Publications

Work-related injuries, diseases and Covid-19

02 July 2021

This article reviews the latest global and country numbers of occupational accidents and work-related illnesses and related economic costs in selected countries and regions, compared to the numbers for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The authors examine the types of occupations most at risk of infection and provide examples of COVID-19 experience from three countries in different regions (Italy, Republic of Korea and South Africa). Finally, actions to strengthen health and safety in the workplace are recommended to be taken by the various stakeholders.

COVID-19 and Recovery: The Role of Trade Unions in Building Forward Better

24 June 2021

This year's International Journal of Labour Research explores strategies for workers and their organizations to shape COVID-19 response policies as well as adapting internally to provide vital services to workers and continue fulfilling their societal role as advocate for social justice and workers’ rights. As such, the journal reveals key findings on various topics that are of special interest to trade unions and provide guidance on policies in building forward better.

The Threat of Physical and Psychosocial Violence and Harassment in Digitalized Work

06 February 2018

The workplace is changing rapidly, due to the recent increase of new technologies. Digitalization is impacting management and organisation of workplaces across the world, transforming how, how much, where, and under what conditions, people work.

Trade Union Action on Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities

03 December 2017

Trade unions are working all over the world on disability issues. This research captures and summarises trade union action on disability from over 50 countries, including developed, emerging and developing economies. The research offers a new perspective to trade unions who have not worked on this issue, and points to opportunities for others to develop their work further.

Psychosocial risks, stress and violence in the world of work

28 April 2017

The aims of this issue of the International Journal of Labour Research are to raise the questions surrounding work-related stress, violence and harassment in the world of work, in order to respond to the need to revitalize the exchange of information in the labour movement on these topics. This issue of the Journal comprises five articles covering prevention of psychosocial risks and work-related stress, trade union perspectives and actions on psychosocial risks and violence and harassment, digitalization of work and associated risks, trade union responses to the psychosocial impacts of technological change in contemporary workplaces, and vulnerability of certain groups of workers to violence.

Protect Rights, Prevent HIV!

17 December 2015

Getting to Zero at Work: Inspirational voices from workers

Health, Safety and Environment: A Series of Trade Union Education Manuals for Agricultural Workers

01 January 2006

These series of Manuals was developed to help union affiliates representing agricultural workers to tackle health, safety and environmental (HSE) problems, through their training programmes.

Health and safety at work: A trade union priority

01 January 2002

Figures appearing in this issue of Labour Education 2002/1 No. 126, are shocking: every day sees 5,000 people die from work-related accidents. That is three deaths every minute. Work-related diseases continue to take a heavy toll,affecting at any given time more than 160 million people in both developing and industrialized countries. This is an important issue for all of society, as these casualties help swell the pressures on increasingly stretched public health systems throughout the world. In consequence, the costs and the social impacts on communities have risen.

Top on the agenda: Health and safety in agriculture

02 January 2000

Labour Education 2000/1-2 Nos. 118/119: For time immemorial, workers on the land have tilled the soil in pain. They have been among the last to organize and, even when organized, their interests in promoting their own welfare in terms of safety and health have suffered through a general lack of attention to the needs of this group of workers. If the agenda of the June 2000 Session of the International Labour Conference carries an item on safety and health in agriculture (first discussion), no doubt ILO constituents have selected this item in order to bring to the fore, once and for all, the gravity of the safety and health problems of rural workers in the hope of arriving at a common strategy internationally.

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