Books and reports

October 2001

  1. Publication

    The construction industry in the twenty-first century: Its image, employment prospects and skill requirements

    29 October 2001

    The report was prepared for the 2001 ILO Tripartite Meeting on the Construction Industry. The main theme of the report is changing employment relationships and industrial structures in the construction industry and the impact of these changes on the quality of employment in the industry. The report reviews changes in the construction industry in the 1990s and considers directions for the future.

November 2000

  1. Publication

    The impact of seafarers’ living and working conditions of changes in the structure of the shipping industry. Report JMC/29/2001/3

    14 November 2000

    Report for discussion at the 29th Session of the Joint Maritime Commission, JMC/29/2001/3

  2. Publication

    Review of relevant ILO maritime instruments. Report JMC/29/2001/1

    13 November 2000

    Report for discussion at the 29th Session of the Joint Maritime Commission, Geneva, 2001. This report contains a summary of decisions taken by the Governing Body concerning the revision of Conventions and Recommendations regarding seafarers, and proposes an integrated approach to future standard setting in the maritime field. Includes the tacit amendment procedure in treaties deposited with the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

July 1996

  1. Publication

    Managing international construction projects (ICM 7)

    11 July 1996

    Comprises a guide to the management of major projects by organizations which undertake site construction and is intended for construction managers and the senior managers to whom they are responsible. Includes case studies of construction planning and cost analysis which illustrate the use of computer systems.

July 1990

  1. Publication

    Small-scale brickmaking (TM 6)

    19 July 1990

    Technical memorandum on brick manufacturing at small scale industry level in developing countries - presents a comparison of bricks and other building materials used for the construction of low- cost housing; describes types of raw material, quarrying techniques, clay preparation, shaping, drying and firing; covers technical aspects and means of production; includes a glossary, and a directory of equipment suppliers and relevant information sources.

June 1987

  1. Publication

    Small-scale manufacture of stabilised soil blocks (TM 12)

    16 June 1987

    Technical Memorandum No. 12