International labour standards resources

February 2005

  1. ILO Director’s visit applauded

    08 February 2005

    Vanuatu officials have spoken highly about the visit of Sub-Regional ILO Office Director for Asia and Pacific based in Manila, Philippines, Mr Werner Konrad Blenk recently. The main purpose of Mr Blenk’s visit was to discuss with the Vanuatu government through the ministry of Internal Affairs who is responsible for Labour and ILO matters on Vanuatu’s commitment to the ILO after becoming a member of this important organization in 2003.

  2. Opening Remarks to the 18th ICFTU-APRO Regional Conference

    02 February 2005

    by Mr Shinichi Hasegawa, Regional Director of ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

January 2005

  1. Positive action: reducing poverty through social dialogue - a guidebook for trade unions and employers' organizations

    01 January 2005

    A guidebook for trade unions and employers' organizations on Poverty Redution Strategy Paper (PRSP). Identifies priorities and strategies for positive action and how RPSP is related to the ILO's decent work agenda.

September 2004

  1. Sub-Regional Workshop on Freedom of Association and Organizing in Rural Areas

    East Asian subregional meeting on freedom of association and organization in rural areas

June 2004

  1. Organizing for social justice (Global report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on fundamental principles and rights at work. Report of the Director-General, 2004)

    01 June 2004

    Freedom of association, and the recognition of the right to bargain collectively, are not only fundamental human rights at work, but also vital elements of economic, social and political processes. Organizing for social justice takes account of the current trends in exercising these rights as well as the significant challenges that still remain in many parts of the world, particularly in the today’s global economy.

  2. การเคลื่อนไหวเพื่อความยุติธรรมในสังคม ILO Global Report 2004

    01 June 2004

May 2004

  1. Launch of the 2004 Global Report on Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

    ILO launches global report on freedom of association and collective bargaining

January 2004

  1. Dialogues in Asia

    01 January 2004

    Comprises reports on three national dialogues held in the Philippines, China and India and one Asian regional dialogue on the social dimension of globalization. Includes a background paper on the impact of globalization in the Asia Pacific region.

  2. Freedom of association: a user's guide

    01 January 2004

    Explains the ILO's freedom of association standards, principles, procedures, and the profound impact they had on laws, individuals released from prison, and the right of trade unionists and employers to organize and bargain collectively.

March 2003

  1. Time for equality at work (Global report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Report of the Director-General, 2003)

    03 March 2003

    The ILO’s most comprehensive study to date on discrimination, this timely report argues that the benefits of eliminating discrimination in the workplace transcend the individual and extend to the economy and to society as a whole. While the most blatant forms of discrimination at work have faded, the report reveals that many remain a persistent and daily part of the workplace or are taking on new, more subtle forms that are cause for growing concern.