2008

1. 

   Publication

   Building Rural Roads

   05 November 2008

   This manual attempts to present a set of technical solutions and works methods commonly applied in a number of countries where the use of local resources is given serious consideration when building rural roads. Based on best practices from rural road-building programmes in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, it describes a set of work methods and procedures proven to be effective both in terms of cost and quality.

2. Meeting document

   Resolutions adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 97th Session

   22 August 2008

3. Meeting document

   Report IV: Promotion of rural employment for poverty reduction

   08 April 2008

4. Meeting document

   Report I(B): Global Report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

   12 March 2008

   Freedom of association in practice: Lessons learned

2007

1. 

   Publication

   Microfinance and public policy. Outreach, performance and efficiency.

   12 November 2007

   This book states to aid agencies and governments to consider efficiency as a robust and reliable criterion to guide their decisions on whether continuing or discounting support from microfinance institutions (MFIS).

2. 

   Publication

   Trade and employment: Challenges for policy research

   19 February 2007

   This study provides an impartial view of what can be said, on the relationship between trade and employment, an often contentious issue of public debate. Its focus is on the connections between trade policies, and labour and social policies. It is the outcome of collaborative research between the secretariat of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Labour Office (ILO), addressing such issues tha concern both organizations.

2006

1. 

   Publication

   Freedom of association - Digest of decisions and principles of the Freedom of Association Committee of the Governing Body of the ILO. Fifth (revised) edition, 2006

   01 November 2006

   Summarizes the decisions and principles of the Committee on Freedom of Association up to its 339th report (November 2005).

2. 

   Training guide

   Tackling hazardous child labour in agriculture: Guidance on policy and practice - Toolkit

   01 October 2006

   This toolkit has been produced to help policy-makers ensure that agriculture is a priority sector for the elimination of child labour. The guidebooks included in this package provide policy-makers and stakeholder organizations with information and ideas needed to plan, formulate and implement policies and programmes to tackle hazardous child labour in agriculture.

3. 

   Normative instrument

   Safety and health in underground coalmines

   13 May 2006

   This new code, which reflects the many changes in the industry, its workforce, the roles of the competent authorities, employers, workers and their organizations, and on the development of new ILO instruments on occupational safety and health, focuses on the production of coal from underground mines. The original code of practice on safety and health in coalmines was adopted by the Governing Body in 1986. Surface mining is covered by the code of practice, Safety and health in opencast mines (1991). This code of practice is based on principles established in international instruments relevant to the protection of workers' safety and health.

4. 

   Publication

   Offshoring and the Internationalization of Employment. A Challenge for a Fair Globalization?

   14 March 2006

   The book examines the trends in the internationalisation of employment, looks at losers and winners and proposes new policies of compensation.