Publications on freedom of association
September 2019
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Publication
Law and practice on protecting whistle-blowers in the public and financial services sectors
09 September 2019
This paper seeks to map out laws and practices and identify measures in place for the protection of whistle-blowers by analysing a representative sample of laws, regulations and international instruments.
July 2018
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Publication
Social dialogue in the public service in selected countries of the European Union
19 July 2018
The aim of this paper is to analyse the regulation and practice of social dialogue in the public service at the European Union (EU) level and within a group of EU countries, with a focus on the forms of social dialogue other than collective bargaining and their evolution after the onset of the 2008 economic crisis.
December 2015
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Publication
The Situation of Non-regular Public Employees in Local Government in Japan: focus on Gender
19 December 2015
Non-regular public employees in the local governments are increasing rapidly in Japan. According to statistics from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIAC) (2012b), there were 603,582 non-regular public employees as of April 1, 2012, compared to 455,840 from their 2005 survey or an increase of 147,742 (32%) over seven years. Out of that more recent figure, 448,742 (74.2%) were women.
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Publication
Non-standard Employment in Government: An Overview from Canada and Brazil
19 December 2015
This report reviews the status and the implications of non-standard employment in the government in two countries: Canada and Brazil. Recent research and policy discussions have been focused on the growth of non-standard employment in the private sector in many countries.
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Instructional material
Promoting constructive approaches to labour relations in the public service
06 December 2015
September 2014
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Publication
Non-standard work arrangements in the public sector: the case of South Africa
29 September 2014
This study is one of a series of country studies commissioned by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on non-standard work arrangements in the public sector. Its aim is to understand, firstly, the implications of this trend for the decent work objectives and, secondly, to identify appropriate policy responses. In doing so, we have also endeavoured to identify the gender dimension of non-standard work arrangements, and obtain data that is disaggregated by sex.