All resources: China

ILO/China South-South cooperation project: mid-term achievements

Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 64

The regulation of non-standard forms of employment in China, Japan and The Republic of Korea

Governing labour standards in the Chinese electronics manufacturing industry - Labour market institutions and governance of global...

In the late 1990s and early 2000s various Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) campaigns emerged to fill the gap created by a weakness in relevant ‘hard laws’ and their implementation. Currently, a marked move towards more ‘traditional’ hard law...

Employment promotion following the earthquake in Mianzhu, Sichuan Province of China: Public-Private Partnership

In May 2008, an earthquake registering 8.0 on the Richter scale struck the Sichuan province in China. Official statistics state that over 45 million people were affected, including 69,163 deaths. Approximately 6.5 million homes were destroyed and...

Chinese supplier training: Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE): Public-Private Partnership

Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) is a practical training and in-factory counselling programme that improves productivity and working conditions in small and medium enterprises. The product demonstrates best international...

Demographic change and private sector disability management in Australia, Canada, China and Switzerland - A comparative study:...

The International Labour Organization (ILO) sees disability management (DM) as crucial to supporting workers whose employment is threatened by illness or accident and bringing people back to work. However, despite the widespread adoption of DM,...

Strategic HIV/AIDS Response in Enterprises (SHARE): Public-Private Partnership

The ILO’s Strategic HIV/AIDS Response in Enterprises (SHARE) taps into the resources of the public and private sectors for the benefit of workers, their families, and enterprises – not to mention national economies. SHARE’s principal objectives are...

Sustainable Development Goals

Grow the economy with a well-balanced diet

ILO Deputy Director-General Gilbert Houngbo shows the connection between decent work, acceptable living standards and economic growth, which together will help achieve several other sustainable development goals.

Do Multinational Firms Transfer Culture? Evidence on Female Employment in China - Tang

Presentation for the Symposium "Trade and Employment in Developing Countries", 2 September 2015, Geneva

Briefing note on youth employment in China - China youth employment and ILO interventions

SCORE China Factsheet

Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Phase II (2013-2016) focuses on project sustainability by building capacity of national institutions to provide sustainable SCORE Training to improve the working conditions, productivity and...

Occupational Safety and Health

Decent work must be safe work

Statement of Tim De Meyer, Director of ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia on the explosions in China's Tianjin port area

Practical solutions

Ergonomic checkpoints in agriculture (second edition) now also available in Chinese

Approximately 100 of the illustrations accompanying the checkpoints were improved and revised in this second edition of the manual. The first edition was published in 2012 and it was well received by the ergonomic and occupational safety and health...

Tripartite action to protect migrants within and from the GMS from labour exploitation (Final Evaluation Summary)

Projects: RAS/10/01/AUS - Chantelle McCabe

Join in building a culture of prevention on OSH

2015 World Day for Safety and Health at Work: Events report

This document outlines the activities that took place around the world on the occasion of the 2015 World Day for Safety and Health at Work. It provides the descriptions of events organized by or with the participation of the ILO, as well as other...

Trade Unions of BRICS Countries Address Common Problems

Trade union leaders from Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa took part in the 4th Trade Union Forum of BRICS countries, which ended in Ufa, Russian Federation, on 9 July.

Enterprise Encounters - China's Co-op

Mr Zhang Wangshu is the Director of the International Cooperation Department where he is responsible for promoting cooperation among cooperatives. He will present on China Co-op’s Training and Education activities with agricultural production and...

The labour, human health and environmental dimensions of e-waste management in China

This research paper examines the labour, human health and environmental dimensions of e-waste management in China, analyzing both the formal and informal sectors. It identifies the needs for synergizing policies and measures concerning environmental...

Independent evaluation of the ILO's strategies on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, Volume I Full Report - Rev. Ed. (2015)

Covering the period from 2008 to 2014, this evaluation reviews ILO’s strategy to advance Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPRW), namely: the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining is widely known and exercised (Outcome...

Independent evaluation of the ILO's strategies on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, Volume II Annexes - Rev. Ed. (2015)

This report contains a collection of case studies as well as other thematic reports which were gathered as part of the desk review for the full report, Volume 1. SEE EDITOR's NOTE WITH APOLOGY.