August 1998

1. Publication

   Productivity management. A practical handbook

   25 August 1998

2. Publication

   The sex sector

   06 August 1998

   Focuses on the commercial sex sector's connections with the national economies of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand as well as the international economy. Describes the organizational structures and relations within the commercial sex sector and illustrates how increasingly complex and significant the sector has become in these countries. In addition to the national case studies, which include the results of surveys of sex workers, comprises chapters on child prostitution and legislation and policies targeting the commercial sex industry. Examines also some historical and social factors behind the development of the sex sector.

July 1998

1. Publication

   Management development. A guide for the profession

   30 July 1998

   Provides practical information relating to the need to update management training and development approaches, methodes and techniques in the light of global economic trends and new management practices.

2. Publication

   Lessons from privatization. Labour issues in developing and transitional countries

   29 July 1998

   Based on over 20 case studies, assesses the labour market consequences of privatization in developing countries and transition economies during the first half of the 1990s. Considers the effect of privatization on productivity and on the level and structure of employment. Also examines labour relations in privatized firms and subsequent changes in wages, remuneration systems and non-wage benefits.

3. Publication

   Safety in the use of chemicals at work. An ILO code of practice.

   22 July 1998

4. Publication

   Social Security Manual Vol. II- Administration of social security

   07 July 1998

   Examines some components of social security administration. Draws attention to the challenges and difficulties faced by social security institutions in countries where social security systems are not yet operational, are undergoing changes, or need to be improved.

June 1998

1. Publication

   Child labour. Targeting the intolerable. Report 86 VI (1)

   25 June 1998

   International Labour Conference, 86th Session, 1998. Report VI, Part 1. Drawing on the experience of the ILO, including its International Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour, this report surveys international and national law and practice and points the way towards effective action through new international standards. Includes a list of ratifications by country of relevant ILO Conventions on minimum age and forced labour (as at 15 August 1996).

2. Publication

   Social Security Manual Vol. III- Social security financing

   15 June 1998

3. Publication

   Social Security Manual Vol. I- Social security principles

   15 June 1998

   Serves as a manual for use in countries where social security systems are not yet operational, are undergoing change or need to be improved. Focuses on the needs of developing countries, countries in transition and countries undergoing structural change as they begin the process of setting up new systems of social protection or improving existing systems.

4. Publication

   The future of urban employment

   15 June 1998

   Considers the consequences of global urbanization for urban employment and poverty. Examines determinants of urban employment, noting the paradox between cities as centres of growth and centres of unemployment. Discusses key areas for policy intervention, and provides ideas on the design of policies and action programmes.