Tools and Services on Working Conditions

2008

Meeting document

Report IV: Promotion of rural employment for poverty reduction

08 April 2008
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

2006

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).
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.
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.
Publication

Know more about HIV/AIDS - A Toolkit for Workers in the Informal Economy

01 January 2006

The Toolkit is based on the ILO Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work which sets out fundamental principles for policy development and practical guidelines for action in the following key areas: Prevention of HIV and AIDS; Management and mitigation of the impact of HIV and AIDS on the world of work; Care and support of workers infected and affected by HIV and AIDS; and Elimination of stigma and discrimination on the basis of HIV status.