Publications on tripartism and social dialogue

  1. Publication

    Globalization and freedom of association and collective bargaining rights

    18 March 2022

    Chapter 2 in the Handbook on Globalisation and Labour Standards

  2. Report

    Labour Provisions in G7 trade agreements: A comparative perspective

    17 September 2019

    This report provides an analysis of labour provisions in G7 trade arrangements, focusing on current trends and developments. It was prepared as a contribution to the G7 Social Employment Task Force on “Reshaping multilateral action to strengthen social justice.

  3. Factsheet no. 5 - Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining

    Grievance handling

    19 March 2018

    Workers have rights and entitlements that are established in laws, employment contracts, collective agreements and workplace rules, as well as in custom and practice (the way things are normally done – and have been done for a long time – in a particular workplace, industry or occupation). We say that workers have a grievance when they believe that some aspect of these is not being respected by their employer. Grievances are usually described as ‘individual’ when only one worker is involved and ‘collective’ when a group of workers all believe they are suffering from the same breach of the rules. Grievances relate to addressing infringements of existing rights and entitlements, from bullying or harassment, to underpayment of wages, refusal to grant rest periods, weekly rest days or public holidays, discrimination or underpayment of bonuses or other entitlements.

  4. Publication

    Tripartite action to protect migrants from labour exploitation - ASEAN TRIANGLE (Midterm Evaluation Summary)

    22 July 2014

    Project: RAS/12/01/CAN - Evaluation Consultant: Pierre Mahy

  5. Publication

    Reaffirming and promoting rights during transition: development results 2012-2013

    30 June 2014

    By looking at a narrow set of indicators, such as the rate of privatization, trade openness, debt, inflation and foreign direct investment, most analysts had concluded that Arab countries were on the right track economically in the lead up to the Arab uprisings.

  6. Publication

    Promoting fundamental principles and rights at work and social dialogue in Egypt (Final External Evaluation Summary)

    19 June 2014

    Project: EGY/07/03/USA Evaluation Consultant: M.G. Anna Feminia

  7. Publication

    Regulating the employment relationship in Europe: A guide to Recommendation No. 198

    02 April 2013

    Over the recent years, there have been increasing developments at the European level regarding the employment relationship in legislation, case law, collective agreements and soft law. In this context, the ILO, and in particular the then Industrial and Employment Relations Department (DIALOGUE) undertook a strategic partnership with the European Labour Law Network (ELLN), a network of independent legal experts from all European Union Member States and European Economic Area countries, in order to produce an updated version of the 2007 annotated Guide with a specific focus on European countries.

    The Russian version of the Guide is complemented by examples on law in practice on employment relationship in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

  8. Publication

    Confronting Finance: Mobilizing the 99% for economic and social progress

    15 June 2012

    "The Global Labour Column has become a valuable source of analysis of current economic trends that affect working people all over the world. This anthology brings together critical pieces on many issues (fiscal strategies, finance policies, social protection, strategies for job creation and much more), encompassing different regions and various perspectives." -Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

  9. Publication

    A step by step approach - Integrating TB into HIV workplace programmes

    01 December 2011

    This ILO step-by-step guide to integrate TB in HIV workplace programmes is a practical tool to promote early detection and treatment for people with HIV-TB co-infections through their workplace.

  10. Publication

    Guide to mainstreaming gender in workplace responses to HIV and AIDS

    01 October 2011

    This tool is intended to provide guidance on mainstreaming gender in world of work-related initiatives addressing HIV. It is designed for a wide range of stakeholders, especially ILO constituents – governments, and employers' and workers' organizations – as well as ILO staff and partners.