Publications

June 2020

  1. An ILO for All Seasons-The International Labour Organization's Ways out of Crisis

    29 June 2020

    Over a hundred years, the ILO has developed International Labour Standards and Policy Responses to mitigate the effects of employment and social crises.The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how hasards move in a globalized world. It has highlighted the need to use the tools that are available for countering social and economic crises and securing the safety and health of workers. This book traces the development of these tools and the ways in which they have been successfully applied over the last hundred years.

May 2020

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    COVID-19 Crisis: Why ILO Employment and Decent Work for Peace and Resilience Recommendation(R205) is relevant for Trade Unions?

    02 May 2020

    ILO Employment and Decent Work for Peace and Resilience Recommendation (R205), which was adopted by the International Labour Conference (ILC) in June 2017, provides detailed guidance to constituents on how best to deal with crisis situations arising from conflicts and disasters.

  2. © Chassenet / BSIP via AFP 2022
    COVID-19 Crisis: Why ILO Social Protection Floors Recommendation (R202) is relevant for Trade Unions?

    02 May 2020

    ILO Recommendation (R202) was adopted by ILO constituents in the aftermath of the 2008 financial and economic crisis, expressing the commitment of member States to ensure that all members of society enjoy at least a basic level of social protection throughout their lives.

  3. © Xavier Donat 2022
    Importance of the effective respect and implementation of ILO’s International Labour Standards in the context of the outbreak of COVID

    02 May 2020

    In situations of crisis, such as the one the world is facing with COVID-19, it is crucial to respect and implement International Labour Standards (ILS) within the framework of the rule of law.

January 2020

  1. Interactions between Workers’ Organizations and Workers in the Informal Economy: A Compendium of Practice

    30 January 2020

    A compilation of concrete examples, drawn from around the world, showing how trade unions have sought to reach out to workers in the informal economy to reduce the decent work deficits they face and support their transition to formality.

November 2019

  1. Web Application on Freedom of Association

    02 November 2019

    How to secure and promote freedom of association? This web application provides an overview of the principles on freedom of association and explains how ILO procedures and bodies can be best used to secure and promote freedom of association across the world.

August 2018

  1. Conference Committee on the Application of Standards: Record of Proceedings (ILC 2018)

    27 August 2018

    The Conference Committee on the Application of Standards, a standing tripartite body of the International Labour Conference and an essential component of the ILO’s supervisory system, examines each year the report published by the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations.

September 2017

  1. Conference Committee on the Application of Standards: Extracts from the Record of Proceedings (ILC 2017)

    22 September 2017

    The Conference Committee on the Application of Standards, a standing tripartite body of the International Labour Conference and an essential component of the ILO’s supervisory system, examines each year the report published by the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations.

September 2016

  1. Conference Committee on the Application of Standards: Extracts from the Record of Proceedings (ILC 2016)

    23 September 2016

    The Conference Committee on the Application of Standards, a standing tripartite body of the International Labour Conference and an essential component of the ILO’s supervisory system, examines each year the report published by the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations.

December 2015

  1. Decent work in global supply chains

    07 December 2015

October 2015

  1. Conference Committee on the Application of Standards: Extracts from the Record of Proceedings (ILC 2015)

    08 October 2015

    The Conference Committee on the Application of Standards, a standing tripartite body of the International Labour Conference and an essential component of the ILO’s supervisory system, examines each year the report published by the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations.

November 2014

  1. Conference Committee on the Application of Standards: Extracts from the Record of Proceedings (ILC 2014)

    17 November 2014

    The Conference Committee on the Application of Standards, a standing tripartite body of the International Labour Conference and an essential component of the ILO’s supervisory system, examines each year the report published by the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations.

December 2013

  1. Multinationales Enterprises and Freedom of Association: Cases of the ILO Committee on Freedom of Association

    24 December 2013

    Provides an overview of the violations of freedom of association that originated in major multinational enterprises, summarizing the facts alleged by the unions, the Committee's recommendations and the subsequent result, with the aim of highlighting one more time the importance of the Committee and of the international labour standards in general, for protecting the fundamental rights of workers around the world.

June 2013

  1. Meeting the challenge of precarious work: A workers ’ agenda

    18 June 2013

    In 2011, the Bureau for Workers’ activities held its biannual symposium on an ever-growing preoccupation for workers around the world: the growth and spread of precarious work. This issue of the IJLR presents some of the contributions to this event and, more importantly, tries to provide guidance on possible trade union strategies to counter the expansion of forms of precarious work.

November 2009

  1. The Employment Effects of Climate Change and Climate Change Responses: A Role for International Labour Standards?

    01 November 2009

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. Trade Unions and Child Labour: 4. Campaigning Against Child Labour

    01 January 2000

  2. Trade Unions and Child Labour: 7. The Tripartite Structure to Combat Child Labour

    01 January 2000

  3. Trade Unions and Child Labour: 6. Using ILO Standards to Combat Child Labour

    01 January 2000

  4. Trade Unions and Child Labour: 5. Collective Bargaining to Combat Child Labour

    01 January 2000