Publication

Gender balance in the International Labour Conference

16 November 2016

This report is a compilation of data on the representation of women and men in the International Labour Conference.

Publication

Non-standard employment around the world: Understanding challenges, shaping prospects

16 November 2016

The report analyses the incidence and trends of non-standard forms of employment globally and explores the reasons behind this phenomenon, including changes in the world of work brought about by globalization and social change.

ILO What Works Research Brief No. 5

Employment Protection Legislation to Promote Quality of Job Creation

02 November 2016

An effective system of Employment Protection Legislation (EPL) must balance, among other things, the needs of workers for income and job security with employers’ need to adjust the workforce in an increasingly dynamic world of work. Indeed, rather than debating the benefits of more versus less EPL, more attention should be paid to the correct design of EPL, its interaction with other benefits, and its implementation and effective enforcement.

Governance and Tripartism working paper series

Post-crisis social dialogue in Spain: The calm after the storm

01 November 2016

This study examines the challenges facing tripartite social dialogue in Spain and its potential for revitalization following the timid steps taken by successive governments and the social partners. The authors contrast this situation to the resilience of bipartite social dialogue between trade unions and employer organizations, and the positive contribution it made to coordinating collective bargaining through this difficult economic and political period. The report highlights a number of good practices in seeking to re-launch tripartite social dialogue, including a 2014 Declaration of Intent signed by trade unions, employers’ organizations and the government, and a pact on employment activation policies for the long-term unemployed. These achievements are promising, although additional efforts are needed to fully revitalize social dialogue and contribute to a stronger economic and labour market recovery. The paper considers also the role of social dialogue in key policy issues such as labour market and pension reforms, and the formulation and implementation of National Reform Programmes in the context of the European Semester.

Work4Youth Publications

Exploring the linkages between youth financial inclusion and job creation

27 October 2016

There is a growing consensus that increasing the ability of youth to access financial services and strengthening their capacity to use these services for their future life needs can play a direct role in supporting the transition to employment and better livelihoods. This report seeks to determine the extent to which this consensus is borne out in practice.

Publication

ILO Action Plan for Gender Equality 2016-17

15 October 2016

This Action Plan aims to support effective and inclusive gender-responsive delivery of the Decent Work Agenda by operationalizing the ILO gender equality policy.

Our impact, their stories

“I didn’t have a life, but now I feel strong”

11 October 2016

An ILO-US-funded project brings financial independence to Egyptian women who used to stay at home and were dependent on their families.

Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 59

The (missing) link between wages and productivity in the Philippines: What role for collective bargaining and the new two-tier wage system?

07 October 2016

Issue Brief no. 4 - Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining

Negotiating for gender equality

27 September 2016

Inequality of opportunity, treatment and outcomes between women and men still persists in global labour markets. Achieving gender equality in the workplace remains one of the biggest challenges for governments, social partners and management at enterprise level. Gender-based discrimination often occurs at the recruitment stage on grounds of pregnancy, or potential child bearing and rearing and the gender pay gap remains high across the world. In addition, women are more likely to be affected by violence at work, whether physical, psychological or sexual. This Issue Brief focuses on the obstacles to gender equality at work and how collective bargaining can be used as an effective tool to overcome these challenges.

Meeting document

Background paper on Violence against Women and Men in the World of Work

14 September 2016

Background paper for discussion at the Meeting of Experts on Violence against Women and Men in the World of Work (3-6 October 2016).