Selected ILO publications

• The role of local authorities in promoting decent work. Towards an applied research agenda for the construction and urban development sector
  Klink, Jeroen. Sectoral Activities Programme Working Paper 243, Geneva, ILO, 2006
  
• Increased application of labour-based methods through appropriate engineering standards. Guideline for quality assurance procedures and specifications for labour-based road works
  Harare, ILO, 2006
  
• Informal construction workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  Jason, Arthur. Sectoral Activities Programme Working Paper 226, Geneva, ILO, 2005
  
• Baseline study of labour practices on large construction sites in Tanzania - pdf, 468k
  Coordinated by the National Construction Council, Dar es Salaam. Sectoral Activities Programme Working Paper 225, Geneva, ILO, 2005
  
• The Kerala Construction Labour Welfare Fund - pdf, 512k
  Nair, R.P. Sectoral Activities Programme Working Paper 219, Geneva, ILO, 2004
  
• How to prevent accidents on small construction sites - pdf, 760k
  Illustrated by Rita Walle, Geneva, ILO, 2003
  (keywords: safety, construction, accidents)
  
• Informal labour in the construction industry in Kenya: A case study of Nairobi - pdf, 293k
  Mitullah, Winnie V. and Isabella Njeri Wachira. Sectoral Activities Programme Working Paper 204, Geneva, ILO, 2003
  (keywords: construction, labour, informal, Kenya)
  
• Organizing in the informal economy: A case study of the building industry in South Africa
  Goldman, Tanya. Infocus Programme on Boosting Employment Through Small Enterprise Development, Working Paper 38, Geneva, ILO, 2003
  
• The scope of the employment relationship - pdf, 443
  Report V, International Labour Conference, 91st Session, 2003, Geneva, ILO
  (keywords: employment relationship, terms of employment, contract, labour)
  
• The construction labour force in South Africa: A study of informal labour in the Western Cape - pdf, 2377k
  English, Jane. Sectoral Activities Programme Working Paper 188, Geneva, ILO, 2002
  (keywords: construction, labour, informal, South Africa)
  
• Informal labour in the construction industry in Nepal - pdf, 2863k
  Kishore Jha. Sectoral Activities Programme Working Paper 187, Geneva, ILO, 2002
  (keywords: construction, labour, Nepal)
  
• Training for work in the informal sector: New evidence from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
  Haan, Hans Christiaan. InFocus Programme on Skills, Knowledge and Employability, Working Paper No. 11, Geneva, ILO, 2002
  
• The construction industry in China: Its image, employment prospects and skill requirements - pdf, 1696k
  Lu You-Jie and Paul Fox. Sectoral Activities Programme Working Paper 180, Geneva, ILO, 2001
  (keywords: construction industry, China, skills, employment)
  
• The construction industry in the twenty-first century: Its image, employment prospects and skill requirements - pdf, 430k
  Geneva, ILO, 2001, TMCIT/2001
  (keywords: construction, labour, image, skill, employment)
  
• Note on the Proceedings. Tripartite Meeting on the Construction Industry in the Twenty-first Century: Its Image, Employment Prospects and Skill Requirements - pdf, 253k
  Geneva, ILO, 2002, TMCIT/2001/12
  
• Community contracting in urban infrastructure works: Practical lessons from experience
  Tournée, Jane and Wilma van Esch. Geneva, ILO, 2001
  (keywords: construction, infrastructure, community, urban)
  

Films/videos

• Hard hats are not enough (Kojia pekee haitoshi)
  29 mins, in English and Swahili, 2003
  
• Women builders (Reja)
  45 mins, in English and Hindi, 2003
  
• Accidents don't have to happen
  VHS, 25 mins, in English, Hindi and Tamil, Geneva, ILO, 2002