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Protocol for occupational safety and health in the coffee value chain Emphasis on COVID-19 prevention and mitigation

This summary integrates the more generic measures of the protocols and guides, which target the var ious links of the coffee value chain in Honduras and Mexico, divided into seven main sections: (i) objectives; (ii) scope; (iii) implementation;...

Assessment of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on trade unions in Saint Lucia. National preparedness, response and...

This Assessment Report focused on the collection and analysis of data on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the trade union movement in Saint Lucia.

Assessment of the effects of Hurricane Maria and the COVID-19 pandemic and their impact on trade unions in Dominica. National preparedness,...

The overall objectives of this research are to acquire information on the effects of these identified national disasters from the period 2017 to 2020, and the impacts of national response and recovery actions on national trade unions and their...

Fair recruitment

Measuring Sustainable Development Goal indicator 10.7.1 on the recruitment costs of migrant workers: Results of Viet Nam pilot survey 2019

This report presents an assessment of the pilot process on measuring SDG indicator 10.7.1, undertaken by the General Statistics Office of Viet Nam (GSO), in collaboration with the ILO, during the quarter four of the 2019 country’s Labour Force...

Non-standard forms of employment in selected countries in Central and Eastern Europe. A critical glance into regulation and implementation

This volume aims to offer a retrospective look into the implementation of some non-standard forms of employment (NSFE) in selected Central and Eastern European countries. It captures independent critical views on national regulations and their...

ILO brief

Implications of the COVID-19 crisis for enterprises’ human resource management policies and practices

The COVID-19 crisis has increased the importance of human and social capital for enterprise success. The competitiveness and viability — even survival — of an enterprise increasingly depend on its ability to make its employees motivated, skilled and...

Webinar 2 presentation: "Monitoring labour markets, employment status and informal economy in Tajikistan"

Webinar 2 presentation: "Unemployment, & other forms of labor under-utilization"

Building social protection systems: International standards and human rights instruments

A reference for practitioners, policymakers and other stakeholders, as well as a guidebook for the general public.

ILO Appeal

COVID-19 appeal update: ILO’s Response to the Venezuelan Displacement Crisis

Within the framework of the Regional Refugees and Migrants Response Plan (RMRP), the ILO has launched an appeal to its funding partners to support the response to the unprecedented refugees and migrants crisis in the Latin American region. The ILO...

Work-related accidents and illnesses: Perceptions and good practices in the Colombian coffee sector (Executive summary)

This document is work-related accidents and illnesses in the formal sector and perceptions and good practices in occupational safety and health (OSH) were analysed with key stakeholders in the Colombian coffee sector.

The experience of the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia in occupational safety and health (Executive summary)

It presents the results of the analysis of three training sessions on occupational safety and health (OSH) conducted by the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia (FNC) and provides useful tools to advance the development of...

Migration

Closing the Migration-Trafficking Protection Gap: Policy Coherence in Myanmar

This current paper, addresses horizontal policy coherence in labour migration and anti-trafficking arenas, with an examination of the main actors and their roles, the laws and policies involved, and strategies and mechanisms. Stronger, better...

A comprehensive analysis of policies and frameworks governing foreign employment for Nepali women migrant workers and migrant domestic...

A comprehensive analysis of policies and frameworks governing foreign employment for Nepali women migrant workers and migrant domestic...

One of the principal causes and risk factors for forced labour and trafficking, identified by past research led by the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Work in Freedom (WiF) Programme, is restrictive and gender-insensitive migration...

Report

Promoting fair and ethical recruitment in a digital world

This joint report by the ILO and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) explores innovative state-facilitated digital technology platforms from four different contexts, with a focus on the Employment Permit System of the Republic of...

Improving occupational safety and health in small and medium-sized enterprises. Trainers' guide

This Trainers’ Guide provides information and instructions to deliver the ILO training module “Improving occupational safety and health in small and medium-sized enterprises” in a professional way in the classroom. This training module was...

Towards integrated strategy for the transition to formality: road maps for Azerbaijan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

The South-South triangular cooperation initiative in Eastern Europe and Central Asia aims to facilitate knowledge-exchange and mutual learning to promote the development of coherent and integrated strategies to facilitate the transition to formality...

Supplier guidance on preventing, identifying and addressing child labour

This document provides practical guidance for factories and other production sites to prevent child labour through effective age verification and the protection of young workers, and to effectively respond to it if it does occur.

Improving occupational safety and health in small and medium-sized enterprises – Training module