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.

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.

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.

Voices from Inclusive Workplaces in the Republic of Serbia

Good practice guide for the employment of persons with disabilities

16 December 2019

This brochure was prepared by the Serbian Association of Employers and published with the assistance of the International Labour Organization (ILO), under the framework of the United Nations Partnership for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD project) entitled "Autonomy, Voice and Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Serbia."

Report

Getting and staying together: 100 years of social dialogue and tripartism in Norway

10 June 2019

This report examines the role of tripartism and social dialogue in Norway. It addresses the emergence of tripartite cooperation and the institutions facilitating such cooperation, the outcomes of tripartism and how tripartite cooperation can help Norway face the challenges of the changing world of work.

Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 87

Sectoral collective bargaining, productivity and competitiveness in South Africa’s clothing value chain: manufacturers between a rock and a hard place

16 May 2017

Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 85

Evaluating the effects of the structural labour market reforms on collective bargaining in Greece

15 December 2016

The present report assesses the social and economic impact of the changes in the regulatory framework of collective bargaining in Greece.

ILO Research paper No. 16

Linking jobs in global supply chains to demand

18 August 2016

This paper presents evidence on the number of jobs in global supply chains for 40 countries, and explores in detail whose demand these jobs depend on in terms of countries and sectors. The paper documents the rapidly increasing number of jobs supported by production linkages between emerging economies, and provides evidence on the so-called servicification of manufacturing. Wage shares drop when a sector increases its participation in global supply chains as a supplier.

Studies on Growth with Equity

Building a social pillar for European convergence

18 July 2016

This report finds that EU Member States are either diverging in terms of socio-economic performance or converging towards deteriorating outcomes such as worsening inequality and widening structural imbalances.

Studies on growth with equity

Building a social pillar for European convergence [Summary]

09 June 2016

The economic crisis has raised the degree of socio-economic heterogeneity among EU Member States aggravated by imbalances in structural factors that could intensify in the future. The establishment of a European Pillar of Social Rights could foster upward convergence of socioeconomic outcomes by strengthening existing rights and improving social standards in the EU while offering a unique opportunity to embed effective and inclusive social dialogue as part of the governance of the EU.