the ILO resolution concerning decent work and the informal economy, adopted at the International Labour Conference in 2002, governments have a key role to play, in consultation with workers and employers, in promoting decent work through the extension of their services to the informal economy. This requires the development of innovative approaches and new tools which can be used by ministries of labour to promote decent work through technical assistance to small and micro-enterprises and independent or self-employed workers. During the current biennium, José Luis Daza, Senior Labour Administration Specialist of the Dialogue Department, worked on this research paper for ministries of labour on the theme “informal economy, undeclared work and labour administration”.

• National Social Dialogue on Employment Policies in Europe (pdf 714 KB)
  by Ludek Rychly, Marketa Vylitova, ISBN 92-2-117208-2

  The study covers 11 countries with distinct traditions, different stages of economic development and diverse social situations and industrial relations patterns intentional. It highlights the achievements of European social dialogue, especially in the policy design and implementation phases of employment policies. Its conclusions show that while the recognition of social dialogue as a vital element in the promotion of employment policy is generally growing, the practice must be improved everywhere. The key to success lies not only in improving the legal and institutional frameworks, but more importantly, in strengthening the political will of all parties involved.