All publications: labour law + labour legislation

EESE Report

A comparative analysis from the EESE programme in Zambia, Honduras, Montenegro, Sierra Leone and Mozambique: key findings and lessons...

The five case studies look back on the EESE process in specific countries to document how the assessment was conducted, which stakeholders were involved, what recommendations and action plans were issued as a result of the assessment, and how these...

Governance and Tripartism Department

Access to labour justice: Judicial institutions and procedures in selected European countries

Overview of procedural elements for access to labour justice in judicial dispute resolution institutions

Governance and Tripartism Department

Access to labour justice: Judicial institutions and procedures in selected South American countries

Overview of procedural elements for access to labour justice in judicial dispute resolution institutions

Governance and Tripartism Department

Access to labour justice: Judicial institutions and procedures in selected African countries

Overview of structure and procedural elements for in judicial dispute resolution institutions

Governance and Tripartism Department

Access to labour justice: Judicial institutions and procedures in selected Arab countries

Overview of structure and procedural elements for in judicial dispute resolution institutions

Governance and Tripartism Department

Access to labour justice: Judicial institutions and procedures in selected Asian & Pacific countries

Overview of procedural elements for access to labour justice in judicial dispute resolution institutions

Report

A framework to support small firms in developing countries navigate crises and build resilience

This wide-ranging report addresses head-on some of the key challenges that shocks pose to small firms in developing countries and outlines a range of policy options that can help support small firms during such conditions. It also presents concrete...

Governance and Tripartism Department

Report on the Rapid Assessment Survey: The Response of Labour Dispute Resolution Mechanisms to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The ILO developed and conducted a Survey to assess how labour dispute resolution mechanisms have responded to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Survey was answered online from June 2021 to August 2021 by 113 institutions from 84...

Project Brief - All Hands in Kenya: Advancing ILS Through Cooperative Action

Myanmar Labour Laws and COVID-19 (FAQ)

With the widespread transmission of COVID-19 in 2021 including more transmittable strains, more than ever, workplaces need practice measures to eliminate the risk of spread and harm to people in workplaces.

ILO Working Paper 33

Preferential tax regimes for MSMEs: Operational aspects, impact evidence and policy implications

Labour Law Guide for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

This Guide provides a single access point for labour laws in the OECS, covering all significant areas in the sub-region. It is derived from various labour laws, regulations and international labour law standards that have been ratified by Member...

Migrant Welfare Funds: Lessons for Myanmar from Nepal, Thailand and the Philippines

This paper prepared by ILO Myanmar’s Development of Internal and International Labour Migration (DIILM Project) (February 2016 – June 2021) funded by Livelihoods and Food Security Fund (LIFT) provides details of the development, administration and...

International Law, Social Protection and Myanmar Migrant Workers (ILO Brief 1)

This is the first brief on Social Protection and Myanmar Migrant Workers prepared by ILO Myanmar’s Development of Internal and International Labour Migration (DIILM Project) (February 2016 – June 2021) funded by Livelihoods and Food Security Fund...

Social security system in Myanmar and migrant workers (ILO Brief 2)

This is the second brief on Social Protection and Myanmar Migrant Workers prepared by ILO Myanmar’s Development of Internal and International Labour Migration (DIILM Project) (February 2016 – June 2021) funded by Livelihoods and Food Security Fund...

ILO Working Paper 30

The impact of extreme weather on temporary work absence

The study examines the impact that extreme weather has on temporary work absence in Jamaica, a central concern given the country’s negative experience with such events. The study uses quarterly data containing key labour market indicators on an...

ILO Working paper 27

Platform work and the employment relationship

This working paper analyses national and supranational case law and legislation about the employment status of platform workers. It does so by referring to the ILO Employment Relationship Recommendation, 2006 (No. 198). It finds that this...

ILO Working Paper 26

Hurricanes and their implications for unemployment: Evidence from the Caribbean

Although extreme climate events pose significant challenges to labour markets, there is a paucity of empirical literature studying their impacts. The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of hurricane strikes on unemployment across a sample...

Joint report of the CBS, ILO and UNICEF

Report on Employment Relationship Survey in The Brick Industry in Nepal

The survey report is a joint initiative of the ILO, UNICEF and the Central Bureau of Statistics in Nepal. It contains key characteristics of employment relationship for producing bricks and covers the prevalence of forced labour, bonded labour and...

Rules and practices of severance pay in Indonesia - the Labour Law Number 13 of 2003

This paper aims at systematically organizing multiple factors and presenting a comprehensive framework for calculating termination payments according to the law.