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Catalogue of ILO publications on occupational safety and health
Edition 2000

Textile Industry, including Leather and Footwear
Industria textil, del cuero y del calzado
Industrie textile, du cuir et de la chaussure

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Conventions and Recommendations
Convenios y recomendaciones
Conventions et recommandations

C.127 and R.128: Maximum Weight, 1967
C.127 y R.128: El peso máximo
C.127 et R.128: Le poids maximum

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

Guides and manuals
Guías y manuales
Guides et manuels

Improving working conditions and productivity in the garment industry. By J.C. Hiba. This is a book about survival and growth in small or medium-sized clothing firms, through building a more effective enterprise. The ideas you will find in this book are practical and low-cost, covering materials storage and handling; workstation and product design ; machine safety, maintenance and environmental control; lighting; premises; work organization and work processes; and welfare, facilities and benefits. ISBN 92-2-110849-X. SFR20. Geneva. 1998.

Risques dans l'industrie du coton. 1998. Monographie pratique disponible auprès du Bureau régional de l'OIT pour l'Afrique.

Labour inspection skills in the textile industry: Training material. The present publication comprises material used in a regional training course organized by ILO/ROAP in Bombay, India, 3-21 April 1989. Some topics covered: role of labour inspection in improving working conditions in the textile industry; textile machinery hazards and their control; safety in textile processing; fire prevention and control; ventilation and noise measurement in the textile industry; occupational health problems and medical surveillance. Geneva, 1990. 288 pp. Illus. Annexes. ISBN 92-2-107605-9. SFR30; US$12.

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)

Withdrawal of the Hours of Work (Coal Mines) Convention, 1931; the Hours of Work (Coal Mines) Convention (Revised), 1935; the Reduction of Hours of Work (Publics Works) Convention, 1936; the Reduction of Hours of Work (Textiles) Convention, 1937; and the Migration for Employment Convention, 1939. International Labour Conference, 88th Session, Geneva, 2000. Report VII (1). Geneva, 1999. 43 pp. ISBN 92-2-111523-2. SFR10. Translation: French, Spanish.
Retiro del Convenio sobre las horas de trabajo (minas de carbón), 1931; del Convenio (revisado) sobre las horas de trabajo (minas de carbón), 1935; del Convenio sobre la reducción de las horas de trabajo (obras públicas), 1936; del Convenio sobre la reducción de las horas de trabajo (industria textil), 1937, y del Convenio sobre los trabajadores migrantes, 1939. ISBN 92-2-311523-X.
Retrait de la convention sur la durée du travail (mines de charbon), 1931; de la convention (révisée) sur la durée du travail (mines de charbon), 1935; de la convention de réduction de la durée du travail (travaux publics), 1936; de la convention de réduction de la durée du travail (textile), 1937 et de la convention sur les travailleurs migrants, 1939. ISBN 92-2-211523-6.

Withdrawal of the Hours of Work (Coal Mines) Convention, 1931; the Hours of Work (Coal Mines) Convention (Revised), 1935; the Reduction of Hours of Work (Publics Works) Convention, 1936; the Reduction of Hours of Work (Textiles) Convention, 1937; and the Migration for Employment Convention, 1939. International Labour Conference, 88th Session, Geneva, 2000. Report VII (2). Geneva, 1999. 14 pp. ISBN 92-2-111523-2. SFR7.50. Translation: French, Spanish.
Retiro del Convenio sobre las horas de trabajo (minas de carbón), 1931; del Convenio (revisado) sobre las horas de trabajo (minas de carbón), 1935; del Convenio sobre la reducción de las horas de trabajo (obras públicas), 1936; del Convenio sobre la reducción de las horas de trabajo (industria textil), 1937, y del Convenio sobre los trabajadores migrantes, 1939. ISBN 92-2-311525-6.
Retrait de la convention sur la durée du travail (mines de charbon), 1931; de la convention (révisée) sur la durée du travail (mines de charbon), 1935; de la convention de réduction de la durée du travail (travaux publics), 1936; de la convention de réduction de la durée du travail (textile), 1937 et de la convention sur les travailleurs migrants, 1939. ISBN 92-2-211525-2.

Tripartite Meeting on the Globalization of the Footwear, Textiles and Clothing Industries: Effects on Employment and Working Conditions. Geneva, 28 October-1 November 1996. Report. Geneva, 1996. 142 pp. ISBN 92-2-110182-7. SFR20. Note on the proceedings. ISBN 92-2-110449-4. SFR15.
Reunión tripartita sobre la incidencia en el empleo y en las condiciones de trabajo de la mundializacíon de las industrias del calzado, los textiles y el vestido. Informe para el debate. ISBN 92-2-310182-4. Nota sobre las labores. ISBN 92-2-210449-1.
Réunion tripartite sur la mondialisation des industries de la chaussure, des textiles et du vêtement: incidences sur l'emploi et les conditions de travail. Rapport. ISBN 92-2-210182-0. Note sur les travaux. ISBN 92-2-210449-8.

Effects of technological changes in the clothing industry. (Report II.) ILO Tripartite Technical Meeting for the Clothing Industry, 4th Meeting. Reference is made to the contribution that new machinery has made towards improving accident prevention and enhancing the working environment. Particular attention is paid to the problem of stress linked primarily to assembly line production and output pay systems which prevail throughout the industry. Geneva, 1994. 42 pp. ISBN 92-2-109485-5 (TTM/CLO/4/1995). SFR12.50. Translation: French, Spanish; extracts in Chinese, German and Russian.

Recent developments in the leather and footwear industry. (Report I.) ILO Tripartite Technical Meeting for the Leather and Footwear Industry, 4th Meeting. Contents of Report I: Recent developments in the industry and section on working conditions and training. Geneva, 1991. 101 pp. ISBN 92-2-108068-4 (TTM/LFI/4/1992). SFR17.50. Translation: French.

Employment and working conditions and competitiveness in the leather and footwear industry. (Report II.) ILO Tripartite Technical Meeting for the Leather and Footwear Industry, 4th Meeting. Covers general trends in production and trade; factors affecting international competitiveness; employment trends; conditions of work. Includes a section on workers' health and safety, looks at risk assessment and monitoring, process organization, mechanical and chemical hazards and accidents. Geneva, 1991. 205 pp. ISBN 92-2-108069-2 (TTM/LFI). SFR30. Translation: French.

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

L'industrie du textile-habillement en Tunisie: les besoins des chefs d'entreprise et les conditions de travail des femmes dans les PME. (Document de travail.) (SAP.2.77/WP.136.) 1999. 68 pp. ISBN 92-2-211618-6. Publication gratuite disponible auprès du Programme des activités sectorielles, OIT.

Business ethics in the textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) industries: Codes of conduct. 1997. (SAP2.60/WP.110.) Free publication available from the ILO Sectoral Activities Programme. Translation: French.
Ethique des affaires dans les industries THC (textile, habillement, chaussures): les codes de conduite.

Working conditions in the textiles industry in the light of technological changes. (Report II.) ILO Textiles Committee, 12th Session. This report examines the main technological innovations in the textile industry and their effects both on productivity and the level and structure of employment and on work organization. Geneva, 1991. 43 pp. Bibl.ref. ISBN 92-2-107807-8. SFR12.50. Translation: French, Spanish.

Safety and health problems in small and medium-scale textile enterprises in five developing countries: A synthesis report. 1990. Working paper, No. 36. Geneva, 1991. 52 pp. ISBN 92-2-107714-4. Free publication available only from the ILO Sectoral Activities Programme.

See also / Véase también / Voir aussi
See file Ergonomics
Ergonomía
Ergonomie
See file Labour Administration and Inspection
Administración e inspección del trabajo
Administration et inspection du travail
See file New Technology
Nuevas tecnologías
Nouvelles technologies
See file Occupational Hygiene and Diseases
Higiene del trabajo y enfermedades profesionales
Hygiène du travail et maladies professionnelles
See file Occupational Stress
Estrés en el trabajo
Stress au travail
See file Working Conditions and Environment
Condiciones de trabajo y medio ambiente
Conditions de travail et milieu ambiant
See file Work Organization
Organización del trabajo
Organisation du travail

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