All publications: Public service
ILO Working paper 135
Protecting whistle-blowers in the public service: A global survey of whistle-blowing laws applicable to the public service sector
This paper provides an analysis of national laws relevant to whistle-blowers in the public sector across 67 ILO Member States.
ILO Working paper 120
Working conditions of subnational government workers in selected South and South-east Asian countries: Bangladesh, Nepal, Indonesia,...
This study investigates the working conditions of subnational government (SNG) employees in select South and Southeast Asian countries, viz. Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It is situated in the context of decentralized...
ILO Working paper 114
Institutional and labour relations regimes promoting decent working conditions for Local and Regional Government (LRG) Workers in Croatia,...
This publication presents a comparative analysis of the Local and Regional Government (LRG) sector workforce in five European countries: Croatia, Germany, Greece, Spain, and Sweden.
ILO Working paper 109
Working conditions of subnational government workers in selected African countries
This report provides a comprehensive evaluation of the institutional and labour relations regimes in six African countries: Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, and South Africa with a special emphasis on promoting decent working conditions...
Public services
Building a high quality public service in Sri Lanka through workplace reform
The public service is a major employer in Sri Lanka, engaging some 1.4 million people. This Report recommends fundamental changes to the status quo: a new approach to workplace relations; a new human resource capability; new structures, processes...
ILO working paper 73
Social dialogue in the Public Services in South Asia
A comparative overview of the laws, institutions and practices in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka
ILO working paper 73
Social dialogue in the Public Services in South Asia
A comparative overview of the laws, institutions and practices in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka
ILO working paper 73
Social dialogue in the Public Services in South Asia (epub)
A comparative overview of the laws, institutions and practices in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka
ILO working paper 67
Social dialogue in the Public Services in selected ASEAN Countries
A comparative overview of the laws, institutions and practices in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand
ILO working paper 67
Social dialogue in the Public Services in selected ASEAN Countries
A comparative overview of the laws, institutions and practices in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand
ILO working paper 67
Social dialogue in the Public Services in selected ASEAN Countries (epub)
A comparative overview of the laws, institutions and practices in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand
ILO working paper 58
Diversity of practices in social dialogue in the public service in selected African countries
This report examines diversity practices and social dialogue in the public service across selected African countries. It explores approaches to promoting inclusion, equality and representation in public institutions, highlighting the role of social...
Is public sector employment a haven in the COVID-19 jobs crisis?
It looks as if job opportunities in the public sector have provided a respite from the shrinking private sector during the dark days of the COVID-19 crisis, at least for some women.
COVID-19 and the Public Service
COVID-19 and public emergency services
This policy brief addresses issues relating to public sector workers who perform frontline duties in confronting the COVID-19 crisis in the name of the State, often described in statutes as essential services. The brief discusses their role in...
The scope of essential services: Laws, Regulations and Practices
The Scope of Collective Bargaining in Public Administration
Law and practice on protecting whistle-blowers in the public and financial services sectors
This paper seeks to map out laws and practices and identify measures in place for the protection of whistle-blowers by analysing a representative sample of laws, regulations and international instruments.
Social dialogue in the public service in selected countries of the European Union
The aim of this paper is to analyse the regulation and practice of social dialogue in the public service at the European Union (EU) level and within a group of EU countries, with a focus on the forms of social dialogue other than collective...
Guidelines on decent work in public emergency services
Guidelines adopted at the Meeting of Experts to adopt Guidelines on Decent Work in Public Emergency Services (Geneva, 16–20 April 2018)