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.

2012

  1. Philippines data/fact sheet: Good nutrition and exclusive breastfeeding

    04 July 2012

    Nearly 50 per cent of death in the Philippines are caused by diseases that may be brought about by unhealthy lifestyle.

  2. Philippines data/fact sheet: Cigarette smoking

    04 July 2012

    Among those who work indoors, 65.4 per cent of their worksites have policies "disallowing" smoking in any closed area; yet 13.9 per cent were exposed in the past 30 days.

  3. Global impact on the workplace fact sheet: Alcohol and drug abuse

    04 July 2012

    Rates of alcohol and drug use are higher among workers who work: (a) in high stress jobs; (b) in unsupervised situations; (c) under extreme conditions; and (d) round the clock across different time zones in call centers and information technology services.

  4. CHANGE

    03 July 2012

    Live free from habits that get in the way of your dreams.

  5. CHANGE: Live assured

    03 July 2012

    A few minutes of privacy is all it takes.

  6. CHANGE: Live active

    03 July 2012

    Working hard should not stop you from moving. Release the tension and keep your heart pumping.

  7. CHANGE: Live nourished

    03 July 2012

    You are what you eat. Your performance depends on it.

  8. CHANGE: Live free from respiratory diseases

    03 July 2012

    Cough, cold, and sneezes can turn into major complications. If they persist, consult your doctor.

  9. CHANGE: Live in control

    03 July 2012

    It looks harmless but alcohol and illegal drugs can threaten your future and your life.

  10. CHANGE: Live without fear

    03 July 2012

    Never have to say "If Only". Practice responsible intimacy. Be free to love without worries.

  11. CHANGE: Live longer

    03 July 2012

    Every pack you let go gives you more hours to do the things you love. Every stick you avoid adds precious minutes to your life.

  12. CHANGE: Why CHANGE at the workplace? An executive overview

    02 July 2012

    Today's highly demanding workplace environment makes it imperative to review, restructure and redesign workplace policies and programmes on health promotion.

  13. Measuring CHANGE

    02 July 2012

    This guide aims to explain the role of monitoring and evaluation in instituting CHANGE in the workplace, providing examples on what data may be collected and how analysis may be conducted.

  14. Instituting CHANGE in the workplace

    02 July 2012

    The workplace is an ideal setting to carry out health promotion programmes. Recognizing the interrelatedness of unhealthy habits and risky behaviour, the enterprise response must use a comprehensive approach to achieve positive results.

  15. Communicating CHANGE: Behaviour change communication (BCC) strategy for CHANGE, e-learning modules and reference CD

    02 July 2012

    CHANGE is a comprehensive workplace health and wellness campaign under the healthy lifestyle in the workplace programme that aims to enable young professionals to make healthy choices to improve their well-being and overall performance.

  16. Decent work for all, July 2012 news update

    01 July 2012

    The July 2012 monthly news update of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines contains an article on scaling up the fight against child labour, latest news on technical vocational skills training for disadvantaged youth, must reads including forthcoming events and meetings.

  17. Technical vocational training in Masbate: Keeping the dream alive for Masbate’s disadvantaged youth

    01 July 2012

    Perhaps the greatest frustration of being a youth growing up in disadvantaged circumstances is aspiring for a career and being shot down even before one has been given the opportunity to take off.

  18. Assessment of entrepreneurship potentials of disadvantaged youth in Masbate, Antique, Maguindanao and Agusan del Sur

    29 June 2012

    Entrepreneurship is one option that is on top of everybody’s list when it comes to recommendations for stimulating employment in an otherwise job-starved environment. In four provinces highlighted in the study, youth entrepreneurship is still a frontier’s land and this is very much evident when describing the situation of disadvantaged youth.

  19. Comparative analysis on the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention No. 169, UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act (IPRA) of the Philippines

    29 June 2012

    All three instruments affirm the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the indigenous cultural communities and indigenous peoples on the basis of equality and non-discrimination.

  20. ILO Country Office for the Philippines publications catalogue, June 2012

    28 June 2012

    CO-Manila's new library resource list.