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Joint Commission and Seminar Reports

Working and discussion papers are preliminary documents intended to stimulate discussion and critical comments.
Expert, joint commission, and seminar reports summarize the discussions and outcomes of international, regional or national meetings.
Seminar or workshop background papers express the views of the authors only and are intended to provide information and stimulate discussion.

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Sector / Publication / Author
Year
Reference
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General and multi-sectoral issues

 
 
Sectoral trends in world employment
(Jaroslaw Wieczorek)
1995
SAP 2.46/WP.91
Women workers in manufacturing, 1971-91
(Shizue Tomoda)
1995
SAP1.3/WP.15
Proceso de privatización en Argentina y Brasil: Consecuencias en materia de mercado de trabajo y desempeño empresarial Practicas utilizadas para el ajuste de personal
(Enrique Saravia)
1995
SAP 2.50/WP.97
ILO industrial committees and sectoral activities: An institutional history
(Edward Weisband)
1996
SAP 2.53/WP.100
Aspects sociaux des privatisations et restructurations: le cas des services d'intérêt général (services de santé, de télécommunication et de distribution de l'eau, du gaz et de l'électricité)
- Publié par le Programme interdépartemental sur la privatisation, la restructuration et la démocratie économique (Claude Duchemin)
1998
IPPRED-19
Sectoral Trends: A Survey (pdf, 338k)
(Katherine A. Hagen)
2003 WP.196
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Agriculture

 
 
The Socio-Economic Implications of Structural Changes in Plantations in Asian Countries
(K.N. Sircar, J.P. Sajhau, A. Navamukundan, R. Sukarja)1
1985
SAP 2.1/WP.2
The Socio-Economic Implications of Structural Changes in Plantations in African Countries
(J.A. Lugogo, L.A. Msambichaka and M.S.D. Bagachwa, J.A. Dadson, K. Tano)
1986
SAP 2.2/WP.3
Las implicaciones socioeconómicas de los cambios estructurales en las plantaciones de países de América latina y del Caribe
(E. Torres-Rivas, M. Chiriboga, T.F. Clarke)
1986
SAP 2.3/WP.4
Social and Economic Conditions in Plantation Agriculture in Kenya - Proceedings of a Tripartite Workshop organised by the International Labour Office at Egerton University College, Njoro, Kenya, 4 - 8 May 1987 (J.P. Sajhau)
1988
SAP 2.6/WP.14
Social and Economic Implications of Tea Processing - The Experiences of India and Kenya
(B. Sivaram and G.A. Orao Obura)
1989
SAP 2.7/WP.16
Economic and Social Implications of Sugar Cane Processing in Developing Countries
(T. Hannah, International Sugar Organization)
1989
SAP 2.8/WP.17
Les implications socio-économiques de la transformation primaire du coton en Afrique francophone
(M. de Sahb)
1989
SAP 2.10/WP.19
Socio-economic Implications of Primary Processing of Plantation Crops in Malaysia. Rubber and Palm-oil
(M. N. Navamukundan)
1989
SAP 2.11/WP.20
Production, Employment and Wages in the Coffee Processing Sector of Brazil
(G. Maia Gomes)
1989
SAP 2.12/WP.21
Socio-Economic Conditions in Plantations in India. Proceedings of a National Tripartite Workshop
(International Labour Office)
1990
SAP 2.19/WP.30
Socio-Economic Conditions in Plantations in Tanzania: Proceedings of a National Tripartite Workshop organised by the International Labour Office at Morogoro, 23-27 April 1990
(Edited by J.P. Sajhau)
1990
SAP 2.25/WP.38
Adjustment and Restructuring in Plantations: The Case of Sugar-cane in Mauritius and Negros Occidental (Philippines)
(J.M. Paturau (Mauritius) and T.S. Untalan (Negros Occidental)
1990
SAP 2.26/WP.39
Les conditions d'emploi des travailleurs des plantations: Compte-rendu d'un atelier tripartite national
(P. Egger)
1993
SAP 2.33/WP.58
Ajustement structurel, politiques agricoles et efforts d'adaptations paysannes en Côte d'Ivoire
(M. Allechi, Y. Affou, D. Ngaresseum)
1993
SAP 2.34/WP.59
Contract labour in Malaysian plantation, construction and sawmilling industries: A survey report
(Lee Kiong Hock and A. Sivananthiran)
1995
SAP 2.42/WP.81
Gender and employment on sugar cane plantations in Tanzania
(Marjorie Mbilinyi with Ave Maria Semakafu)
1995
SAP 2.44/WP.85
Privatization and human resource issues in the Caribbean sugar industry
(Clive Y. Thomas)
1995
SAP 2.48/WP.94
Productivity Improvement and Labour Relations in the Tea Industry in South Asia
(B. Sivaram)
1996
SAP 2.54/WP.101
The Dutch flower sector: Structure, trends and employment
(Paul Elshof)
1998
SAP 2.68/WP.122
Agricultural Transition in Vietnam
(Vali Jamal and Karel Jansen)
1999
SAP.2.74/WP.128
Employment and working conditions in the Colombian flower industry
(Stefano Farné)
1999
SAP 2.75/WP.129
Employment and working conditions in the Ecuadorian flower industry
(Zonia Palán and Carlos Palán)
1999
SAP 2.79/WP.138
The world cut flower industry: Trends and prospects
(Gijsbert van Liemt)
1999
SAP 2.80/WP.139
Structural adjustment and agriculture in Guyana: From crisis to recovery
(John Loxley and Vali Jamal)
1999
SAP 2.84/WP.143
Impact of the flower industry in Uganda
(Patrick A. Asea and Darlison Kaija)
2000
WP.148
Structural adjustment and agriculture in Uganda
(John K. Baffoe)
2000
WP.149
The cut-flower industry in Tanzania
(Haji Hatibu Haji Semboja, Rhoda Mbelwa and Charles Bonaventura)
2000
WP.152
Employment and poverty in Sri Lanka: Long-term perspectives
(Vali Jamal)
2000
WP.157
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Basic metal production

 
 
Labour and Social Effects of Restructuring in the Iron and Steel Industry
(Oleg Stepanov)
1986
SAP 1.1/WP.6
Productivity and its Impact on Employment and on the Working and Living Conditions of Iron and Steel Workers
(Oleg Stepanov)
1988
SAP1.3/WP.15
Technological Change in the Iron and Steel Industry and its Effect on Employment and Training
(S. Moinov)
1990
SAP 2.17/WP.28
Iron and Steel Producers: Fourteen of the Smaller Players
(Stephan Moinov)
1991
SAP 2.27/WP.41
An industry steels itself for change
(S. Moinov)
1993
SAP 2.32/WP.56
Privatization in the iron and steel industry
(Stephan Moinov)
1995 SAP 2.47/WP.93
Trayectoria de modernización y calificatión en la industria siderúrgica: Perspectivas para el Siglo 21 Estudio de caso de una planta en México
(Andrés Hernández, Anselmo García y Leornad Mertens)
1997 SAP 2.61/WP.111
Steel in the new Millennium: Nine case studies
(Edited by Norman S. Jennings)
1997 SAP 2.62/WP.112
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Chemical industries

 
 
Recent issues regarding collective bargaining and conditions of work in the chemical industry
(Yasuhiko Kamakura)
2006 WP.246
Vocational education and training in the chemical industry in India
(National Safety Council of India - NSCI)
2006 WP.244
Vocational education and training in the chemical industry in Germany and the United Kingdom
(Steffen A. Rogalski)
2006 WP.242
Corporate structural change and social dialogue in the chemical industry
(Yasuhiko Kamakura)
2006 WP.240
Responsible Care and related voluntary initiatives to improve enterprise performance on health, safety and environment in the chemical industry
(Kevin Munn)
1997 SAP 2.59/WP.109
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Commerce

 
 
Global Information Processing: The Emergence of Software Services and Data Entry Jobs in Selected Developing Countries
(Mitter, S. and Pearson, R.)
1992 
SAP 4.14/WP.51 
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Construction

 
 
The Formulation and Implementation of Housing Policy in Sri Lanka: The origin and implications of the "Million Houses Programme"
(Marni Pigott)
1986 SAP 2.4/WP.5
Female Participation in the Construction Industry (J. Wells) 1990 SAP 2.16/WP.26
The construction industry in Brazil: Surviving the transition to a more competitive market
(H. Zylberstajn)
1992 SAP 2.29/WP.52
Employed or Self-Employed? Contract Labour in the British Construction Industry
(Julian Birch)
1993 SAP 2.36/WP.63
Foreign labour in the Malaysian construction industry
(A.-R. Abdul-Aziz)
1995 SAP 2.49/WP.95
Labour migration in the construction industry in Latin America and the Caribbean
(Edmundo Werna)
1996 SAP 2.56/WP.105
Foreign construction workers in Singapore
(George Ofori)
1996 SAP 2.57/WP.106
The impact of globalization on the construction industry: Activities of contractors and workers across borders
(Ryo Kawano)
1998 SAP 2.66/WP.120
The construction industry in China: Its image, employment prospects and skill requirements
(Lu You-Jie and Paul W. Fox)
2001 WP.180
Informal labour in the construction industry in Nepal
(Kishore K. Jha)
2002 WP.187
The construction labour force in South Africa: A study of informal labour in the Western Cape
(Jane English and George Mbuthia)
2002 WP.188
How to prevent accidents on small construction sites
(Illustrated by Rita Walle)
2003 WP.195
Informal labour in the construction industry in Kenya: A case study of Nairobi
(Winnie V. Mitullah and Isabella Njeri Wachira)
2003 WP.204
The Kerala Construction Labour Welfare Fund
(R.P. Nair)
2004 WP.219
Baseline study of labour practices on large construction sites in Tanzania
(Coordinated by the National Construction Council, Dar es Salaam)
2005 WP.225
Informal construction workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(Arthur Jason)
2005 WP.226
The role of local authorities in promoting decent work. Towards an applied research agenda for the construction and urban development sector
(Jeroen Klink)
2006 WP.243
Participatory approaches for planning and construction-related assistance in settlement upgrading and expansion: The roles of tripartite actors and other stakeholders
(David G. Williams)
2007 WP.255
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Education

 
 
The Problems of Women Teachers in Technical and Vocational Education in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia: an Exploratory Report
(Kathleen Lynch)
1990 SAP 4.4/WP.35
The Status of Women Teachers in Southern Africa
(Catherine Gaynor)
1990 SAP 4.5/WP.37
La situación de las mujeres docentes en centroamérica: Hacia la igualdad de oportunidades y de trato
(Mafalda Sibille Martina)
1994 SAP 4.23/WP.68
Job satisfaction and decentralization: The effects of systemic change on Swedish comprehensive school teachers from 1988 to 1993
(Roger Ellmin)
1995 SAP 4.30/WP.80
Les femmes enseignantes dans l'enseignement technique et professionnel au Bénin, en Côte d'Ivoire, au Mali, au Sénégal: Une étude comparative
(Soledad Perez)
1995 SAP 4.31/WP.83
Occupational stress and burn-out of teachers: A review
(Tom Cox and Amanda Griffiths)
1995 SAP 4.32/WP.84
Trends in feminization of the teaching profession in OECD countries 1980-95
(Cathy Wylie)
2000 WP.151
Recruitment of educational personnel - pdf file, 485k
(Wouter Brandt and Rita Rymenans, under the supervision of Peter van Petegem)
2000 WP.158
L'evolution de la condition des personnels enseignants de l'enseignement supérieur
(Thierry Chevallier)
2000 WP.160
The changing conditions of higher education teaching personnel
(Thierry Chevallier) - pdf file, 254k
2000 WP.161
Teachers and new ICT in teaching and learning modes of introduction and implementation impact implications for teachers
(Maria Teresa Siniscalco)
2002 WP.190
A Statistical profile of the teaching profession - pdf, 8.4MB
(Maria Teresa Siniscalco)
2002  
Un profil statistique de la profession d'enseignant - pdf 1.2MB
(Maria Teresa Siniscalco)
2002  
Teaching and the use of ICT in Hungary
(Eva Tót)
2003 WP.199
Workplace violence in service sectors with implications for the education sector: Issues, solutions and resources - pdf, 690k
(Richard Verdugo and Anamaria Vere)
2003 WP.208
Perfil estatístico da profissão docente
(Maria Teresa Siniscalco)
For more information regarding this publication please contact the Education sector specialist or the Publications Department
2004  
Academic tenure and its functional equivalent in post secondary education
- pdf, 969k (Savage, Donald C.)
2004 WP.218
La permanence et son équivalent fonctionnel dans l'enseignement supérior
- pdf, 455k (Savage, Donald C.)
2004 WP.221
Academic employment structures in higher education: The Argentine case and the academic profession in Latin America - pdf, 529k
(Garcia de Fanelli, Ana M.)
2004 WP.222
Social dialogue in Latin America: A regional survey - pdf, 317k
(Gajardo, Marcela)
2005 WP.229 
Social dialogue in the education sector: An overview - pdf, 524k
(Anamaria Vere)
2007 WP.256
Freedom of association and staff participation in higher education decision-making: A review - pdf, 316k
(Anamaria Vere)
2007 WP.257
Joint ILO/UNESCO Committee of Experts
(selective list)
   
Report, Joint ILO/UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, Ninth Session, Geneva, 2006. 2006 CEART/9/2006/10
Interim report on allegations received from teachers' organizations on non-observance of the Recommendations 1966 and 1997 concerning teachers , Joint ILO/UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, Geneva, 2005. 2005 CEART/INT/2005/1
Report, Joint ILO/UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, Eighth Session, Paris, 2003. 2003 CEART/8/2003/11
Report, Joint ILO/UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, Seventh Session, Geneva, 2000. Also available in pdf (310k) 2001 CEART/7/2000/10
Interim report on allegations received from teachers' organizations on non-observance of the Recommendation, Joint ILO/UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, Geneva, 1999. 1999 CEART/INT/1999/1
Report, Joint ILO/UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, Special Session, September, 1997 1997 CEART/SP/1997/13
Seminar Reports    
Final Report, Joint ILO/UNESCO Pacific Regional Seminar on the Status of Teachers, Nadi, Fiji, 28-30 September 1998. (abstract)
(ILO and UNESCO)
1998  
Rapport Final, Colloque conjoint UNESCO/OIT sur les programmes d'ajustement structurel et la condition du personnel enseignant, Dakar, Sénégal, 23-26 juin 1997.
(ILO and UNESCO)
1997  
Les femmes dans les filières techniques et professionnelles: Situation des enseignantes dans quatre pays ouest-africains (Bénin, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali et Sénégal).
(ILO)
1996  
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Financial services; Professional services

 
 
New Technology in Banking and Insurance: Relative Provisions and Collective Agreements
(Edith Epstein)
1985 SAP 4.1/WP.1
The Teller and the Terminal: The Effects of Computerisation on the Work and on the Employment of Bank Tellers
(Michael Bell)
1988 SAP 4.2/WP.7
Professional and Managerial Staff: Their Place in the Labour Relations System of Canada and the United States
(Michael Bendel)
1991 SAP 4.7/WP.42
Women in scientific research in Australia: A case study
(C. Macpherson)
1992 SAP 4.13/WP.50
Global information processing: The emergence of software services and data entry jobs in selected developing countries
(S. Mitter and R. Pearson)
1992 SAP 4.14/WP.51
El sector bancario argentino: El impacto de los cambios tecnologicos y estructurales sobre el trabajo y el empleo
(J.C. Neffa)
1993 SAP 4.15/WP.55
White-collar unionism in selected European countries: Issues and prospects
(E. Kassalow)
1993 SAP 4.17/WP.60
Les enjeux des services bancaires: hommes, techniques et marchés
(J. D'Alançon)
1993 SAP 4.18/WP.61
The effects of technological and structural changes on employment in major Irish banks
(Noelle Donnelly)
1993 SAP 4.19/WP.64
La banque française en mutation: marché, profession, organisation, culture
(E. Blaustein, M. Dressen)
1993 SAP 4.20/WP.65
Les droits syndicaux des cadres: Une perspective internationale
(Claire Dupont-Sakharov et Laure Frexinos)
1995 SAP 4.26/WP.71
Trade union rights of managerial staff: An international perspective
(Claire Dupont-Sakharov and Laure Frexinos)
1995 SAP 4.28/WP.74
Los derechos sindicales del personal dirigente: una perspectiva internacional
(Claire Dupont-Sakharov and Laure Frexinos)
1995 SAP 4.29/WP.75
Recherche de la productivité et rentabilité dans le secteur bancaire: théorie, pratiques et conséquences sur la gestion des ressources humaines
(Edgar Blaustein et Marnix Dressen)
1995 SAP 4.38/WP.96
Egalité des chances entre les hommes et les femmes des catégories cadres et professionnelles (J. Laufer) 1996 SAP 4.39/WP.102
Strategies to reach the top for women in management: Perspectives from ASEAN
(Sieh Lee Mei Ling)
1997 SAP 4.42/WP.114
Rompiendo el techo de cristal: las mujeres en puestos de dirección en Argentina
(A.M. Mass, M.A. Saez, S. García y L. Cukierman)
1999 SAP 4.44/WP.117
Workplace violence and stress at work in financial services (pdf, 341k)
(Helge Hoel and Ståle Einarsen)
2003 WP.210
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Food; drink; tobacco

 
 
Occupational Safety and Health in the Food and Drink Industries
(Shizue Tomoda)
1993 SAP 2.35/WP.62
Various forms of employment in the food and drink industries
(Shizue Tomoda)
1995 SAP 2.45/WP.86
Safety and health of meat, poultry and fish processing workers
(Shizue Tomoda)
1996 SAP 2.55/WP.104
Employment and industrial relations issues in the cigarette manufacturing industry
(Miriam Szapiro)
1998 SAP 2.73/WP.127
The Warp and the Web: Organized production and unorganized producers in the informal food-processing industry: Case studies of bakeries, savouries' establishments and fish processing in the city of Mumbai (Bombay) (pdf, 1268k)
(Ritu Dewan)
2000 WP.156
The world tobacco industry: trends and prospects (pdf, 2295 k)
(Gijsbert van Liemt)
2001 WP.179
Employment trends in the tobacco sector in the United States: A study of five states (pdf, 284k)
(Maureen Kennedy)
2002 WP.183
Tobacco: An economic lifeline? The case of tobacco farming in the Kasungu Agricultural Development Division, Malawi (pdf, 382k)
(Michael Mwasikakata)
2003 WP.184
A study of the tobacco sector in selected provinces of Cambodia and China (pdf, 332k)
(Yuko Maeda; He Yongqing and Zhang Yunling)
2003 WP.185
Employment trends in the tobacco sector: Selected provinces of Bulgaria and Turkey (pdf, 261k)
(Roska Ivanovna Petkova and Nurettin Yildirak)
2003 WP.194
Making ends meet: Bidi workers in India today A study of four states
(pdf, 782k )
2003 WP.202
Prospects for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the food and drink industries in Guyana (pdf, 359k)
(Forde, Abdul Rahim)
2005 WP.227
Alimentation et boisson au Burkina Fasa: au-delà de la survie
(pdf, 726 - available in French only)
(Sow, Dié Martin)
2005 WP.228
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Forestry

 
 
Improving working conditions and increasing profits in forestry
(Kiki Johanssson and Bernt Strehlke)
1996 SAP 2.52/WP.99
People, Forest and Sustainability: Social Elements of Sustainable Forest Management in Europe
(Proceedings)
1997 SAP 2.63/WP.113
Approaches to labour inspection in forestry - problems and solutions
(ILO)
2000 WP.155
Public participation in forestry in Europe and North America: Report of the Team of Specialists on Participation in Forestry
(FAO/ECE/ILO)
2000 WP.163
1st European Forest Entrepreneur's Day, September 16, 2000
(European Network of Forest Entrepreneurs - ENFE)
2001 WP.178
Raising awareness of forests and forestry. Building bridges between people, forests and forestry (pdf, 932k).
Report of the Team of Specialists on Participation in Forestry and the FAO/ECE Forest Communicators Network
(FAO/ECE/ILO)
2003 WP.198
How we work and live. Forest workers talk about themselves (pdf, 1035k).
(Compiled by Bernt Strehlke)
2003 WP.207
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Health services

 
 
Labour Market Flexibility: The Challenge Facing Senior Medical Officers in New Zealand
(Ian Powell)
1991 SAP 4.10/WP.46
Un atout pour la santé: La rémunération du personnel infirmier
(A. Brihaye)
1993 SAP 4.16/WP.57
Nurses' pay: A vital factor in health care
(A. Brihaye)
1993 SAP 4.21/WP.66
Por la remuneración equitativa del personal de enfermería
(A. Brihaye)
1994 SAP 4.24/WP.69
Trends and Perspectives in the Nursing Profession
(Christine Hancock, James Buchan, Phil Gray; Cécile Fontaine; Sholom Glouberman; Tom Keighley)
1995 SAP 4.27/WP.73
Health care personnel in Central and Eastern Europe
(J. Healy/C. Humphries)
1996 SAP 4.40/WP.103
Health Care Personnel in Central and Eastern Europe (Russian version)
(J. Healy/C. Humphries)
1997 SAP 4.41/WP.108
Decentralization and privatization in municipal services: The case of health services - pdf file, 201k
(Stephen Bach)
2001 WP.164
Social dialogue in health services - Case studies in Brazil, Canada, Chile, United Kingdom - pdf file, 201k
(Jane Lethbridge)
2002 WP.189
Workplace violence in the health sector - Country case studies: Brazil, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Portugal, South Africa, Thailand, and an additional Australian study, Synthesis report - pdf file, 325k
(Vittorio Di Martino)
2002  
Workplace violence in the health sector: The State of the Art - pdf, 391k.
(Cary L. Cooper and Naomi Swanson)
2002  
The impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) on health personnel - pdf, 225k.
(Christiane Wiskow)
2003 WP.206
International migration of health workers: Labour and social issues - pdf, 391k.
(Stephen Bach)
2003 WP.209
Social dialogue in the health sector: Case study Ghana - pdf, 262k.
(Dr. Delanyo Y. Dovlo)
2005 WP.234
Social dialogue in the health sector: Case study Bulgaria - pdf, 330k.
(Dr. L. Tomev, Dr. N. Daskalova, Ms. T. Mihailova)
2005 WP.235
Migration of health workers: Country case study Philippines - pdf, 413k.
(Institute of Health Policy and Development Studies, Manila)
2005 WP.236
Health worker migration flows in Europe: Overview and case studies in selected CEE countries (Romania, Czech Republic, Serbia and Croatia) - pdf, 746k.
(Christiane Wiskow)
2006 WP.245
Policy Papers    
Public service reforms and their impact on health sector personnel, Critical questions: a tool for action - pdf, 355k.
(ILO, WHO, PSI, ICN, DSE)
2001  
Privatization and restructuring studies    
Labour and social dimensions of privatization and restructuring: Health care services (Gabriele Ullrich, ed.), including:
Selected cases in the Americas (Sandra Polaski)
Selected cases in Western Europe (Stephen Bach)
1998  
ILO/WHO Joint papers    

Public service reforms and their impact on health sector personnel: Case studies on
Cameroon
, pdf file, 233k (George Fotoh Ngufor)
Colombia, pdf file, 313k (Sophia Schlette)
Jordan, pdf file, 292k (Sa’ad Hijazi and Rowaida Al-Ma’aitah)
Philippines, pdf file, 175k (Gregorio del Prado, Bayani Diwa, Vivian B. Estabillo, Lydia Israel, Fe Marilyn Lorenzo, Bilinda Santos, and Isidro C. Sia)
Poland, pdf file, 386k (Alicja Domagala, Ewa Pomykalska, Andrzej Rys, and Monika Zajic)
Uganda, pdf file, 284k (Joan Corkery)

1999-2000  
Seminar and workshop reports    
Public service reforms and their impact on health sector personnel: Round table, 13-15 October 1999, Berlin
(ILO and DSE)
2000  
Employment and working conditions in the health sector of central Asian countries, Report, ILO/PSI workshop, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 24-26 March 1999, pdf file, 1,282k
(ILO and PSI)
1999  
Report, ILO/PSI workshop on employment and labour practices in health care in Central and Eastern Europe, May 1997 (English, Russian)
(ILO and PSI)
1997  
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Hotels; catering; tourism

 
 
Income of Workers in the Hotel, Catering and Tourism Sector
(A. Faymann)
1987 SAP 6.1/WP.9
The impact of the 2001-2002 crisis on the hotel and tourism industry (pdf, 617k)
(D. Belau)
2003  
New threats to employment in the travel and tourism industry - 2003 (pdf, 103k)
(D. Belau)
2003  
Violence at work in hotels, catering and tourism (pdf, 549k) 2003 WP. 211
Employment and human resources in the tourist industry in Asia and the Pacific (pdf, 1.7MB) 2003 WP. 212
Guide for social dialogue in the tourism industry - pdf, 755k
(Dain Bolwell and Wolfgang Weinz)
2008 WP.265
Reducing poverty through tourism - pdf, 890k
(Dain Bolwell and Wolfgang Weinz)
2008 WP.266
Review of socially responsible HR and labour relations practice in international hotel chains - pdf, 427k
(Jacqui Boardman and Candida Barbato)
2008 WP.267
Factsheets    
Update of 19 November 2001 on the impact of 11 September on the hotels and tourism sector (pdf, 124k) 2001  
Update of 3 December 2001 on the impact of 11 September on the hotels and tourism sector (pdf, 281k) 2001  
Update of 17 December 2001 on the impact of 11 September on the hotels and tourism sector (pdf, 59k) 2001  
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Mechanical and electrical engineering

 
 
Social and Labour Effects of Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM)
(Karl-H. Ebel and Erhard Ulrich)
1987 SAP 1.2/WP.10
The machinery, electrical and electronic industries in numbers
(Maryke Dessing and Oliver Mutter)
1998 SAP 2.67/WP.121
Current trends in the flexible organization of working time in Germany: A survey of some recent internal agreements in the engineering industry
(Christiane Lindecke and Steffen Lehndorff)
1998 SAP 2.71/WP.124
Survival of the flexible in the global economy: Employment security and shop-floor reorganization in two Massachusetts metalworking firms
(Robert Forrant)
1998 SAP 2.71/WP.125
The impact of flexible labour market arrangements in the Australian metals and engineering industries
(J. Buchanan)
1998 SAP 2.72/WP.126
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Media; culture; graphical

 
 
The Social Protection of Artists and Performers: The Situation in Selected Industrialised Countries
(Jean-Pierre Dumont, Annie-Paule Gollot and Francis Kessler)
1990 SAP 4.3/WP.27
La protection sociale des artistes: la situation dans quelques pays industriels
(Jean-Pierre Dumont, Annie-Paule Gollot et Francis Kessler)
1990 SAP 4.3/WP.27
The Internationalisation of Print: Trends, Socioeconomic Impact and Policy
(Richard McArthur)
1990 SAP 2.23/WP.34
The communication of phonograms to the public: Remuneration of performers and producers
(Pierre Chesnais)
1991 SAP 4.6/WP.40
La condition de l'artiste
(André Nayer and Suzanne Capiau)
1991 SAP 4.8/WP.44
Actors and the international audiovisuel production industries
(International Federation of Actors - FIA)
2000 SAP 4.48/WP.146
La situation sociale des artistes/interprètes de la musique en Asie, en Afrique et en Amérique latine
(Jean Vincent)
2001 WP.171
The social situation of musical performers in Asia, Africa and Latin America
(Jean Vincent)
2001 WP.172
The social situation of musical performers in Asia, Africa and Latin America
(Jean Vincent)
2001 WP.172
Violence and stress at work in the performing arts and in journalism - pdf, 138k
(Sabir I. Giga, Helge Hoel and Cary L. Cooper)
2003 WP.201
Factsheets    
Effects on the Media of the 11 September 2001 Events
(Jon Beaulieu, John Myers)
2001  
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Mining

 
 
Social and Economic Effects of El Cerrejon Coal Project in Colombia
(James Jonish)
1987 SAP 2.5/WP.8
Productivity, employment and industrial relations in coal mines. Two case studies from the Czech Republic and the Russian Federation
(Edited by Norman S. Jennings)
1994 SAP 2.38/WP.76
Productivity, employment and industrial relations in coal mines Three case studies from China, India and Zimbabwe
(Edited by Norman S. Jennings)
1994 SAP 2.39/WP.77
Productivity, employment and industrial relations in coal mines Three case studies from Australia, United Kingdom, United States
(Edited by Norman S. Jennings)
1994 SAP 2.40/WP.78
Atmospheric pollution control: How much of a threat to coal?
(Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen)
1994 SAP 2.41/WP.79
The impact of climate change policies on employment in the coalmining industry
(Cain Polidano)
1997 SAP 2.64/WP.115
Environmental protection and its employment effects on miners in small and artisanal mines in Zimbabwe
(Marilyn Carr, David Laurence and Richard Svotwa)
1998 SAP 2.65/WP.119
Small-scale gold mining: Examples from Bolivia, the Philippines & Zimbabwe
(Edited by Norman S. Jennings)
1999 SAP 2.76/WP.130
Child labour in small-scale mining: Examples from Niger, Peru, & Philippines
(Edited by Norman S. Jennings)
1999 SAP 2.78/WP.137
Le travail des enfants dans les petites exploitations minières du Niger: cas des sites de natron, de sel, de gypse et d'orpaillage
(Alfa Soumaila)
1999 SAP 2.81/WP.140
Trabajo infantil en el centro minero artesanal de Mollehuaca - Huanuhuanu - Arequipa - Perú
(Zoila Martínez Castilla)
1999 SAP 2.82/WP.141
Estudio monográfico sobre la explotación minera pequeña - Ejemplo de San Simón (Bolivia)
(Thomas Hentschel, Diógenes Roque y Evelyn Taucer)
1999 SAP 2.83/WP.142
Working time arrangements in the Australian mining industry: Trends and implications with particular reference to occupational health and safety
(Kathryn Heiler, Richard Pickersgill, Chris Briggs)
2000 SAP 2.62/WP.162
Safety and health in small-scale surface mines - A handbook
(Manfred Walle and Norman Jennings)
2001 WP.168
Guide sur la sécurité et hygiène dans les petites mines à ciel ouvert
(Manfred Walle and Norman Jennings)
2001 WP.173
Seguridad y salud en minas de superficie de pequeña escala: Manual
(Manfred Walle and Norman Jennings)
2001 WP.174
Workshop reports    
ILO Interregional Tripartite Workshop on Employment and Working Conditions in the Gemstone Cutting and Polishing Industry, 20-22 November 2001, Bangkok.
(A CD-ROM containing the presentations and background documents can be obtained from this contact address. )
2001  
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Oil and gas production; oil refining

Petroleum Training in Algeria and Nigeria
(J. McLin)
1989 SAP 2.14/WP.23
Training and Technological Development in the Petroleum Sector: The cases of Norway and Brazil
(Jan Erik Karlsen and Henrique Rattner)
1989 SAP 2.15/WP.24
L'emploi dans l'industrie pétrolière
(Inès Lemarie et Christophe Barret)
1990 SAP 2.20/WP.31
The Role of Petroleum Industries in Promoting National Development: Report of a Latin American Regional Symposium
(Laura Randall)
1990 SAP 2.22/WP.33
Human resource management issues in developing country public enterprises (petroleum/chemical sectors)
(D.G.M. Cheshire)
1992 SAP 2.30/WP.53
Indigenous peoples and oil development: reconciling conflicting interests
(Manuela Tomei)
1998 SAP 2.69/WP.123
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Postal and other communications

 
 
Negotiating technological and structural change in Australia Post
(R. Lansbury)
1992
SAP 4.12/WP.49
Competition policy and international labour and social relations (postal and telecommunications services, water, gas, electricity) - pdf file, 129k, also listed under utilities
(Claude Duchemein)
2000
WP.153
Politique de la concurrence et relations sociales internationales (postes, télàcommunications, eau, gaz, électricité) - pdf file, 129k, also listed under utilities
(Claude Duchemin)
2000
WP.154
Violence and stress at work in the postal sector - pdf, 172k.
(Sabir I. Giga, Helge Hoel and Cary L. Cooper)
2003
WP.200
Factsheets
 
 
Current Issues for Postal Workers
(Jon Beaulieu, John Myers)
2001
 
Privatization and restructuring studies
 
 
Labour and social dimensions of privatization and restructuring: Telecommunications services
(Tomoaki Ishii, ed., based on studies by Anil Verma and Heather Hudson)
1998
 
Seminar Reports
 
 
Social dialogue in postal services in Asia and the Pacific: Final Report of the ILO-UPU Joint Regional Seminar, Bangkok, 23-26 May 2000
(John Myers, ed.)
2000
WP.165
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Public service

 
 
Gestion des ressources humaines dans le secteur public: Réflexion méthodologique à partir de l'étude de quelques projets de coopération technique conduits par le Bureau international du Travail
(Joël Cauden et José Trouvé)
1991 SAP 4.9/WP.45
Part-time and temporary employees in the Public Service in Japan
(Seiichiro Hayakawa)
1993 SAP 4.22/WP.67
Privatization of public services and public utilities
(C. Oestmann)
1994 SAP 4.25/WP.70
L'ajustement dans le secteur public et la gestion des ressources humaines: le cas du Sénégal
(Abdoul Aziz Tall)
1995 SAP 4.33/WP.87
Privatization in Mauritius: Semi-privatization, Counter-privatization and Closure
(P. Ujoodha)
1995 SAP 4.34/WP.88
L'ajustement structurel dans le secteur public et la gestion des ressources humaines: Le cas du Mali
(Mohamed Moustapha Sissoko)
1995 SAP 4.35/WP.89
Document d'orientation sur les politiques de privatisation du secteur public
(Alain Adérito Sanches)
1995 SAP 4.36/WP.90
Adjustment in the public sector and management of human resources in Mauritius
(Raj Mudhoo)
1995 SAP 4.37/WP.92
Statistics on Public Sector Employment: Methodology, Structure and Trends
(Messaoud Hammouya)
1999 SAP 4.46/WP.144
Statistiques de l'emploi dans le secteur public: Méthodologie, structure et tendances
(Messaoud Hammouya)
1999 SAP 4.47/WP.145
Democratic regulation: A guide to the control of privatized public services through social dialogue - pdf file, 362k
(Gregory Palast, Jerrod Oppenheim, and Theo McGregor)
2000 WP.166
Privatization of municipal services: Potential, limitations and challenges for the social partners - pdf file, 323k
(Brendan Martin)
2001 WP.175
Decentralization and privatization of municipal services: The perspective of consumers and their organizations - pdf file, 194k
(Robin Simpson)
2001 WP.176
Social and labour consequences of the decentralization and privatization of municipal services: The cases of Australia and New Zealand - pdf file, 267k
(Michael Paddon)
2001 WP.177
Best practice in social dialogue in public service reform: A case study of the Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation (NORAD) - pdf, 258k
(Torunn Olsen)
2002 WP.191
Best practice in social dialogue in public service emergency services in South Africa - pdf, 147k
(Bobby Mgijima)
2003 WP.192
Case studies in social dialogue in public emergency services - Argentina - pdf, 199k
(Laura El Halli Obeid & Liliana Beatriz Weisenberg)
2003 WP.193
Social dialogue in the public emergency services in a changing environment (Bulgaria) - pdf, 150k
(Pavlina Popova)
2004 WP.214
Social dialogue in the public emergency services: A case study on Kenya - pdf, 146k
(Leopold Mureithi)
2004 WP.216
Factsheets    
Impact on fire fighters and other rescue personnel of the 11 September 2001 events
(Jon Beaulieu, David Gold)
2001  
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Shipping; ports; fisheries; inland waterways

 
 
Estudio sobre reestructuración portuaria - impacto social: Puerto de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
(Martín Sgut)
1999 SAP 3.1/WP.131
Estudio sobre reestructuración portuaria - impacto social: Puerto de Valparaíso (Chile)
(Rodrígo García Bernal)
1999 SAP 3.2/WP.132
Estudio sobre reestructuración portuaria - impacto social: Puerto de Buenaventura (Colombia)
(Gerardo Solano Gomez y Nazly Fontalvo de Zapata)
1999 SAP 3.3/WP.133
Estudio sobre reestructuración portuaria - impacto social: Puerto del Callao (Perú)
(Manuel Mogollón Venegas)
1999 SAP 3.4/WP.134
Estudio sobre reestructuración portuaria - impacto social: Puerto de Veracruz (México)
(Jaime R. Sanchez Diéz)
1999 SAP 3.5/WP.135
Risks and Dangers in Small-Scale Fisheries: An Overview
(Menakhem Ben-Yami)
1999 SAP 3.6/WP.147
Factsheets    
Impact on the shipping sector of the 11 September events
(Jon Beaulieu, Brandt Wagner)
2001
 
Maritime Labour Standards Papers    
Briefing Note, High-Level Tripartite Working Group on Maritime Labour Standards (first meeting)
(Maritime Activities Team, ILO)
2001
TWGMLS/2001/1
Working Paper, High-Level Tripartite Working Group on Maritime Labour Standards (first meeting)
(Maritime Activities Team, ILO)
2001 TWGMLS/2001/2
Joint Reports: ILO/WHO and Joint Maritime Commission    
Guidelines for Conducting Pre-sea and Periodic Medical Fitness Examinations for Seafarers
(ILO/WHO)
1998 ILO/WHO/D.2/1997
Wages, Hours of Work and Manning (Sea) Recommendation, 1958 (No. 109), Updating of the minimum basic wage of able seamen, Report prepared for the 28th Session of the Joint Maritime Commission, October 1996.
(ILO)
1996 JMC/28/1
Report, 28th Session of the Joint Maritime Commission, Geneva, 1996.
(ILO)
1996  
Manuals    
Alcohol and drug abuse prevention programmes in the maritime industry (A manual for planners) (Revised) (pdf, 577k), and Appendices (pdf, 501k)
(ILO/UNDCP)
2001  
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Textiles; clothing; leather; footwear

 
 
Les tendances de l'emploi, de la production et du commerce dans la filière textile: situation actuelle et perspectives
(Marcel de Sahb)
1990 SAP 2.21/WP.32
Safety and Health Problems in Small and Medium Scale Textile Enterprises in Five Developing Countries
(L. Li)
1990 SAP 2.24/WP.36
Ethique des affaires dans les industries THC (textile, habillement, chaussures): Les codes de conduite
(J.P. Sajhau)
1997 SAP 2.58/WP.107
Business ethics in the textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) industries: Codes of Conduct
(J.P. Sajhau)
1997 SAP 2.60/WP.110
L'industrie du textile-habillement en Tunisie: Les besoins des chefs d'entreprise et les conditions de travail des femmes dans les PME
(Riad Meddeb)
1999 SAP 2.77/WP.136
Homeworkers: Towards improving their working conditions in the textile, clothing and footwear industries
(Catherine Barme)
2000 WP.150
L'industrie du textile-habillement au Maroc: Les besoins des chefs d'entreprise et les conditions de travail des femmes dans les PME
(Riad Meddeb)
2000 WP.159
Le rôle des initiatives volontaires concertées dans la promotion et la dynamique du dialogue social dans les industries textiles, habillement, chaussure
(Stéphanie Faure)
2001 WP.169
The role of joint voluntary initiatives in the promotion and momentum of social dialogue in the textile, clothing and footwear industries
(Stéphanie Faure)
2001 WP.170
Workshop background papers    
Toward a Code of Conduct in the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industries: Laws and Possibilities
(Benedicto E. R. Bitonio)
1997  
Labour Issues in The Footwear Industry - A Sri Lankan Perspective
(Anton Silva)
1997  
Labour Issues in The Textile and Clothing Industry: A Sri Lankan Perspective
(Ranjith Tennekoon)
1997  
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Transport (including civil aviation; railways; road transport)

 
 
Social and Labour Consequences of Economic and Technological Change in Civil Aviation
(A. Gil)
1989 SAP 2.9/WP.18
Social and Labour Aspects of Urban Passenger Transport in Selected African Countries
(A. Gil)
1989 SAP 2.13/WP.22
Manpower Aspects of Restructuring Railways in Developing Countries: A synthesis of six country case studies
(A. Silverleaf)
1991 SAP 2.28/WP.48
The restructuring of the Japanese National Railways: Effects on labour and management
(S. Watanabe)
1992 SAP 2.31/WP.54
Consequences for Management and Personnel of the Reorganization of Railways in the Russian Federation - 1990-1992
(Irene Valkova)
1994 SAP 2.37/WP.72
Deregulation of Road Freight Transport: Labour Implications
(Yukari Suzuki)
1996 SAP 2.51/WP.98
The impact of 11 September on the aviation industry
(Peter Spence Morrell and Fariba Alamdari)
2001 WP.181
The impact of 11 September on the civil aviation industry – Social and labour effects
(Prof. Peter Turnbull and Geraint Harvey)
2002 WP.182
Civil aviation: The worst crisis ever? - pdf, 193k.
(Bert Essenberg)
2002 WP.203
Violence and stress at work in the transport sector - pdf, 232k.
(Bert Essenberg)
2003 WP.205
Discussion papers    
Labour relations in a changing industry (Bert Essenberg) 1999 SDPT/1999/DP/1
The impact of the privatization of public sector enterprises on labour relations and conditions of work and employment in the air and land (rail) transport sector
(Dr. Susana Corradetti)
1999 SDPT/1999/DP/2
Transport services in the twenty-first century: Seamless market or choiceless churning?
(Christopher Willoughby)
1999 SDPT/1999/DP/3
Regulation, deregulation or re-regulation of transport?
(Professor Peter Turnbull)
1999 SDPT/1999/DP/4
Factsheets    
Impact of the 11 September events on the Air Transport sector
(Jon Beaulieu, Bert Essenberg)
2001  
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Transport equipment manufacture

 
 
Worker safety in the shipbreaking industries: An issues paper
(Sectoral Activites Department and InFocus Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment)
2001 WP.167
Factsheets
 
 
Transport Equipment Manufacturing Sector From 11 September 2001
(Jon Beaulieu, Paul Bailey)
2001
 
Discussion and background papers
 
 
Ship Breaking
(Ataur Rahman and AZM Tabarak Ullah)
1999
 
Is there a decent way to break up ships?
(Paul Bailey)
1999
 
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Utilities (water; gas; electricity)

 
 
Crise et assainissement des services publics africains. Le cas des services de fourniture d'eau et d'électricité et des transports au Cameroun, Niger et Sénégal
(Patrick Plane)
1991 SAP 4.11/WP.47
Competition policy and international labour and social relations (postal and telecommunications services, water, gas, electricity) - pdf file, 129k, also listed under postal and other communications
(Claude Duchemein)
2000 WP.153
Politique de la concurrence et relations sociales internationales (postes, télàcommunications, eau, gaz, électricité) - pdf file, 129k, also listed under postal and other communications
(Claude Duchemin)
2000 WP.154
Privatization and restructuring studies
 
 
Labour and social dimensions of privatization and restructuring (public utilities: water, gas, electricity) (Experiences and lessions from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the US and Canada)
(Loretta de Luca, ed., Africa: Patrick Plane; Asia: Michael Paddon; Europe: David Hall; Latin America: Enrique Saravia; US and Canada: Brendan Martin and Nicolas White)
1998
 

Note:

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Updated by EA. Approved by ET. Last update: 05 December 2008.