All publications: Mining
Sectoral Studies on Decent Work in Global Supply Chains
Comparative Analysis of Opportunities and Challenges for Social and Economic Upgrading
Occupational Safety and Health
CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS IN TURKEY’S COAL MINES
An International Labour Organization (ILO)-sponsored study prepared in cooperation with the Turkish Economic Policy Research Foundation (TEPAV) emphasizes the need for a national policy in mining which ensures not only a continued development of...
National Child Labour Survey
Sectoral survey of child labour in informal tin mining in Kepulauan Bangka Belitung Province, Indonesia 2014
The survey as reported here is primarily aimed at providing an in-depth understanding through an evidence-based approach of the child labour phenomenon in tin mining in Kepulauan Bangka-Belitung of Indonesia in 2014.
FDI in Mining and Sustainable Development in Africa
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in extractives holds enormous potential. Since the 1980s, mining regulations have mainly been directed towards attracting greater foreign investment through amended labour and social policies and more private...
Analytical studies on child labour in mining and quarrying in Ghana
The study aims at the following objectives: To examine the scope of the problem of child labour in mining and quarrying; to find out the, nature and dimensions of Child Labour in mining and quarrying, including the extent of trafficking into the...
Pioneering Partnership Responds to HIV/AIDS in the World of Work
This article deals with the joint action of the ILO, Sierra Rutile and NAS to evaluate Sierra Rutile’s HIV/AIDS programme.
Desk review of research on HIV/AIDS in the world of work
This desk review was conducted by ILO/AIDS as part of the Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV workplace policies/programmes and private sector engagement (IATT/WPPS). It is based primarily on the research documents shared by the IATT members, covering...
Corporate brochure on ILO Programme on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work
Prevent HIV, Protect Human Rights at Work
Rapid assessment of the child labour situation in artisanal mines and quarries in Ogun and Oyo states of Nigeria
The main aim of the rapid assessment is elimination of the incidence of child labour in the artisanal small-scale mining areas in Ogun and Oyo States.
How can manganese affect my health?
Illustrated leaflet about the health hazards of manganese mine workers and residents who live around the mine.
Promoting job creation for young people in multinational enterprises and their supply chains: Sierra Leone
Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 8
Promoting job creation for young people in multinational enterprises and their supply chains: Liberia
Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 7
Research findings on the working conditions and occupational health of children and adolescents engaged in work in carpentry, stone carving...
Child labour is a major concern of international organizations and many countries around the world. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO)'s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour, considerable differences exist...
Prevention of HIV/AIDS in the World of Work: A Tripartite Response. A documentation of Good Practices.
India’s National AIDS Control Programme aims to develop a multisectoral response to HIV/AIDS. Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in key ministries is seen as a key strategy. The Central Board for Workers Education (CBWE), an institution of the Ministry of...
Safety and health in underground coalmines, ILO code of practice
This code of practice on safety and health in underground coalmines reflects the many changes in the industry and its workforce, as well as new developments in occupational safety and health policies and ILO instruments on occupational safety and...
Rapid Assessment of Child Labour in Non-Traditional Mining Sector in Zambia. Final Report
This study was financed from the 8th European Development Fund and with technical inputs from ILO-IPEC.
Situation Report on Child Labour (Plantation, Fire-Works Industry, Tile Industry, Coir Industry & Fishery) - Final Report - Sri Lanka
The objective of the surveys on fireworks, fishery, coir and tile industries and plantation sectors is to estimate through a household based survey the size of the child workers population directly involved in the production process, as well as the...
Girls in Mining: Research Findings from Ghana, Niger, Peru and United Republic of Tanzania
Girls in mining and quarrying in Ghana
The expansion in mining activities has triggered the influx of all sorts of artisanal operators, including girl child labourers. This study is essentially aimed at generating new insights into girls in mining to inform policy and planning in the...
Ending child labour in mining: Field experience and analysis of interventions from Mongolia
Gives an overview of the problem of child labour in the informal mining sector in Mongolia and interventions taken to combat it. It further gives examples of promising practices and recommendations for Mongolia and for other countries. It also...