Briefs
Labour migration
Smart remittance guide for workers migrating to the Republic of Korea
The Smart Remittance Guide has been prepared for migrant workers to inform them of the procedures to send remittances from the Republic of Korea through regular channels. The purpose of distributing this information is to improve migrant workers’...
Labour migration
Regional guidelines on the return and reintegration of migrant workers participating in the Employment Permit System of the Republic of...
Since 2012, the ILO-Korea Partnership Programme labour migration component has focused on migration and development. Research and national and regional workshops have focused on return and reintegration, leading to the development and adoption of...
Factsheet no. 1 - Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining
Collective bargaining
Negotiating or bargaining is a means of joint decision making. It is used by individuals or groups like trade unions and employers who depend on each other to achieve their goals but who may have different interests.
Factsheet no. 3 - Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining
Subjects for collective bargaining
Factsheet no. 4 - Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining
The application of collective agreements
Ideally, workers and managers will ensure that collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) are applied. Managers will make sure that workers are paid the agreed rates and that working conditions are as specified in the latest agreement. Trade union...
Factsheet no. 2 - Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining
Representativity and recognition for collective bargaining
If a collective bargaining agreement is to reflect a fair balance between the interests of the workers and employers that it covers, the organizations that negotiate on behalf of each side must be properly representative.
Issue Brief no. 3 - Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining
Collective bargaining and non-standard forms of employment: Practices that reduce vulnerability and ensure work is decent
Collective bargaining is widely recognized as an important tool for improving working conditions and labour relations, but can it play the same role for workers in non-standard forms of employment? This issue brief looks at the ways in which...
A legal review of national laws and regulations related to child labour in Myanmar in light of international laws and standards - Executive...
The government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar is currently undertaking an important labour law reform process with technical assistance from the ILO in order to fully comply with its international obligations and commitments.
Latin American Network to Combat Child Labour: Public-Private Partnership
This partnership between Fundación Telefónica and the ILO created a strategic regional alliance to more efficiently combat child labour in Latin America. It strengthens institutions and provides the required tools to disseminate good practices and...
TAQEEM Fund for youth employment evaluation (Phase I & II) - A partnership to promote results-based monitoring and evaluation for youth...
Taqeem (meaning “evaluation” in Arabic) has been implemented in two phases. The first phase worked with 15 youth employment organizations and initiatives reaching approximately 15,000 young people a year as part of a competitively selected Community...
Entrepreneurship education: Know About Business (KAB) in Yemen: Public-Private Partnership
To contribute to employment creation and economic growth by fostering an enterprise culture in Yemen, the ILO introduced its Know About Business (KAB) programme in technical and vocational education in the country.
Implementation of the labour force survey in Yemen: Public-Private Partnership
The ILO, with financial support from Silatech, applied its international technical expertise to build the capacity of the Yemen Central Statistical Office (CSO) in order to establish a sustainable Labour Market Information System (LMIS) to generate...
Promoting Gender Equality for Decent Employment (GE4DE) (Project fact sheet)
The GE4DE is a six year project funded by Global Affairs Canada that has contributed to increase and improve women’s employment and attitudes through development of workplace policy, law & skills and awareness raising. The project has components of...
Belize - National Child Activity Survey 2013 - Key facts and figures
ILO Data Initiative on Modern Slavery
Multi-stakeholders process initiated by the ILO to harmonize data collection worldwide and generate better prevalence data.
The Taqeem Fund: Results-based monitoring and evaluation for youth employment in the MENA region: Public-Private Partnership
To support youth employment initiatives and improving the effectiveness of their programs, the ILO initiated work on results-based monitoring and evaluation. This new public-private partnership (PPP) supports a select group of small and medium-sized...
Zambia: Decent work for disabled youth through skills development
ILO-Irish Aid Partnership Programme on Disability
Revision and Enhancement of the Labour Market Data Sources: Towards Setting Up the Labour Market Information System in Brunei Darussalam...
In response to a request from the Brunei Government, this project aims to improve the availability, quality and use of labour market information to effectively contribute to the development, monitoring and implementation of the National Human...
Publication
Meeting skills needs for green jobs: Policy Recommendations
This document, jointly prepared by members of the Inter-Agency Working Group (IWG) on Greening Technical and Vocational Education and Training and Skills Development, presents a set of policy recommendations formulated in response to a request from...
Q&A on Global estimates and trends of child labour 2000-2012