Publications
May 2017
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Trade Union Reference Manual on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
08 May 2017
This reference manual, seeks to assist trade union leaders, members and sympathizers, in their engagement in these national strategies for sustainable development.
March 2017
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Violence and Harassment against Women and Men in the World of Work-Trade Union Perspective and Action
08 March 2017
Violence against women and men in the world of work is an abuse of power that affects the most marginalised workers. Women are disproportionately affected where unequal power relations, low pay, non-standard working conditions and other workplace abuses expose them to violence in the world of work. This report draws on the work of Global Union Federations and 35 national case studies from different sectors and countries across the world to show that through collective agreements, workplace policies and negotiations, campaigns and awareness raising, trade unions have taken constructive steps to tackle violence in the world of work. A key objective of the report is to promote a systematic approach to prevention and elimination of violence and harassment at work and to inform trade unions in building a strong position for the development of a standard-setting item at the International Labour Conference in 2018.
February 2017
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Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy Recommendation, 2015 (No. 204)-Workers' Guide
24 February 2017
The Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy Recommendation, 2015 (No. 204), adopted by the International Labour Conference (ILC) in June 2015, is the first international instrument dealing specifically with the informal economy. This Workers’ Guide was prepared with the objective of encouraging and assisting workers’ organizations at all levels to protect and promote the rights and working conditions of workers in the informal economy and to implement Recommendation No. 204.
November 2015
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Productivity improvement and the role of trade unions
17 November 2015
July 2015
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Educating for Union Strength
14 July 2015
The handbook emphasizes the importance of training educators and focuses on ‘educating the union educator’ to implement education activities that are learner focused and based on the principles of solidarity and collectivism. It recognizes that education is a vital part of a union strategy and action plans because it encourages the involvement and confidence of workers to play a role in the union strengthening negotiations, representation and campaigns.
June 2015
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A just transition for all: Can the past inform the future?
11 June 2015
2015 is a decisive year for global agreements on Sustainable Development and climate change. The ILO calls for a just transition for all towards a greener and more socially sustainable economy. This Journal is focussing on drawing lessons from a few transition experiences in order to analyse how successfully (or not) these processes were managed in the past and how future transitions might be handled in a just manner. Challenges such as policy coherence, consultations and participation by all relevant stakeholders are addressed and lessons learned on these issues are highlighted in the Journal.
October 2014
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Job preservation through worker cooperatives: An overview of international experiences and strategies
08 October 2014
This book has been written to fill a gap in the literature. At a basic level, it is meant to inform of successful cases of job preservation through the creation of worker cooperatives in different regions of the world. More importantly, it is meant to elucidate the conditions of success for such attempts at recovery and to draw the important lessons learned by workers and their organizations in dealing with them.
June 2012
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Social Justice and Growth: The Role of the Minimum Wage
18 June 2012
This issue of the International Journal of Labour Research is wholly dedicated to the question of the minimum wage, a matter that has gained in importance and profile in recent years. No doubt, the main reasons behind this rise in prominence relate to the stagnation of wages in several parts of the world, a generalized increase in earnings inequality as well as the rise in social unrest across the globe.
May 2012
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Achieving Decent Work for Domestic Workers
22 May 2012
An organizer’s manual to promote ILO convention no. 189 and build domestic workers’ power.