Publications
The ILO Country Office for the Philippines (CO-Manila) publishes a wide range of books, reports, working papers, training manuals, CD-ROMs, videos and flash movies. Some of these can be downloaded directly. Others can be requested or purchased in hard copy from the ILO Knowledge Centre in Manila or by email.
2019
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Web Application on Freedom of Association
02 November 2019
How to secure and promote freedom of association? This web application provides an overview of the principles on freedom of association and explains how ILO procedures and bodies can be best used to secure and promote freedom of association across the world.
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ILO Country Office for the Philippines publications catalogue, October 2019
30 October 2019
CO-Manila's new library resource list.
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Formalization in Chile
24 October 2019
This paper provides information on an integrated package of measures that have been implemented in Chile to foster the formalization of enterprises and the workers they employ. It also describes good practices in relation to public procurement, sub-contracting, simplified registration processes and one-stop shops, business development support, a simplified legal status for family micro-enterprises, access to social security, a simplified tax regime for small enterprises and access to finance for formalizing enterprises.
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SafeYouth@Work - Impact Stories
15 October 2019
Building a Generation of safe and healthy workers
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SafeYouth@Work - Project Results
15 October 2019
Building a Generation of safe and healthy workers
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ILO Country Office for the Philippines publications catalogue, September 2019
30 September 2019
CO-Manila's new library resource list.
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Building the capacity of the Philippines labour inspectorate: Final project fact sheet
30 September 2019
The Philippines labour inspectorate system faces a number of challenges in providing labour inspection services to the country’s 945,000 registered establishments, covering around 7.8 million workers. A 2009 ILO Technical Audit of the Philippines labour inspectorate system, pointed to some of these challenges which included low coverage due to inadequate number of labour inspectors and limited capacity of labour inspectors in carrying out specialized inspections.
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Gabay sa pagpapaunlad ng pamilyang Pilipino: Modyul ukol sa child labour
26 September 2019
Ang malawakang kahirapan, limitadong pagkamit ng edukasyon, at kakulangan sa pagpapatupad ng batas ay ilan sa mga dahilan ng pananatili ng problema ng pagkakaroon ng batang manggagawa sa mga rural na lugar. Ang pangmatagalang pagtanggal ng mga batang mangagagawa sa mga ito ay nangangailangan ng solusyon sa mismong ugat na pinanggagalingan ng problema at pagpapalaganap ng disenteng trabaho para sa mga may hustong gulang. Ang pagtutulungan ng mga institusyon at taong direktang nakikipag-ugnayan sa mga lugar na ito ay isang paraan upang masolusyunan ang problema.
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Family development session: Module on child labour (also available in Filipino version)
26 September 2019
The Child Labour Module was developed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as part of the convergence approach. This module will be included in the Family Development Sessions (FDS) with beneficiaries and communities under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). The module has been developed and enhanced through extensive consultations the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) chaired by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
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Strengthening the impact of trade on employment in the Philippines (STRENGTHEN): Final project fact sheet
24 September 2019
The project aims to strengthen the employment dimension in policies and programmes related to international trade with better analysis, more coherent policy-making, and enhanced programmes that are designed to encourage employment creation and upgrading.
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Child labour in mining and global supply chains
23 September 2019
Child labour in mining is most commonly found in artisanal and small-scale mines (ASM). Even if produced in small quantities at a mine site, cumulatively, the quantity of minerals coming from ASM is significant: ASM accounts for about 20 per cent of global gold supply, 80 per cent of global sapphire supply and 20 per cent of global diamond supply, 26 per cent of global tantalum production and 25 per cent of tin. It is also a major source of employment: some 40 million people work in ASM — a number that has doubled in recent years — as compared with 7 million in industrial mining.
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Convening actors to reduce child labour and improve working conditions in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (CARING GOLD MINING PROJECT): Fact sheet
23 September 2019
The CARING Gold Mining Project’s overall goal is to increase to address child labour and working conditions issues in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) globally and in Ghana and the Philippines, its pilot countries. It does so by pursuing four outcomes, the first three to be carried out in the pilot countries and the fourth one on a global scale.
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Convening actors to develop and implement strategies to reduce child labour and improve working conditions in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (CARING GOLD MINING PROJECT): Fact sheet
23 September 2019
The CARING GOLD MINING Project in the Philippines will address the problem of child labour and poor working conditions in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) operations by supporting the sector towards setting-up of legal and regulated Peoples’ Small-Scale Mines (Minahang Bayan) that are compliant with environmental, health and labour standards.
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Integrated programme on fair recruitment (FAIR Phase 2) in the Philippines: Fact sheet
20 September 2019
The FAIR Phase 2 Project will scale up its initiatives in the Philippines and Hong Kong corridor, and start the Philippines and Qatar corridor.
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Safe and fair: Realizing the rights and opportunities of women migrant workers in the ASEAN region (Safe and Fair Project for the Philippines): Fact sheet
13 September 2019
The project is a five-year (2018-2022), Asian regional project in close cooperation with governments and social partners. It is part of the global, multi-year EU-UN.
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INTRODUCTION. Improving OSH for young workers: A self-training package.
10 September 2019
The ILO prepared this self-training package in order to strengthen the capacity of governments, employers, workers (including young workers) and their organizations to improve OSH management for young workers through the assessment and implementation of strategies and actions through national OSH systems.
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MODULE 1. A national OSH framework addressing young workers’ vulnerabilities improving OSH for young workers: A self-training package.
09 September 2019
Workers of all ages have the right to a safe and healthy work environment. As active contributors of labour markets worldwide, young workers between the ages of 15 and 24 typically experience higher rates of work-related injuries than adult workers.
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MODULE 2. Strategy and actions for the protection of young workers improving OSH for young workers: A self-training package
08 September 2019
Raising awareness of and ensuring compliance with occupational safety and health (OSH) standards for young workers can help reduce injuries and improve the working environment.
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MODULE 3. OSH management at the workplace: Addressing young workers’ needs improving OSH for young workers: A self-training package
05 September 2019
As a self-training package, the reader is encouraged to apply what they are learning through a range of activities, quizzes, a learning journal and action guides.
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APPENDICES. Improving OSH for young workers: A self-training package.
04 September 2019
These learning tools are designed to encourage the reader to develop and act on practical ways to improve OSH for young workers, and thereby ensuring safer and healthier work for all.