Publications

Les fonctions assurées par des inspecteurs et contrôleurs du travail dans le système d'administration du travail en Afrique francophone subsaharienne (pdf 642 KB)

Editors: Philippe Auvergnon, Sandrine Violette, Moussa Oumarou, 2007, ISBN No. 978-92-2-2205646

Re-engineering Labour Administration to Promote Decent Work (pdf 1,611 KB)

Editors: Giuseppe Casale, A. Sivananthiran, C. S. Venkata Ratnam, 2007, ISBN No. 978-92-2-119534-4

Reengineering Labour Administration To Promote Decent Work shows how Labour Ministries have adapted and responded to the challenges of globalization by using new methods of management,evaluation, evidenced based policy making and other labour administration reforms to promote decent work. Available from the ILO Subregional Office for South Asia (SRO-New Delhi).

Showcasing Tools and Experience in Labour Administration and the Informal Economy

Editors: Giuseppe Casale, A. Sivananthiran, José Luis Daza, Cynthia Mar, 2007, ISBN No. 978-92-2-119522-1

Showcasing Tools and Experiences in Labour Administration in the Informal Economy provides labour ministries with good practices for promoting decent work in the informal economy. This volume elaborates the services provided by labour administration to homeworkers in Thailand, combating slave labour in Brazil, protecting domestic migrant workers from the Philippines and the use of social dialogue to manage welfare schemes for informal economy workers in India. Available from the ILO Subregional Office for South Asia (SRO-New Delhi).

Le dialogue social dans l'administration publique des pays Membres de l'Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine (UEMOA) (pdf 472 KB)

By Moussa Oumarou, ISBN No. 978-92-2-219689-0

Compilation of Selected Terms on Poverty Related Issues (pdf 714 KB)

By Gianni Arrigo, Giuseppi Casale, No ISBN No.

This compilation aims to give a comprehensive overview of the current status on poverty issues with specific reference to international labour standards and development. It has been conceived as an educational tool and a warehouse of practical definitions to provide practitioners and scholars advice and suggestions that could be of use in their daily work. Employers, workers and government officials can profit from this complication by familiarizing themselves with recognised and accepted international practices.

Convention No. 154 - Promoting Collective Bargaining (pdf 430 KB)

By Shauna Olney, Marleen Rueda, ISBN 92-2-117468-9

Collective bargaining is fundamental to the International Labour Orgainization and an important form of social dialogue. This booklet is about how countries can promote collective bargaining through ratifying and implementing the ILO Convention no. 154 concerning the Promotion of Collective Bargaining. Convention no. 154, adopted by the International Labour Conference in 1981 calls upon member States to promote free and voluntary collective bargaining where necessary and furthermore specifies practical means of doing so.

Glossary of labour law and industrial relations (with special reference to the European Union)

General Editors: Gianni Arrigo and Giuseppi Casale, ISBN 92-2-115731-8

The Glossary of labour law and industrial relations, one of the first of its kind, provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the development and current status of labour law and industrial relations issues, including globalization and international labour standards.

Going a step further than simple definitions, this easy-to-use glossary provides substantive entries and cross-references between international labour standards, European Union Directives, resolutions and regulations. In this respect, definitions from the public domain are taken from legislative and specialized texts dealing with international standards and institutions in general.

The glossary also explores the most relevant issues surrounding the global debate on the social dimension of globalization and includes entries on current achievements, debates, ideas and programmes, as highlighted in the 2004 Report of the Director-General of the ILO on the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization, A fair globalization: The role of the ILO. These issues are summarized in the substantive introduction for easy reference.

Conceived as an education tool, this storehouse of practical definitions also provides practitioners and scholars with advice and suggestions that may be taken into account in their day-to-day work. Legal specialists, employers, workers and government officials will find recognized and accepted international labour practices in a number of domains of interest to them. A valuable addition to the current literature on the topic, this glossary aims to contribute to the overall development of a sound social dialogue and industrial relations system at different levels of the economy.

Priced publication. Available from ILO Publications.

Informal Economy: The Growing Challenge for Labour Administration (pdf 557 KB)

Edited by A. Sivananthiram, C.S. Venkata Ratnam, ISBN 92-2-118061-1

This volume presents a synthesis of country experiences and case studies mainly from Asia, representing several segments of the informal economy with a focus on labour administration and the informal economy. The case studies look at possible approaches in the areas of social security, child labour, bonded labour, and home workers. It will be of interest to policy makers, industrial relations practitioners, labour administrators, the employers, trade unions and civil society groups.

Informal Economy, Undeclared Work and Labour Administration (pdf 480 KB)

By Jose Luis Daza, ISBN 92-2-117360-7

In line with the ILO resolution concerning decent work and the informal economy, adopted at the International Labour Conference in 2002, governments have a key role to play, in consultation with workers and employers, in promoting decent work through the extension of their services to the informal economy. This requires the development of innovative approaches and new tools which can be used by ministries of labour to promote decent work through technical assistance to small and micro-enterprises and independent or self-employed workers. During the current biennium, José Luis Daza, Senior Labour Administration Specialist of the Dialogue Department, worked on this research paper for ministries of labour on the theme “informal economy, undeclared work and labour administration”.

National Social Dialogue on Employment Policies in Europe (pdf 714 KB)

By Ludek Rychly, Marketa Vylitova, ISBN 92-2-117208-2

The study covers 11 countries with distinct traditions, different stages of economic development and diverse social situations and industrial relations patterns intentional. It highlights the achievements of European social dialogue, especially in the policy design and implementation phases of employment policies. Its conclusions show that while the recognition of social dialogue as a vital element in the promotion of employment policy is generally growing, the practice must be improved everywhere. The key to success lies not only in improving the legal and institutional frameworks, but more importantly, in strengthening the political will of all parties involved.

Social Dialogue at Enterprise Level - Successful Experiences (pdf 499 KB)

Edited by A. Sivananthiram, C. S. Venkata Ratnam, ISBN 92-2-117365-8

This publication contains several papers presented at the Regional Meeting on Sharing Experiences of Social Dialogue at the Workplace held in Delhi from 1-3 November 2004. It also includes a paper on the concept, methodology and outcome of the South Asian and Vietnam Project on Tripartism (SAVPOT). Empirical material includes an analysis of experiences of organizational behaviour reflecting workers' involvement and participative management through work teams in a porcelain factory in Sri Lanka and the study of a plantation which highlighted the use of social dialogue as a means of enhancing productivity and quality of work life. In addition, it contains a study of two automobile companies in India and of their two ancillaries to identify the potential benefits that social dialogue brings in the auto industry. The Factory Improvement Programme strategy for developing social dialogue at the workplace along with health and safety, working conditions, productivity and quality is also included to bring out the remarkable changes that took place in the participating factories.