Online publications

• The Current Status and Evolution of Industrial Relations in Sri Lanka (pdf - 1.04 mb)
  Franklyn Amerasinghe ISBN 978922122792-2 (print), ISBN 978922122793-9 (web pdf) 2009
  
  
• Current Status and Evolution of Industrial Relations System in Maharashtra (pdf - 1.90 mb)
  K R Shyam Sundar ISBN 978922122784-7 (print), ISBN 978922122785-4 (web pdf) 2009
  
  
• Current Status and Evolution of Industrial Relations System in Bangladesh (pdf - 2.69 mb)
  Dr. Abdullah Al Farugue ISBN 978922122790-8 (print), ISBN 978922122791-5 (web pdf) 2009
  
  The objective of the study is to cirtically investigate the current status and evolution of industrial relations in Bangladesh. The study seeks to analyse role of the main actors in industrial relation system.
• The Evolution of Industrial Relations in West Bengal (pdf - 338 kb)
  Ratna Sen ISBN 978922122786-1 (print), ISBN 978922122787-8 (web pdf) 2009
  
  This study pay particular attention to collective bargaining as a wage-fixing mechanism, and assess its relevance as part of the whole system of wage-fixing.
• The Evolution of Industrial Relations in Pakistan: (pdf - 1.43 mb)
  Sabus Ghayur ISBN 978922122788-5 (print), ISBN 978922122789-2 (web pdf) 2009
  
  This study aims at providing an insignt into workers' and employers' organizations in the subregion, collective bargaining trends and coverage, dispute settlement and existing mechanisms to solve them, and recent tripartism and social dialogue practices.
• Informal Employment in Sri Lanka: Nature, Probability of Employment, and Determinants of wages: (pdf - 277 kb)
  ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper Series
  Ramani Gunatilaka ISBN 978922121787-9 (print), ISBN 978922121788-6 (web pdf) 2008
  
  This paper looks at the nature of informal employment in Sri Lanka along three dimensions: its extent and nature; the characteristics of workers that increase the probability of engaging in informal employment, rather than in formal employment; and the determinants of informal employees' wages when compared with formal employees' wages.
• National Tripartite Meeting on the Employment Relationship in India: (pdf - 508 kb)
  Proceedings
  ISBN 978922121661-2 (print), ISBN 9789221216629 (web pdf) 2008
  
  This publication compiles the papers presented at the National Workshop on the Employment Relationship, which took place in Bangalore in October 2007, organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in cooperation with the Council of Indian Employers.
• Trends and patterns of labour supply and unemployment in India- (pdf - 967 kb)
  ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper Series
  Sandip Sarkar, ISBN 978922120896-9 (print), ISBN 978922120897-2 (web pdf) 2008
  
  This paper discusses various dimensions of labour supply and unemployment in India spanning over the last two decades. It examines the trends in female labour supply during the period 1983-2004, the age demographics of the labour force and education status and their impact on labour supply.
• Managing international labour migration from India: Policies and perspectives- (pdf - 996 kb)
  ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper Series
  S.K. Sasikumar & Zakir Hussain ISBN 978922121785-5 (print), ISBN 978922121786-2 (web pdf) 2008
  
  The paper addresses issues related to the promotion and sustenance of international labour migration from India on the one hand and protection of migrant workers on the other.
• Employment and Poverty in Rural India: whcih way to go now - (pdf - 170 kb)
  ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper Series
  G.K. Chadha, ISBN 978922121675-9 (print), ISBN 978922121676-6 (web pdf) 2008
  
  The paper suggests that there is tremendous scope, at the policy and implementation level, to improve rural employment and reduce poverty in India.
• Through the Magnifying Glass: Women's Work and Labour force participation in urban Delhi- (pdf - 825 kb)
  ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper Series
  Ratna M Sudarshan & Shrayana Bhattacharya, ISBN 978922120898-3 (print), ISBN 978922120899-0 (web pdf) 2008
  
  This paper seeks to explore the nature of women's workforce participation in urban Delhi through a household survey carried out in Delhi during a three month period between September 2006 and November 2006.
• Labour market institutions in India: Their impact on growth and employment - (pdf - 256 kb)
  ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper Series
  Errol D'Souza, ISBN 978922120894-5 (print), ISBN 978922120895-2 (web pdf) 2008
  
  The lack of flexibility in the labour market in emerging economics is often cited as the reason for poor performance of the labour market in terms of employment generation and productivity growth.
• Trade liberalization, employment, labour productivity, and real wages: A study of the organized manufacturing industry in India in the 1980s and 1990s.- (pdf - 459 kb)
  ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper Series
  Deb Kusum Das, ISBN 978922120892-1 (print), ISBN 978922120893-8 (web pdf) 2008
  
  The study presents industry-level evidence regarding the connection between trade policy reforms and labour market indicators within organized manufacturing industries in India.
• The Indian Labour Market - An Overview- (pdf - 270 kb)
  ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper Series
  Anup Mitra, ISBN 978922120886-0 (print), ISBN 978922120887-7 (web pdf) 2008
  
  The present study analyses the labour market situation in India over the last two decades. Given the growth profile, which has been quite robust in recent years, one pertinent question is whether India as experienced pro-poor growth.
• Trends in wages and earning in India: Increasing wage diffrentials in a segmented labour market - (pdf - 206 kb)
  ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper Series
  Anup K. Karan & Sakthivel Selvaraj, ISBN 978922120888-4 (print), ISBN 978922120889-1 (web pdf) 2008
  
  This paper is an attempt to look at the structure and needs of wages and earnings in the Indian labour market in the last two decades.
• Evolution of global production systems and their impact on employment in India - (pdf - 280 kb)
  ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper Series
  Amitendu Palit, ISBN 978922120890-7 (print), ISBN 978922120891-4 (web pdf) 2008
  
  The present paper examines the prospects as well as the challenges facing the workforce in developing countries, particularly India, with the emergence of global production systems.
• Employment Challenge and Strategies in India - (pdf - 280 kb)
  ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper Series
  T.S. Papola, ISBN 978922120882-3 (print), ISBN 978922120883-9 (web pdf) 2008
  
  The paper looks at the employment challenges faced by India within the framework of "ten core elements" identified by the Global Employment Agenda of the ILO.
• Growth and employment in the era of globalization: some lessons from the Indian experience - (pdf - 182 kb)
  ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper Series
  Amit Bhaduri, ISBN 978922120884-6 (print), ISBN 978922120885-3 (web pdf) 2008
  
  The paper examines the current growth process that the Indian economy is going through, discusses its impact on employment and redistribution and goes on to present an alternative growth model that is more socially inclusive.
• Reaching Behind Closed Doors - (pdf - 14.1 mb) cover page - (pdf - 321 kb)
  ISBN 92211943-6 and ISBN 97892119436-1 (print) 2006
  
  Reaching Behind Closed Doors frames the international standard of protection in the context of Child Domestic Labour and reviews by comparison the extent of legal and policy measures relating to this sector across South Asia.
• Directory of Trade Unions and Research Institutes in India - (pdf - 11.70 mb ) cover page - (pdf - 137 kb )
  ISBN 922119437-X and ISBN 978922119437-8 (print)
  
  A total of 54 institutions are profiled in this booklet. For easier use, the reserach institutes selected are divided into the four categories: trade unions and their reserach institutes; reserach institutes in the public sector; research institutes in the private sector; and research institutes in academia.
  
• Empowering Tribals - Progressing from Partnership to Ownership - (pdf - 1 mb)
  ISBN 978922118952-7 (print), ISBN 978922118953-4 (web pdf) 2006
  
  The Story of A Cluster of Tribal Villages in Mayurbhanj Orissa, working with SSADRI and the ILO-INDISCO.
• An Employment Strategy for the Islamic Republic of Iran - (pdf - 1.30 mb )
  ISBN 922117065-9, 2005
  A Report prepared for the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs under UNDP SPPD funding
  
• Leadership Training Manual for Women Leaders of Cooperatives - (pdf - 1.56 mb)
  User' Guide
  ISBN 922117066-7 (print), ISBN 9221181731 (web pdf) 2005
  
  The Manual consists of seven modules, comprising several units, and draws upon existing ILO tools on gender analysis, equality and development. The topics broadly cover fundamentals of cooperatives, gender sensitization and self transformation, leadership, coping with challenges, organization and enterprise management.
• Social Dialogue at Enterprise Level Successful Experiences - (pdf -499 kb)
  A. Sivananthiran, C.S. Venkata Ratnam, ISBN 922117365-8, 2005
• Informal Economy : The Growing Challenge for Labour Administration - (pdf - 557 kb)
  A.Sivananthiran, C.S. Venkata Ratnam, ISBN 922118060-3 (print), ISBN 922118061-1 (web pdf), 2005
  
  This volume presents a synthesis of country experiences and case studies mainly from Asia, representing several segments of the informal economy with a focus on labour administration and the informal economy. The case studies look at possible approaches in the areas of social security, child labour, bonded labour, and home workers.
• A Decade of ILO-India Partnerships- (pdf - 978 kb)
  Towards a Future without Child Labour 1992-2002
  ISBN 922113744-9, 2004
  
  The concern over child labour is now greater than ever before - both within India and all over the world. The objective of this report is to assess and learn from the experiences of ILO's IPEC (International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour) in India from 1992 to 2002.
• Prevention and Settlement of Labour Dispute in Sri Lanka - (pdf - 1.71 mb)
  A. Sivananthiran, C.S. Venkata Ratnam, ISBN , 2004
• Migrant Workers and Human Rights - (pdf - 476 kb)
  Outmigration from South Asia
  Pong-Sul Ahn, ISBN 922115697-4, 2004
  
  The economic consequences and social aspects of out-migration from South Asia raise a number of vital issues pertaining to Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The country specific papers analyze the trends and nature of the out-migration, examine the socio-economic impact of migration on both sending and receiving countries, highlight the human and labour rights of migrant workers.