All publications: labour law + labour legislation

Labour Reform in Italy and its implications for Labour Administration

This paper is intended to present the highlights of the recent labour market reform in Italy, as proposed by the Monti Government in April 2012. The reform deals with the entire spectrum of topical issues concerning the modernization of the labour...

Pacific Growth and Employment - Fact Sheet

A joint initiative of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Australian Council of Trade Unions with support of the Australian Government - ILO Partnership Agreement (2010-2015)

Pacific labour governance and migration Pacific seasonal migration to New Zealand and Australia: Literature review, April 2012

This research was commissioned by the ILO’s Labour Governance and Migration Project through the support of the Australian Government – ILO Partnership Agreement (2010 – 2015). The findings contribute to better understanding of the support required...

Improving labour law compliance in the United Republic of Tanzania (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project URT/08/03/USA - Evaluation consultant Lotta Nycander

Jamaica: Child labour legislative gap analysis

Handbook

Eliminating the worst forms of child labour: A practical guide to ILO Convention No. 182 for parliamentarians

This Handbook is intended to serve as a practical guide for parliamentarians in the fight against child labour. It is also a valuable resource for many others who wish to see sustainable development and human rights enjoyed by all:...

Understanding the Public Employment Service Office

PESO starter kit: Guide to understanding the Public Employment Service Office

The PESO starter kit provides information about the Public Employment Service Office its core functions and operations. It presents ten simple steps to PESO institutionalization, grouped into phases. It also highlights best practices of...

Consolidating the legal and institutional foundations of social dialogue in the countries of the Western Balkans and Moldova (Final...

Project RER/07/08/AUT - Evaluation consultant: Donata Maccelli

Working paper

Diverging trends in unemployment in the United States and Europe: Evidence from Okun's law and the global financial crisis

This paper presents estimates of Okun’s coefficients for a number of developed countries, and shows that there is considerable variation across countries, which captures the heterogeneity in the responsiveness of unemployment to the global financial...

Overview of major social security legislation

The provision of social security for various sectors and categories of the population, and the types of benefits offered, are governed by various laws, government regulations and ministerial regulations and decrees. The major legislation is...

China: From an Active Employment Policy to Employment Promotion Law. Coping with economic restructuring and labour market adjustments

"China has enjoyed spectacularly high GDP growth rates for over more than three decades, thanks to the massive economic, social and institutional reforms put in place during a period of intensifying globalization." Based on a study by the Institute...

Lecture by Ms. Eve Landau at the Decent Work Research Prize presentation 11th of November 2011

The Sultanate of Oman The enabling environment for sustainable enterprises: An “EESE” Assessment

Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 14

Factsheet on labour inspection in Indonesia

Factsheet on labour inspection in Indonesia and the role and support of the ILO in strengthening labour inspection services.

Viet Nam: Disability inclusion through effective legislation legislation and policies

A case story from the PEPDEL project for persons with disabilities.

Viet Nam: Disability inclusion support services

Inclusion of persons with disabilities into mainstream programmes and services on vocational training, entrepreneurship development, employment and micro-finance. A case story from the INCLUDE project for persons with disabilities.

Ethiopia: Disability inclusion through effective legislation and policies

A case story from the PEPDEL project for persons with disabilities.

Review on legislations, policies and programs for the elimination of child labor in Indonesia

This paper reviews the progress made and existing gaps in legislations, policies, and programs to eliminate WFCL in Indonesia for the past 10 years. A desk review was conducted to examine related papers and documents.

One UN Plan: Industrial relations and labour law reform project in Viet Nam (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project VIE/09/03/OUF Evaluation consultants: Mr.Benedicto Bitonio and Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Tam

Promoting the rights and reducing poverty of indigenous and tribal peoples (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project INT/08/57/DAN - Evaluation Consultants: Joseph Ole Simel, Shimreichon Luithui, Mirna Cunningham