Guide

Gender equality and women’s empowerment in the world of work in fragile, conflict and disaster settings

21 March 2022

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Workers' organizations engaging in skills development

07 August 2019

Technical brief

Gender equality in tripartite social dialogue in Europe and Central Asia

14 August 2013

This technical brief presents unique data on the participation of men and women in tripartite social dialogue in 50 countries in Europe and Central Asia (ECA region). Despite tangible progress, women remain under-represented in national social dialogue institutions in the ECA region (18 per cent of participants). The target set by the United Nations of at least 30 per cent of women at decision-making level is achieved only in 15 per cent of social dialogue bodies. In 18 per cent of countries women are not represented at all. The best results are in Western Europe (17 per cent), followed by Eastern Europe and Central Asia (14 per cent), and Central and South Eastern Europe (8 per cent). More encouraging figures come from the analysis of the gender composition of tripartite delegations in the International Labour Conference. In 2012, the best result among regions was that of the European delegations (36 per cent), while the whole Conference registered 27 per cent women participants. The European Regional Conference in Oslo in 2013 gathered delegates from 42 countries out of whom 41 per cent were women. The brief concludes with some policy advice for further promoting gender equality in social dialogue institutions at national, regional and international level.

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Ergonomic Checkpoints in Agriculture

06 January 2012

Agriculture is one of the most hazardous sectors in both developing and developed countries. Increasing attention is being given to applying practical actions in rural and agricultural settings to reduce work-related accidents and diseases, improve living conditions and increase productivity...

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Social Finance Working Paper #55: ROKIN Bank

13 October 2011

The story of workers’ organizations that successfully promote financial inclusion

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Joint WHO/ILO policy guidelines on improving health worker access to prevention, treatment and care services for HIV and TB

28 April 2010

The primary purpose of these guidelines is to draw together previously developed clinical and policy guidelines, along with recent evidence, into a coherent set of recommendations that aim to provide improved access of health workers to HIV and TB services.

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News@ILO, March 2010

01 March 2010

The March 2010 e-newsletter of the ILO in Asia and the Pacific contains the latest news from the regional office, a feature on India's Decent Work Country Programme, a selection of the latest publications, and details of forthcoming events and meetings.

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European works councils in multinational enterprises: Background, working and experience (MULTI 83)

08 June 1999

Multinational Enterprises Programme, Working Paper No. 84. Deals with the genesis of the Council Directive 94/45/EC and describes the establishment of a works council or of a procedure for the purposes of informing and consulting employees. Discusses the subsidiary requirements regarding information and consultation in case where no agreement has been reached. Analyses the possibility of concluding pre-existing agreements (1994-1996). Includes the text of the Directive (1994 and 1997), the state of transposition of the 1994 Directive into national law, a list of companies which have concluded voluntary agreements and, finally, experience with Article 13 agreements, as evaluated by the ETUC.

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Workplace cooperation. An introductory guide (EASMAT/BANGKOK)

26 September 1998

Includes the texts of the Workers' Representatives Convention, 1971 (No. 135), the Cooperation at the Level of the Undertaking Recommendation, 1952 (No. 94), the Consultation (Industrial and National Levels) Recommendation, 1960 (No. 113), the Communications within the Undertaking Recommendation, 1967 (No. 129), and the Examination of Grievances Recommendation, 1967 (No. 130).

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Workers’ financial participation. East-West experiences (LMR 80)

06 July 1995

Focuses on pay schemes which provide, in addition to fixed pay, a variable portion of remuneration linked to some measure of enterprise performance. Discusses advantages and disadvantages of different schemes, the economic, institutional and organizational contexts which encourage their development, and the characteristics of schemes that make them more or less favourable to workers. Countries are treated separately.