2020

1. 

   Publication

   Policy Brief: The gender divide in skills development: Progress, challenges and policy options for empowering women

   25 August 2020

2019

1. 

   Issue Brief no. 5 - Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining

   Negotiating for decent working time - a review of practice

   10 December 2019

   This Issue Brief gives an overview of the regulation of working time through collective agreements in different regions of the world and outlines innovative solutions by the bargaining partners. It presents practices from various countries, which can advance a human-centered approach to the regulation of working time through collective bargaining.

2018

1. ILO Research paper No. 21

   The International Labour Organization and Globalization: Fundamental Rights, Decent Work and Social Justice

   31 October 2018

   This paper discusses how the ILO reacted to the challenges to its raison d’être posed by the end of the Cold War and the new globalization era. It shows that its continued relevance was attained in three main stages: the adoption of the 1998 Declaration, the development of the “decent work” concept and the adoption of the 2008 Declaration. The paper examines the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, its adoption, its logic, achievements and limitations. It then discusses the definition and the promotion of the “decent work” concept, and its inclusion in the UN system and the international arena. Thereafter, it covers the 2008 Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization, the intricate process towards its adoption, its objectives, principles and potential. Finally, the paper shows how the ILO has reinforced the notion of “social justice” as a central aim of national and international policies.

2. Database

   Industrial Relations Data (IRData)

   26 February 2018

2017

1. Web page

   Interventions to Improve Labour Market Outcomes of Youth: A Systematic Review

   01 December 2017

2. ILO Research paper No. 20

   The impact of minimum wage increases on the South African economy in the Global Policy Model

   09 November 2017

   This paper uses the United Nations Global Policy Model (GPM) to assess the impact of increases in minimum wages on the South African economy. The results indicate that higher (relative) real wage growth rebalances national income, and the labour share increases since relative wages rise and employment is roughly maintained.

3. 

   Issue Brief no. 1 - Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining

   Trends in collective bargaining coverage: stability, erosion or decline?

   01 November 2017

   Collective bargaining over wages and other working conditions between unions and employers is a key labour market institution in democratic societies. The coverage and impact of this institution varies over time and across countries. This policy brief examines differences in collective bargaining coverage for 75 countries.

4. Instructional material

   Brief: Creating an enabling environment for inclusive insurance

   09 August 2017

5. Publication

   Garment Factory Characteristics and Workplace Sexual Harassment

   09 August 2017

6. Publication

   50 for Freedom campaign to end modern slavery

   09 August 2017