Books and reports
July 2018
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Book
Collective Agreements: Extending Labour Protection
04 July 2018
This volume examines the extension of collective agreements and its use as a policy tool to expand the coverage of labour protection, and shore up collective bargaining.
January 2014
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Publication
Creative Labour Regulation: Indeterminacy and protection in an uncertain world
29 January 2014
Creative labour regulation is an interdisciplinary response to the central contemporary challenges to effective labour regulation. Drawing on contributions by leading experts from the Regulating for Decent Work Network, it offers new ideas for research and policy.
November 2011
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Publication
China: From an Active Employment Policy to Employment Promotion Law. Coping with economic restructuring and labour market adjustments
20 November 2011
"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 for Labour Studies Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, People's Republic of China, this report provides a unique account of China's move towards increased participation in the market economy and how the Government coped with the massive labour adjustments that came with the restructuring process.
August 2009
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Publication
Forced labor: Coercion and exploitation in the private economy
26 August 2009
PRAISE FOR FORCED LABOR "Excellent. . . . This state-of-the-art volume provides a first-rate analysis of the dynamics leading to the occurrence of forced labour, its global distribution,and different types of policy responses." -Jens Lerche, SOAS, University of London. Two centuries after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, at least 12.3 million people are subjected to modern forms of forced labor - in rich countries, as well as poor ones. The authors of Forced Labor present state-of-the-art research on the manifestations of these slavery-like practices, why they continue to survive, and how they can be eliminated.
May 2009
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Publication
International and comparative labour law: current challenges
27 May 2009
Written by a leading expert in labour law, International and Comparative Labour Law: Current Challenges provides a comprehensive analysis of the challenges facing labour law in the twenty-first century across the globe. Co-published with Palgrave Macmillan Publishers
February 2009
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Combating forced labour. A handbook for employers and business
02 February 2009
This handbook, addressed to a broad spectrum of business actors, provides practical tools and guidance material to enable employers to identify and prevent forced labour, and take remedial action where necessary.
September 2008
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Publication
Fundamental principles of occupational health and safety. Second edition
01 September 2008
Fully revised and updated, this second edition introduces new ILO instruments promoting occupational safety and health (OSH) and new chemical safety information tools, and addresses OSH in the context of globalization and HIV/AIDS and the world of work. The annexes include checklists for preparing national OSH profiles and enterprise policies, selected excerpts from OSH instruments and up-to-date information sources.
May 2008
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Publication
Governance, international law and corporate social responsibility
06 May 2008
July 2007
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Publication
Working time around the world
05 July 2007
This pioneering study is the first of its kind to offer a comparative analysis of working time trends in developing and transition countries. This is a co-publication with Routledge Publishers