October 2012

1. Make poverty history-Trade Union manual on the Millennium Development Goals

   17 October 2012

   The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have been the main development framework for the international community since the year 2000. These goals have provided a framework for focused intergovernmental action to fight extreme poverty.

January 2001

1. Fundamental rights at work: Overview and prospects

   01 January 2001

   Labour Education 2001/1 No. 122: Three years after the adoption of the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow-up by the 86th Session of the International Labour Conference, it makes sense to try and take stock of the situation. Not that this would represent a definite exercise, but analysing trends, improvements or setbacks would help determine immediate and future work. This is the aim of this issue of Labour Education which has relied heavily on support from trade union experts and ILO specialists, including colleagues from the Bureau for Workers’ Activities as well as relevant departments at headquarters.

January 2000

1. ILO Declaration on Principles: A New Instrument to Promote Fundamental Rights

   01 January 2000

   Respect for the principles and rights enshrined in the fundamental Conventions of the ILO has always been a prime concern of trade union organizations. For those States that have ratified these core Conventions, the supervisory mechanism now in place effectively ensures their application, and trade union organizations are increasingly prepared to use them.