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

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

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

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

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.

Report of the Third Regional Seminar on Industrial Relations in the ASEAN Region

Contains the report of the Third Regional Seminar on Industrial Relations in the ASEAN Region, under the ASEAN-ILO/Japan Industrial Relations Project.

Children, food security and nutrition - Cambodia Joint MDG Programme (Final Joint Evaluation Summary)

Project CMB/09/50/UND - Donor for this Joint Project is the Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund Total Budget USD$ 5,000,000 UNICEF (lead): $2,501,874, UNESCO: $230,157; WFP: $638,790; WHO: $789,660; ILO: $345,610; FAO: $235,935

The impact of legislative reforms on industrial relations in Romania

This paper outlines the major changes made in 2011 in Romania to the legal and institutional frameworks relating to the workers' and employers' organizations and their activities, including collective bargaining.

Independent evaluation of African Country Programme Outcomes (CPOs) funded from RBSA in the thematic area of Social Dialogue (Final...

An RBSA funded activity in the Africa Region - Evaluation Consultant Prof. Oladele Arowolo

The law-growth nexus: Labour law and the enabling business environment for SME in Kenya, South Africa and Zambia (Phase 2) (Final...

Project RAF/10/09/NAD - Evaluation consultant: Mei Zegers

Legal Framework and Current Practices of Collective Bargaining in Ukraine

This study takes stock of current legal frameworks and practices relating to collective bargaining in Ukraine, arising after the new Law on Social Dialogue was adopted in 2011.

Ministries of labour: comparative overview. History, mandate, challenges world-wide database and organizational charts

The main purpose of this publication is to provide ILO constituents and other readers with an analysis of current developments and trends in ministries of labour all around the world.

The enabling environment for sustainable enterprises in Zambia

Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 22

Zambia Federation of Employers - BUSINESS AGENDA

This document presents an agenda for strategy for business advocacy in Zambia from 2014 to 2016. It is a result of Group Focused Discussions held through workshops in Lusaka for various member-based business organizations in the private sector....

The enabling environment for sustainable enterprises in Lesotho- Report

2012 Labour Overview. Latin America and the Caribbean.

New labour indicators for Latin America and the Caribbean portray a region that is experiencing its finest moment despite the crisis in other latitudes. We now face the challenge of taking advantage of this platform to remedy deficits that dampen...

Social Dialogue: What works and why? A synthesis review 2002-2012

This synthesis review examines a range of ILO project and programme evaluations, as well as evidence-based studies from external institutions, to highlight successful interventions and identify challenges in the promotion of social dialogue in the...

Implementation of the Decent Work Agenda in West Africa:

Working Paper No. 44, "Social dialogue and gender equality in the European Union"

This paper forms part of a comparative research project whose objective is to demonstrate that gender equality and social dialogue are mutually beneficial and that their promotion should go hand in hand. Despite several studies on each topic...

Working Paper No. 49, "The impact of the eurozone crisis on Irish social partnership: A political economy analysis"

This paper is part of a series of studies funded by the European Commission in the framework of an ILO research project on “Promoting a balanced and inclusive recovery from the crisis in Europe through sound industrial relations and social...

Working Paper No. 48, "Resolving workplace disputes in Ireland: The role of the Labour Relations Commission"

This paper is one in a series of national studies that examine how certain high-performing dispute resolution institutions have responded to the changing nature of workplace disputes with a view to informing future developments in dispute resolution...