Books and reports

November 2000

  1. Publication

    The impact of seafarers’ living and working conditions of changes in the structure of the shipping industry. Report JMC/29/2001/3

    14 November 2000

    Report for discussion at the 29th Session of the Joint Maritime Commission, JMC/29/2001/3

  2. Publication

    Updating the ILO’s minimum basic wage of able seamen. Report JMC/29/2001/2

    14 November 2000

    Report for discussion at the 29th Session of the Joint Maritime Commission, JMC/29/2001/2. This report revises the ILO minimum basic wage for seafarers based on changes in consumer prices and exchange rates between January 1997 and January 2000.

  3. Publication

    Review of relevant ILO maritime instruments. Report JMC/29/2001/1

    13 November 2000

    Report for discussion at the 29th Session of the Joint Maritime Commission, Geneva, 2001. This report contains a summary of decisions taken by the Governing Body concerning the revision of Conventions and Recommendations regarding seafarers, and proposes an integrated approach to future standard setting in the maritime field. Includes the tacit amendment procedure in treaties deposited with the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

October 2000

  1. Publication

    Your Voice at Work : global report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at work

    26 October 2000

    Reports on freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining in ILO member States. Reviews the challenges and opportunities that globalization and social change present to the world of work, and their implications for freedom of association and collective bargaining and summarizes major trends in respect of these principles and rights. Assesses ILO assistance in their promotion and suggests a framework for future ILO action.

  2. Publication

    Final report. Report SMEI/2000/7

    24 October 2000

    This is a final report from Symposium on Information Technologies in the Media and Entertainment Industries: Their impact on employment, working conditions and labour-management relations. Geneva, 28 February - 3 March 2000.

September 2000

  1. Publication

    Labour practices in the footwear, leather, textiles and clothing industries. Report TMLFI/2000

    12 September 2000

    Presents the long-term trends over the period 1980 to 1995 and provides up-to-date information on the most recent developments over the period 1995 to 1998. Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on Labour Practices in the Footwear, Leather, Textiles and Clothing Industries, TMLFI/2000

August 2000

  1. Publication

    Negotiating flexibility

    16 August 2000

    Using data from 22 country studies prepared in 1997, discusses the extent to which labour markets are becoming more flexible, as well as the role which collective bargaining is playing, or can play, in the process of introducing this flexibility. Examines the role of the State and the positions of employers and trade unions on labour market flexibility.

  2. Publication

    Sustainable agriculture in a globalized economy. Report TMAD/2000/13

    11 August 2000

    Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on Moving to Sustainable Agriculture Development through the Modernization of Agriculture and Employment in a Globalized Economy, TMAD/2000

July 2000

  1. Publication

    Termination of employment digest

    25 July 2000

    Provides a summary of the legislation on termination of employment for 72 jurisdictions. In general, excludes case law and collective agreements on the subject.

  2. Publication

    Modular package on gender, poverty and employment: Reader’s kit (with CD-ROM)

    05 July 2000

    Facilitator's kit also available