All publications: Transport equipment
Employment and wages in Indian manufacturing: Post-reform performance
EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 185
Strategies for sectoral training and employability in India: Case studies of the IT/ITES and automotive sectors
The study underlines the importance of social partner involvement in the elaboration of sectoral skills strategies and ever evolving changes in skill needs. It also emphasizes the importance of sound recruitment and training practices, training...
SCORE Training Brochure for Small and Medium Enterprises in Ghana
Greener Business Asia (GBA) project
The brochure for the Greener Business Asia (GBA) project outlines the objectives, strategy and components of this technical cooperation initiative. GBA works in Thailand and the Philippines, and is supported by the Government of Japan.
Managing integration for better jobs and shared prosperity in the ASEAN Economic Community: The case of Thailand's automotive sector
This paper examines the socio-economic impact of regional integration for Thailand’s automotive industry, through evidence-based analysis and projections. The paper discusses issues related to industrial and structural changes that will affect the...
Responsible Workplace Practices
The ILO approach to responsible workplace practices - Sustainable Enterprises
Nepal: Addressing the Employment Challenge through the Sectoral Pattern of Growth
The report gives an overview of employment situation and challenges in Nepal and discusses on sectoral pattern of growth to address the challenge that Nepal's economy faces. The specific sectors that have been selected for analysis in the Report are...
Collective Bargaining
Benefits of the Collective Bargaining Agreement
The agreement aims to improve the working and living conditions of tends of thousands of workers and their families, and to reduce the incidence of industrial action by establishing mechanisms to resolve labour disputes.
Collective Bargaining
The Collective Bargaining Agreement: A Brief History
2008 – In efforts to promote labour management relations and improve social dialogue in the sector, Better Work Jordan helped to establish Performance Improvement Consultative Committees (PICCs) in factories participating in the programme. These...
Collective Bargaining
The Role of Better Work Jordan
Better Work Jordan – a joint initiative between the ILO and the International Finance Corporation – introduced the idea of a collective bargaining agreement to the employers and the garment union in early 2012.
Collective Bargaining
Facts about the Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Ready Made Garment Sector in Jordan
The collective bargaining agreement, which will affect more than 55,000 workers, is one of the most comprehensive of its kind in Jordan and in the apparel sector globally.
Collective Bargaining
A Collective Bargaining Agreement for Jordan's Ready Made Garment Sector
The agreement, which will affect 55,000 workers, 40,000 of whom work in the export sector, is one of the most comprehensive collective bargaining agreements to be found in Jordan and in the apparel sector globally. It is a significant step for the...
Collective Bargaining
Overview of Jordan's Ready Made Garment Sector
Jordan has experienced rapid growth in the apparel industry in recent years, which accounts for nearly 17 percent of the country’s total exports. Apparel exports, mostly to the United States, reached a record high of USD 1.2 billion in 2012.
Mapping and analysis of growth-oriented industrial sub-sectors and their skill requirements in Bangladesh
Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 17
Tire Vulcanizer: International Hazard Datasheets on Occupation
The datasheet contains information on the hazards, risks and notions of prevention related to this specific occupation. The datasheet is intended for those professionally concerned with health and safety at work.
Upholsterer, automobile: International Hazard Datasheets on Occupation
The datasheet contains information on the hazards, risks and notions of prevention related to this specific occupation. The datasheet is intended for those professionally concerned with health and safety at work.
Worker, Paint and lacquer manufacturing: International Hazard Datasheets on Occupation
The datasheet contains information on the hazards, risks and notions of prevention related to this specific occupation. The datasheet is intended for those professionally concerned with health and safety at work.
Operator, boiler: International Hazard Datasheets on Occupation
The datasheet contains information on the hazards, risks and notions of prevention related to this specific occupation. The datasheet is intended for those professionally concerned with health and safety at work.
Mechanic, Automobile: International Hazard Datasheets on Occupation
The datasheet contains information on the hazards, risks and notions of prevention related to this specific occupation. The datasheet is intended for those professionally concerned with health and safety at work.
Promoting employment-intensive growth in Sri Lanka: policy analysis of the manufacturing and service sectors
This paper examines the employment effect of growth in manufacturing sector industries in Sri Lanka covering a period of 17 years from 1990.