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Catalogue of ILO publications on occupational safety and health
Edition 2000

Agriculture and Agrochemicals
Agricultura y plaguicidas
Agriculture et pesticides

[ Index / Índice ]

Conventions and Recommendations
Convenios y recomendaciones
Conventions et recommandations

C.110 and R.110: Plantations, 1958
C.110 y R.110: Plantaciones
C.110 et R.110: Plantations

C.127 and R.128: Maximum Weight, 1967
C.127 y R.128: Peso máximo
C.127 et R.128: Poids maximum

C.129 and R.133: Labour Inspection (Agriculture), 1969
C.129 y R.133: Inspección del trabajo (agricultura)
C.129 et R.133: Inspection du travail (agriculture)

C.148 and R.156: Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration), 1977
C.148 y R.156: Medio ambiente de trabajo (contaminación del aire, ruido y vibraciones)
C.148 et R.156: Milieu de travail (pollution de l'air, bruit et vibrations)

Guides and manuals
Guías y manuales
Guides et manuels

Top on the agenda: Health and safety in agriculture. Labour Education. Geneva, 2000. No.118/119. ISSN 0378-5467. SFR15. Translation: French, Spanish.
Un asunto clave: la seguridad y la salud en la agricultura. ISSN 0378-5564.
Au premier rang de l'ordre du jour: la santé et la sécurité dans l'agriculture. ISSN 0378-5572.

Contract Labour: Looking at issues: Nine country cases. Labour Education. Geneva, 1997. No. 106/107. ISSN 0378-5467. SFR15. Translation: French, Spanish. Contract labour in Chile's fruit agriculture. pp. 26-31.
Trabajo en régimen de subcontratación en la fruticultura chilena. ISSN 0378-5564.
Travail en sous-traitance dans l'industrie fruitière du Chili. ISSN 0378-5572.

Safety and health in the use of agrochemicals: A guide. This simple, non-technical guide places the emphasis on the safe handling and use of agrochemicals and gives practical safety measures that are easy to follow. Geneva, 1991. 66 pp. Illus. Bibl.ref. Annexes. ISBN 92-2-107281-9. SFR25. Translation: Spanish. Also published in local languages throughout the world. For information on reproduction or translation rights, contact the ILO Publications Bureau.
Guía sobre seguridad y salud en el uso de productos agroquímicos. ISBN 92-2-307281-6

Guide to health and hygiene in agricultural work. 1979. 309 pp. ISBN 92-2-101974-8. SFR27.50.

Safe use of pesticides: Guidelines. Prepared after consultation with the FAO and the WHO, these guidelines cover both general principles and more detailed safety requirements in respect of the various techniques for the application of pesticides. The medical aspects of pesticides are also considered. Third impression, 1985. 42 pp. (OSH Series, No. 38) ISBN 92-2-101826-1. SFR12.50; US$10; UK£6.00.

Reports (including reports of conferences, industrial meetings and meetings of experts)
Informes (incluidos informes de conferencias, reuniones sectoriales y reuniones de expertos)
Rapports (incluant rapports de conférence, réunions sectorielles et réunions d'experts)

Safety and health in agriculture. International Labour Conference, 88th Session, Geneva, 2000. Report VI (1). Geneva, 2000. 108 pp. ISBN 92-2-111517-8. SFR15. Translation: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Russian and Spanish.
Seguridad y salud en la agricultura. ISBN 92-2-311517-5.
Sécurité et santé dans l'agriculture. ISBN 92-2-211517-1.

Safety and health in agriculture. International Labour Conference, 88th Session, Geneva, 2000. Report VI (2). Geneva, 2000. 188 pp. ISBN 92-2-211524-0. SFR25. Translation: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Russian, Spanish.
Seguridad y salud en la agricultura. ISBN 92-2-311524-8.
Sécurité et santé dans l'agriculture. ISBN 92-2-211524-4.

Report on the ILO Asian Regional Seminar on Trade Union Action on the Effects of Modern Technologies and Chemicals on Agricultural Workers: Proceedings. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Geneva, 1998. 66 pp. ISBN 92-2-111322-1. Free publication available from ILO Bureau for Workers'Activities.

Tripartite Meeting on Improving the Conditions of Employment and Work of Agricultural Wage Workers in the Context of Economic Restructuring. Geneva, 23-27 September 1996. Note on the proceedings. ISBN 92-2-110448-6. Geneva, 1997. 64 pp. SFR15. Translation: French, Spanish.
Asalarios agrícolas, condiciones de empleo y de trabajo: informe para el debate de la Reunión tripartita sobre la mejora de las condiciones de empleo y de la reestructuración económica. ISBN 92-2-310126-3. Nota sobre las labores: Reunión tripartita sobre la mejora de las condiciones de empleo y de trabajo de los asalariados agrícolas en el marco de la reestructuración económica ISBN 92-2-310448-3.
Réunion tripartite sur l'amélioration des conditions d'emploi et de travail des ouvriers agricoles dans le contexte de la restructuration économique. Rapport. ISBN 92-2-210126-X. Note sur les travaux. ISBN 92-2-210448-X.

Regional train-the-trainer course on safety in the use of agrochemicals on plantations. ILO/FINNIDA Asian-Pacific Regional Programme on Occupational Safety and Health. Workshop report. 9-18 December 1992, Bangkok, Thailand. 31 pp. Free publication available only from the ILO Programme on Safe Work.

Occupational safety and health in plantations, with special reference to mechanization and the use of chemicals and to labour inspection. (Report III.) ILO Committee on Work on Plantations, 8th Session, Geneva, 1982. ISBN 92-2-103103-9. SFR12.50. Translation: French, Spanish.
Seguridad en las plantaciones. ISBN 92-2-303103-6.

Conditions of employment and work on plantations, including the provision of basic needs, with special reference to seasonal workers, women and young workers. (Report II.) ILO Committee on Work on Plantations, 9th Session, Geneva, 1989. 30 pp. ISBN 92-2-106819-6. Translation: French. Free publication available only from the ILO Sectoral Activities Programme.
Conditions d'emploi et satisfaction des besoins essentiels dans les plantations. ISBN 92-2-206819-X.

Conclusions (No. 76) concerning occupational safety and health on plantations. ILO Committee on Work on Plantations. Geneva, 1983. Vol. 66, Series A, No. 3. 175 pp. Free publication available only from the ILO Sectoral Activities Programme.

Working papers, conference papers, briefing and information notes
Documentos de trabajo, documentos de sesión, instrucciones y notas informativas
Documents de travail, documents de séance, instructions et notes d'information

The ILO international programme on safety and health in agriculture: Challenges in providing occupational safety and health services to agriculture workers. Working Paper. Geneva, October 1998. 25 pp. Free publication available from ILO Programme on Safe Work.

Agrarian Transition in Viet Nam by V. Jamal and K. Jansen. Working Paper. (SAP 2.74/WP.128.) 1998. Free publication available from the ILO Sectoral Activities Programme.

Employment and working conditions in the Colombian flower industry. By S. Farné. Working Paper. (SAP 2.75/WP.129.) 1999. Free publication available from the ILO Sectoral Activities Programme.

The world cut flower industry: Trends and prospects. Working Paper. (SAP 2.80/WP.139.) 1999. Free Publication available from the ILO Sectoral Activities Programme.

Empleo y condiciones de trabajo en la industria de las flores del Ecuador. De Z. Palán y C. Palán. Documento de trabajo. (SAP 2.79/WP.38.) 1999. Gratis. Disponible en el Programa de Actividades Sectoriales, OIT.

La protección de la seguridad y la salud de los trabajadores agrícolas en el inicio del nuevo milenio. Este documento es un resumen del Informe VI (1) sobre seguridad y salud en la agricultura. 1998. 12 pp. Disponible en el Programa Safe Work, OIT.

Función de las organizaciones de trabajadores en el desarrollo económico y social: Estudio de caso del Convenio núm.141 de la OIT en México y Filipinas. Editado por R. Plant. Ginebra, 1996. 72 pp. ISBN 92-2-309930-7. También disponible en inglés.

Case-studies on the impact of mechanization and the use of chemicals on safety and health in agriculture. Geneva, 1989, 257 pp. ISBN 92-2-107006-9. Free publication available only from the ILO Programme on Safe Work.

Contract labour in plantations, construction and sawmilling in Malaysia: A survey report. Working paper, No. 81. Based on a survey of 44 contractors and 258 contract workers, carried out from October 1993 to March 1994 in the state of Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia. Includes comments on the application of labour standards and the ILO Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952, (No. 102). Geneva, 1995. 105 pp. ISBN 92-2-109714-5. Available only from the ILO Sectoral Activities Programme.

Other
Otros
Autres

Occupational safety and health in agriculture, forestry and livestock rearing. CD-ROM. 2000. Available from the ILO Programme on Safe Work. Only in English.

Warning to agricultural workers: Mortality rates remain high, and pesticides pose an increasing health risk. The World of Work: The magazine of the ILO, No. 22, December 1997. ISSN 1020-0010. Translation: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Japanese, Norwegian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish. Available from the ILO Bureau of Public Information.
Advertencia a los trabajadores agrícolas: los indices de mortalidad siguen siendo elevados y los pesticidas suponen un riesgo creciente para la salud. ISSN 1020-0037.
Les dangers du travail agricoles. ISSN 1020-0002.

See also / Véase también / Voir aussi
See file Occupational Hygiene and Diseases
Higiene del trabajo y enfermedades profesionales
Hygiène du travail et maladies professionnelles
See file Women Workers
Trabajadoras
Travailleuses
See file Working Conditions and Environment
Condiciones de trabajo y medio ambiente
Conditions de travail et milieu ambiant

Updated by AS. Approved by EC. Last update: 20 March 2001.