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

Policies to formalize paid domestic work in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Domestic work is one of the occupations most affected by informality in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is estimated that around 18 million people are engaged in domestic work in the region, of which 77.5% are in the informal economy.

Institutional Section

First report: Complaint concerning non-observance by the Republic of Chile of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to...

Briefing note

No.1 Technological changes and work in the future: Making technology work for all

This note analyses the effects of technological changes on the quantity and quality of jobs and discusses policy challenges in developing a skilled workforce, avoiding job polarization and assuring equal distribution of productivity gains.

Briefing note

No.3 A challenging future for the employment relationship: Time for affirmation or alternatives

This note discusses the evolution of the employment relationship, the stresses posed by the changing organization of work, the prognosis for fundamental alteration of the relationship, and regulatory challenges in providing adequate protection to...

Briefing note

No.4 Social contract and the future of work: Inequality, income security, labour relations and social dialogue

This note discusses the role of the social contract between the state and other actors in defining mutual expectations for distributing power and resources to achieve social justice, the erosion of that contract as result of rising inequality and...

Governance and Tripartism working paper series

Post-crisis social dialogue in Spain: The calm after the storm

This study examines the challenges facing tripartite social dialogue in Spain and its potential for revitalization following the timid steps taken by successive governments and the social partners. The authors contrast this situation to the...

Book

Europe's disappearing middle class? Evidence from the world of work

The book issues a warning about the latest trends in the world of work and presents considerations to policy-makers for ensuring the future of the middle class in Europe.

Mongolia policy brief: Freedom of Association and Collective bargaining

This policy brief is part of a series providing information on international labour standards and their implementation in Mongolia.

Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 83

Redistributing value added towards labour in apparel supply chains: Tackling low wages through purchasing practices

Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 59

The (missing) link between wages and productivity in the Philippines: What role for collective bargaining and the new two-tier wage system?

Carrying out tracer studies: Guide to anticipating and matching skills and jobs, Volume 6

This guide is a part of the European Training Foundation (ETF), the ILO and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) series of guides on skills anticipation and matching.

Challenges and Opportunities of Teleworking for Workers and Employers in the ICTS and Financial Services Sectors

Issues Paper for the Global Dialogue Forum on the Challenges and Opportunities of Teleworking for Workers and Employers in the ICTS and Financial Services Sectors (Geneva, 24-26 October 2016)

Issue Brief no. 4 - Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining

Negotiating for gender equality

Inequality of opportunity, treatment and outcomes between women and men still persists in global labour markets. Achieving gender equality in the workplace remains one of the biggest challenges for governments, social partners and management at...

Ukraine

ILO project: The effectiveness of the labour inspection system and of social dialogue mechanisms is strengthened

This new brochure provides on overview about the main objectives of the ILO project to strengthen the effectiveness of the labour inspection system in Ukraine.

Studies on Growth with Equity

Building a social pillar for European convergence

This report finds that EU Member States are either diverging in terms of socio-economic performance or converging towards deteriorating outcomes such as worsening inequality and widening structural imbalances.

Promoting Freedom of Association and Social Dialogue in Myanmar (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project: MMR/13/06/NOR - Evaluation Consultants: Jenny Luck

Disaster preparedness and response

TC Winston - (Fiji) Community Based Emergency Employment (CBEE) report 2016

The immediate objective of the Community Based Emergency Employment (CBEE) was to support food security and loss of income of the identified villages through a social protection lens.

Building Bargaining Power: How Domestic Workers in Lebanon made a courageous step to form a union

In January 2015, 200 women and men from Ethiopia, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and beyond founded a Union for domestic workers in Lebanon. The Founding Congress was both a moving and historical occasion: this was the birth of the...

Tripartite action to protect migrants from labour exploitation (ASEAN TRIANGLE) (Final evaluation Summary)

Project: RAS/12/01/CAN - Evaluation Consultant: Theo van der Loop

Outcome 14: Promoting the Right to Freedom of Association and the Right to Collective Bargaining (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project: GLO/14/66/SID - Evaluation Consultant: Sandy Wark