Official reports
Meeting documents
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International Labour Conference documents and proceedings
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Governing Body documents
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Other meeting documents
Director-General's reports
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Freedom of association in practice: Lessons learned. Global Report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Report of the Director-General, 2008 - [pdf 1171 KB] - Buy now -
Director-General’s introduction to the
International Labour Conference: Decent work for sustainable development - [pdf 246 KB]
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Equality at work : tackling the challenges. Global report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on fundamental principles and rights at work. Report of the Director-General, 2007 - [pdf 1750 KB] - Buy now
Provides a global picture of job-related discrimination, citing both progress and failures in the struggle to fight discrimination ranging from traditional forms such as sex, race or religion, to newer forms based on age, sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS status and disability. -
The Decent Work Agenda in Africa:
2007–2015; Report of the Director-General to the Eleventh African Regional Meeting, Addis Ababa, April 2007 - [pdf 314 KB]
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ILO activities in Africa, 2004-2006; Report of the Director-General to the Eleventh African Regional Meeting, Addis Ababa, April 2007 - [pdf 259 KB]
Describes the progress, results and outcomes of ILO action between 2004 and 2006 to help member States implement the Ouagadougou Summit’s commitments at the continental, regional and national levels. -
Decent work in Asia : reporting on results 2001-2005 : report of the Director-General, Fourteenth Asian Regional Meeting, Busan, Republic of Korea, August-September 2006 - [pdf 493 KB] - Buy now
Reviews the achievements in international, regional and national developments relating to fundamental rights, employment, social protection, and social dialogue. -
Realizing decent work in Asia: report of the Director-General, Fourteenth Asian Regional Meeting, Busan, Republic of Korea, August-September 2006 - [pdf 346 KB]
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Decent work in the Americas : An agenda for the Hemisphere, 2006-15 ; Sixteenth American Regional Meeting, Brasilia, May 2006 - [pdf 376 KB] - Buy now
Offers countries in the region a plan of action for 2006-15, with general and specific policy recommendations including a set of concrete targets that can be adapted to the particular situation in individual countries. -
The end of child labour : within reach. Global report under the Follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Report of the Director-General, 2006 - Buy now
Presents a global picture tracing child labour trends and outlines national progress and the policies that underpin it. Highlights the progress being made in reducing child labour around the world and examines ILO action on child labour since 2002. ... -
ILO activities in the Americas, 2003-2006; Report of the Director-General to the Sixteenth American Regional Meeting, Brasilia, May 2006 - [pdf 289 KB]
The report, prepared for the ILO’s 16th American Regional Meeting in Brasilia, 2006, looks at the progress and outcomes of the ILO’s programmes in the region to date.
Special reports
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Equality at work : tackling the challenges. Global report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on fundamental principles and rights at work. Report of the Director-General, 2007 - [pdf 1750 KB] - Buy now
Provides a global picture of job-related discrimination, citing both progress and failures in the struggle to fight discrimination ranging from traditional forms such as sex, race or religion, to newer forms based on age, sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS status and disability. -
Global Employment Trends for Youth 2006 - [pdf 506 KB]
The report emphasizes that today's youth face serious vulnerabilities in the world of work and warns that a lack of decent work, if experienced at an early age, may permanently compromise their future employment prospects. The report adds urgency to the UN call for development of strategies aimed at giving young people a chance to maximize their productive potential through decent employment. -
A fair globalization: Creating opportunities for all - Buy now
Using worldwide expertise, examines the various facets of globalization, the diversity of public perceptions of the process, and its implications for economic and social progress. Proposes a series of coordinated measures across a broad front to improve governance and accountability at both national and international levels. ... -
Global Employment Trends for Youth 2004 - [pdf 802 KB]
This report continues the ILO Global Employment Trends series to provide a valuable analysis of the current labour market trends of young people. It incorporates the most recent information available in order to shed light on the possible factors contributing to the increasing difficulties youth face today when trying to enter the labour force.