All publications: Costa Rica
Latin American Network to Combat Child Labour: Public-Private Partnership
This partnership between Fundación Telefónica and the ILO created a strategic regional alliance to more efficiently combat child labour in Latin America. It strengthens institutions and provides the required tools to disseminate good practices and...
Good Governance through Labour Administration and Labour Inspection – Final Evaluation (Final evaluation summary)
Project: GLO/12/02/NOR - Evaluation Consultant: Amy Jersild
MDG Achievement Fund Knowledge Management Facility on Youth Employment and Migration
Brochure: Reaping the benefits and minimizing the risks of youth labour migration
Economic Crisis, International Tourism Decline and its Impact on the Poor
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.
Promotion of gender-sensitive labour migration policies in Costa Rica, Haiti, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic (Midterm...
Project RLA/09/05/EEC - Evaluation Consultant: Javier Varela
Policy guide
Strengthening the role of employment injury schemes to help prevent occupational accidents and diseases
The aim of this guide is to provide policy recommendations for future direction in the area of employment injury schemes. The guide is targeted at national authorities dealing with occupational safety and health (OSH).
ESS Paper Series (SECSOC)
Fiscal space and the extension of social protection. Lessons learnt from developing countries
This paper focuses on the analysis of experience in creating fiscal space for the extension of social protection. It presents the results of studies conducted in eight developing countries (Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Costa Rica, Lesotho, Namibia,...
ESS Paper Series (SECSOC) - ESS 35
The extension of social security and the social responsibility of multinational enterprises
An exploratory study on the relation between the extension of social security and corporate social responsibility of multinational enterprises.
Verification Report-Costa Rica-Agosto-Diciembre 2010
This document summarizes the actions taken by the country, in the period August-December 2010, to comply with the recommendations of the White Paper
Theme 2: New Employment Relationships - Costa Rica
Theme 1: The Role of Labour Court Judges in the Implementation of Social Policies - Costa Rica
Skills for green jobs in Costa Rica
Background country study
Preparation of a Roadmap for the prevention and elimination of child labour and its worst forms. Concept note.
ESS Paper Series No. 8
Anti-poverty programmes in Costa Rica. The non-contributory pension scheme
This study provides an overview of the main problems facing the Costa Rican Government's poverty reduction programmes, with particular emphasis on the management of resources. In particular, it provides a detailed analysis of a specific programme,...
Taking action! The Labour Inspection in the face of crimes of commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents
This pamphlet, addressed to labour inspectors, attempts to answer the questions related to child labour and its worst forms, and inform, in particular, with regard to crimes of commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents, who are...
A shared responsibility: Workers organizations in the fight against the commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents
This leaflet describes the characteristics, causes and consequences of commercial sexual exploitation of children and is directed at workers¿ organizations throughout Central America, including both trade union leaders and their respective unions,...
Offshoring and employment in the developing world : the case of Costa Rica
Employment Working Paper No. 4