Publications

2013

1. Sustainable Tourism for Development

   21 June 2013

   The Guidebook demonstrates how the tourism sector can be a vehicle to foster economic and social growth, through the achievement of development imperatives, while minimizing negative social, cultural and environmental impacts.

2. Economic Crisis, International Tourism Decline and its Impact on the Poor

   31 May 2013

   This report is an analysis of the effects of the global economic crisis on the employment of poor and vulnerable groups in the tourism sector.

3. International perspectives on women and work in hotels, catering and tourism

   01 April 2013

   This working paper highlights structural and cultural issues that often determine the roles that women play within the HCT workforce and the strategies which can make a difference to their status and opportunities within the sector.

4. The Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188): Getting on board

   20 March 2013

   Issues paper for discussion at the Global Dialogue Forum for the Promotion of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)

2012

1. 

   The global impact of e-waste: Addressing the challenge

   20 December 2012

   This paper explores the volumes, sources and flows of e-waste, the risks it poses to e-waste workers and the environment, occupational safety and health issues, labour issues and regulatory frameworks, and links this growing global problem with the International Labour Organization’s current and future work.

2. Safety Recommendations for Decked Fishing Vessels of Less than 12 metres in Length and Undecked Fishing Vessels (FAO/ILO/IMO)

   01 December 2012

   The Safety Recommendations provide information on the design, construction, equipment, training and protection of the crews of small fishing vessels with a view to promoting the safety of the vessel and the safety and health of the crews.

3. Handbook of good human resource practices in the teaching profession

   01 August 2012

   The handbook draws upon experiences and good practices in a wide range of ILO member States, giving a large number of examples of good practice and lessons learned. The methods it outlines are intended to be applicable to all schools and education systems, and to be adapted to accommodate differences in resource availability, culture, ethnicity, gender, political and governance structures.

4. 

   HIV and AIDS: Guide for tourism sector

   01 June 2012

   The present Guide is a compilation of a range of resources – including tools and information – that can be used by the different players in the tourism sector to help slow the spread of the AIDS virus. This Guide will also give effect to the provisions of Recommendation No. 200, recalling the specific and important role of employers’ and workers’ organizations in promoting and supporting sectoral, national and international efforts in response to HIV and AIDS and tuberculosis (TB).

5. Migrant workers in the international hotel industry

   01 April 2012

   This Report addresses complex themes relating to migrant work and migrant workers in the international hotel industry, recognizing that the experience of migrant workers (international and internal), their employers and the wider community varies greatly in different countries and cultures.

6. Responsible contracting: An approach aimed at improving social and labour practices in the property services sector

   09 February 2012

   Research paper on the property services sector, and in particular on the provision of cleaning and security services, prepared as background for an ILO meeting on Private employment agencies in private services sectors, 18–19 October 2011.