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

Building better industrial relations in an integrating ASEAN

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

The ILO in Latin America and The Caribbean. Advances 2010-2011 and Perspectives 2012-2013

This report summarizes the advances in the world of work in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2010-2011, to which the ILO has contributed in a variety of ways. It also includes a discussion about perspectives for 2012-2013 and the challenges the...

National Evaluation Systems: Engaging ILO Social Partners

i-eval THINK Piece, No. 2 - June 2012 -- This Think Piece, written by Mr. Tim Dyce, reviews ways in which the ILO can improve its collaboration with national evaluation systems to enhance the engagement of the social partners and ILO...

Freedom of association and collective bargaining

Training guide for freedom of association trainers in the Philippines

The guide aims to add value to a very large body of existing jurisprudence and reference materials on International labour standard (ILS), and in particular rights and principles concerning freedom of association and collective bargaining by...

Effective Protection for Domestic Workers: A guide to designing labour laws

This guide is a practical tool for those involved in national legislative processes and in the design of labour laws, including government officials and representatives of workers’ and employers’ organizations.

Working Paper No. 39: "ILO survey on social dialogue and pension reform in times of crisis and beyond: Slovenia"

This paper examines the political economy of pension reforms in times of economic crisis and its impact on social dialogue and tripartite institutions in Slovenia. The Slovenian economy was badly hit by the global economic and financial crisis of...

Global jobs pact framework for labour governance and migration (Midterm Evaluation Summary)

Project RAS/10/51/AUS - Evaluation consultant: Tim Dyce

Social Finance Working Paper #56: Strategies for unions to provide benefits and financial services to workers

Experiences in the United States

Working paper

Working Paper No. 36: "Non-standard workers: Good practices of social dialogue and collective bargaining"

This paper provides a comparative synthesis analysis of a series of national studies on non-standard work, collective bargaining and social dialogue in selected countries (Argentina,Colombia, India, Indonesia, Hungary, Japan and South Africa), which...

2011 Labour Overview. Latin America and the Caribbean.

For Latin America and the Caribbean, growth and employment ended with a positive balance in 2011. We are now at the end of a year characterized by intense uncertainty about the global economy. There is growing concern about the negative...

Promoting freedom of association and collective bargaining rights in the rural and export processing sectors (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project GLO/09/60/SID

The digital labour challenge: Work in the age of new media

This sectoral working paper outlines how technology has been the driver of change in the media and entertainment sector, in the habits of consumers, and in the labour market.

Working paper

The political economy of pension reforms in times of global crisis: State unilateralism or social dialogue?

This paper examines the political economy of pension reforms in times of economic crisis and its impact on social dialogue and tripartite institutions in ten countries.

The enabling environment for sustainable enterprises in Barbados

Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 18

Indonesia: An enabling environment for sustainable enterprises (EESE) assessment and a survey on workers’ perceptions

Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 16

Growth, employment and decent work in Namibia: A situation analysis

Employment Working Paper No. 81

Working Paper No. 38: "Social dialogue and collective bargaining in times of crisis: The case of Greece"

This paper is part of a series of national studies on collective bargaining and effective responses to the crisis under the Global Product on ‘Supporting collective bargaining and sound industrial relations’. It analyses the profound impacts of the...

Working Paper No. 32: "Collective bargaining in times of crisis: A case study of South Africa"

This paper is one of a series of national studies on collective bargaining and effective responses to the crisis under the Global Product on ‘Supporting collective bargaining and sound industrial relations’. It analyses the context in which social...

Working Paper No. 22: "Comparative study on social dialogue and gender equality in New Zealand, Australia and Fiji"

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

Promoting Collective Bargaining and Dispute Resolution in the Public Service - An ILO training workbook

This training workbook aims at developing and strengthening the collective bargaining skills and expertise of workers, the public sector unions and government officials.