All resources: Germany

Living and working conditions in inland navigation in Europe

This study explores various aspects of the inland navigation in the European region, addressing all the essential aspects in relation to the working and living conditions of the crews, including relevant laws and regulations, occupational safety and...

What makes a company socially responsible? By Ingeborg Wick,Researcher, Südwind Institute(Germany)

World AIDS Day - 1 December 2013

Message from ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the occasion of World AIDS Day

New ILO report

ILO: Employment crucial for successful HIV/AIDS treatment

New ILO study finds that people with jobs are more likely to keep to HIV treatment.

Official visit

ILO Chief and Pope Francis discuss the dignity of work

The dignity of work is a common concern for the ILO and the Catholic Church, said ILO Director-General during a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican.

Working conditions

ILO report presents a path to sustainable growth in Bangladesh

The new study by the ILO's Research Department presents a series of policies to achieve both economic growth and decent working conditions in Bangladesh.

Employment policy implementation mechanisms: A synthesis based on country studies

EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 161

Employment policy implementation mechanisms in the European Union, the United Kingdom and Germany

EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 160

Workers’ resistance against Nazi Germany at the International Labour Conference 1933

Eighty years ago, the delegation of national socialist Germany made an early exit from the International Labour Conference. An attempt to install the German Labour Front as legitimate worker representatives, instead of the free trade unions,had...

Make it visible: Occupational Diseases - Recognition, compensation, and prevention

Programme: ILO International Safety and Health Conference 2013

6 - 7 November 2013, Düsseldorf, Germany

Making Migration Work

New thinking on labour migration needed

As a High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development is taking place in New York, ILO Director General Guy Ryder discusses ways to improve labour migration governance for the benefit of all.

Feasibility study for a global business network on apprenticeship

Responding to worker displacement: A collection of case studies

New report

ILO says global number of child labourers down by a third since 2000

A new ILO report shows that the fight against child labour is on the right track, but the goal of eliminating its worst forms by 2016 will not be met at the current pace.

Labour standards

Germany ratifies the Domestic Workers Convention

Germany is the 10th ILO member State and the second EU member State to ratify the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) which seeks to improve the working and living conditions of an estimated 50 million domestic workers worldwide.

International labour standards

Germany ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

The Government of Germany registered its ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) with the International Labour Office on 16 August 2013.

Has atypical work become typical in Germany?: Country case study on labour market segmentation

Employment Working Paper No. 145

Workplace safety

ILO, EU, Bangladesh government adopt new compact on garment factory safety

The new compact aims to improve health and safety, labour rights and responsible business conduct in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry.

Questions & answers

Interview with Michael Sommer, President of the Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB)

Germany recently ratified two ILO’s Conventions N° 189 on Domestic Workers and the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC). On this occasion, Michael Sommer, President of the Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB), replies to ACTRAV INFO. In this...

World of Work 2013: Country Brief on Germany

The German labour market remains resilient but inequality is rising in several forms.The employment outlook depends on EU prospects and the ability to achieve balance income development and strong investment in Germany.