All publications: social dialogue + tripartism + labour relations + collective bargaining + collective agreements

Promoting Social Dialogue and Harmonious Industrial Relations in Bangladesh Ready-Made Garment Industry

SDIR Project update: December 2018

Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 105

An analysis of multiparty bargaining models for global supply chains

Reviews one approach for realizing the goal of improving labour standards at the lower rungs of supply chains that has to date received relatively little scholarly attention: substantive, enforceable agreements between lead firms and unions or...

Bali declaration - Policy briefs

Strengthening social dialogue and tripartism (2018 update)

The Bali Declaration was adopted at the 16th Asia and Pacific Regional Meeting of the ILO on 9 December 2016. The Declaration serves as a call to action for governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations in the region to do more to promote...

Research Department Working Paper n°38

Corporate Social Responsibility: Exploring determinants and complementarities

This paper address the question of why forms and practices of corporate social responsibility (CSR) differ greatly between firms.

Guidelines for the implementation of employment contracts in the export-orientated garment sector

A guideline for the implementation of employment contracts is required so that a balance is found between the need to protect workers and the competitiveness of the garment sector.

Country strategy

DECENT WORK COUNTRY PROGRAMME: BANGLADESH 2017-2020

The Impact of Social Dialogue and Collective Bargaining on Working Conditions in SMEs: A Literature Review

Case study: Colombia investment, export promotion and workers’ rights

This case study evaluates the policies and practices that the Colombian government has initiated in order to attract investment, and promote exports based on improved respect for workers’ rights. It seeks to assess to what extent the Colombian...

Factors affecting technology spillovers from Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) in backward linkages in the Turkish manufacturing sector:...

The objective of these studies is to stimulate It is widely accepted by developing countries that technology and knowledge can spill over from Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) to local firms. However, this outcome is not automatic; a broad range of...

Report of the ILO-AICESIS Conference: Social dialogue and the future of work

Good practices in collective bargaining: A compilation of case studies from Pakistan

The compilation of good practices of collective bargaining agreements is envisioned to be a step towards collating and documenting examples of good practices in collective bargaining in different economic sectors in the country. The rationale for...

India Wage Report: Wage policies for decent work and inclusive growth

This report provides an overview of recent trends in wages, including wage gaps between different categories of workers, gender wage gaps, wages by sector and occupation, and trends in wage inequality. It analyses the existing market labour...

Support to Build Capacity for Improving National Industrial Relations Database for Evidence-based Policy-making (NIRF/Canada) project...

BRICS BRIEF SERIES - Social Dialogue and Industrial Relations

Social Dialogue and Industrial Relations: Global Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

Social dialogue is widely recognised as an important component of good governance of labour-related matters. It has key significance for the implementation of the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and its goals (SDGs) at the national level. It...

Executive Summary

Decent work Country Programme: Bangladesh 2017-20

The Decent Work Country Programme sets out ILO’s programme priorities for Bangladesh for the period 2017-20.

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...

EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 246

"Negotiating the algorithm”: Automation, artificial intelligence and labour protection

Book

Collective Agreements: Extending Labour Protection

This volume examines the extension of collective agreements and its use as a policy tool to expand the coverage of labour protection, and shore up collective bargaining.

Freedom of association - Compilation of decisions of the Committee on Freedom of Association (PDF version)

Sixth edition (2018)

Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 97

Multi-employer collective bargaining in South Africa

In South Africa, collective bargaining operates at multiple levels. The main distinction to draw is between single-employer bargaining and multi-employer bargaining.