Publications on freedom of association
November 2020
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EU - ILO comparative review
Facilities for trade union officials and members to exercise their rights – A comparative review
13 November 2020
The report seeks to highlight the common denominator of the two main issues which will be analysed: the right to organize, id est the right to form and join organizations of workers or employers, and the facilities granted to workers’ representatives. The former is of a more fundamental nature (freedom of assembly, non-discrimination and non-interference), whereas the latter (facilities) is more technical. The countries which will be examined are the following: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden.
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EU - ILO comparative review
Individual and collective dispute resolution systems - A comparative review
13 November 2020
The present report investigates specific individual and collective labour dispute resolution practices and institutions in a selected sample of countries: Australia, Belgium, France, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The countries were selected to reflect broadly different legal and industrial relations systems with diverse forms and traditions of dispute resolution.
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EU - ILO report
Policy recommendations on individual and collective dispute resolution systems and facilities for trade union officials and members to exercise their rights
13 November 2020
These policy recommendations address some areas of possible changes in the Greek labour law framework that could modernise dispute settlement systems on the one hand, and facilities for trade union officials and members in Greece on the other. They are formulated in response to specific queries and comments received from the Greek government and the social partners.
December 2015
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Instructional material
Promoting constructive approaches to labour relations in the public service
06 December 2015
July 2013
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International Labour Review, Vol. 152 (2013), No. 2
The meta-regulation of European industrial relations: Power shifts, institutional dynamics and the emergence of regulatory competition
05 July 2013
“Meta-regulation” describes the transnational governance of industrial relations emerging from attempts to resolve conflicts between national collective agreements and EU Member States’ freedom to provide services and post workers abroad. The norm underpinning such meta-regulation is competition, not only between workers from different EU Member States but also between States’ labour regulations. Using the concepts of “structural power” and “social field”, the authors discuss judicial decisions that illustrate the gradual meta-regulation of industrial relations in the EU and show how the power asymmetry between labour and capital is growing in favour of the latter.
January 2012
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Instructional material
Promoting Collective Bargaining and Dispute Resolution in the Public Service - An ILO training workbook
09 January 2012
This training workbook aims at developing and strengthening the collective bargaining skills and expertise of workers, the public sector unions and government officials.
December 2011
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Instructional material
Manual on collective bargaining and dispute resolution in the public service
01 December 2011
This Manual seeks to provide examples on how different countries have developed successful mechanisms to prevent and resolve disputes in labour relations in the public service. It showcases effective ways to develop collective bargaining systems and provides approaches and formulas for dispute resolution.