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Alcohol and drug problems at work is a practical manual to setting up and managing substance abuse prevention programmes, complementing the ILO code of practice Management of alcohol and drug-related issues in the workplace. It examines the advantages of establishing workplace substance abuse initiatives and shows how enterprises of all sizes can set up and implement their own programmes to deal with this growing problem. This timely book look...

This issue focuses on climate change and its impacts on employment and labor markets, as well as on the role for the labor movement in addressing those challenges. It looks at the possible employment impacts in specific sectors and considers the need for "green" industrial policies. The articles feature country-based studies on the impact of climate change as well as views on adaptation and mitigation strategies, linkages with workers' rights,...

Social security represents an investment in a nation's human infrastructure. This book outlines basic concepts such as the social protection floor and the social security staircase, analyzes the affordability of various approaches, and examines the results of practices around the world, especially in low- and middle-income countries. The second part of Extending Social Security to All weighs the pros and cons of conditional cash transfers. Bas...

This is the first in a new series of biennial reports that aim to map social security coverage globally, presenting various methods and approaches for assessing coverage and identifying gaps. Backed by comparative statistical data, this first report takes a comprehensive look at how countries are investing in social security, how they are financing it, and how effective their approaches are. The report examines the ways selected international ...

Economic recovery from the worldwide financial crisis remains weak and uneven, resulting in persistently high unemployment in some countries and growing job precariousness almost everywhere. This report shows that a sustainable, job-rich recovery is possible-provided that the factors that led to the crisis are tackled. The report provides answers to these key questions: . When will employment recover strongly enough to mitigate the effects of ...

This book reflects the state of the art in the identification and recognition of occupational diseases. The number of physical, chemical, biological, and psychosocial factors affecting workers' health is constantly on the rise. When safety and health measures fail or are not followed, accidents, injuries, diseases, and even deaths may occur. Diseases caused by work need to be identified, victims compensated, and prevention pursued in the workp...

This book provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of international labor migration and the ILO's efforts to protect migrant workers through a rights-based approach. It offers new insights on the factors that motivate people to seek work outside their country of origin and on the significant development effects on both origin and destination countries. Exposing the often-limited access of migrant workers to their fundamental rights at ...

This volume reviews the global and regional wage trends during the economic and financial crisis of 2008-09. Part I highlights the slowdown in the growth of monthly average wages as well as some short-term fluctuations in the wage share. These changes happened against a backdrop of wage moderation in the years before the crisis and a long-term trend of rising wage inequality since the mid-1990s. Part II discusses the role of wage policies in t...

This book provides a comprehensive view of the progress made in eradicating child labor. Intriguingly, the evidence indicates that a future without child labor may at last be within our grasp. The study offers new global estimates and highlights trends and areas where the international community is turning the tide. It is clear, however, that a strong and sustained global movement is still needed to ensure that the scourge of child labor will ...

This code reflects the many changes in the coal industry and its workforce and new developments in occupational safety and health policies as well as ILO instruments on occupational safety and health. It also takes into consideration new technology, a leaner, multiskilled workforce, and a less prescriptive, more systems-oriented approach to addressing safety and health. The code specifies the roles of authorities, employers, workers, and their...

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This report examines the vulnerability of youth to unemployment and the shortage of decent work. It shows where progress has or has not been made in terms of tapping the energy, talent, and creativity of young people for the benefit of the economy's productive potential. It updates the world and regional youth labor market indicators and gives detailed analyses of longer-term trends in youth population, labor force, and employment, while provi...

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Since its first edition in 1935-36, the Yearbook of Labour Statistics has established itself as the world's foremost work of statistical reference on labor questions. Each volume brings data together in systematic form from a vast network of authoritative sources in 190 countries, areas, and territories. Data are published, wherever possible, according to the latest versions of the following international standard classifications: Internationa...

Since its first edition in 1935-36, the Yearbook of Labour Statistics has established itself as the world's foremost work of statistical reference on labor questions. Each volume brings data together in systematic form from a vast network of authoritative sources in 190 countries, areas, and territories. Y earbook of Labour Statistics: Time Series covers the preceding ten years with 31 tables corresponding to nine major substantive chapters on...

Achieving the goal of decent work for all-in conditions of freedom, equity, security, and human dignity-is possible only if employees can actively participate in the process. This global report emphasizes the need for a conducive environment to facilitate collective bargaining and conflict resolution, wellfunctioning labor administration, and strong workers' and employers' organizations. The report identifies positive developments in freedom o...

This new report from the International Institute for Labor Studies presents a timely discussion on the worldwide loss of jobs resulting from the economic crisis. The material is presented in a nontechnical manner, based on the latest data and economic analysis. Full technical annexes are included. The authors assess the job crisis and provide a broad overview of its social effects, emphasizing the structural imbalances in the globalization pro...

This book is a remarkable portrait of Edward J. Phelan (1888-1967), who dedicated his life to social justice and whose views and actions guided the work of the ILO for decades. Phelan was one of a small group of people who mapped out the design of the ILO in the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 and one of the principal authors of the ILO Constitution. He became the ILO's fourth director-general in 1941 until his retirement in 1948. Phelan's person...

This report sheds new light on forced labor in today's global economy. It examines the daunting challenges faced by the many actors and institutions involved in a global alliance against forced labor, from the conceptual and political to the legal, juridical, and institutional. It shows how challenges have been met so far, often with the support or involvement of the ILO, and points to substantial examples of good practice that can guide futur...

Since its first edition in 1935-36, the Yearbook of Labour Statistics has established itself as the world's foremost work of statistical reference on labor questions. The comprehensive volume brings together in systematic form a mass of data from a vast network of authoritative sources in 190 countries. Data are published, wherever possible, according to the latest versions of the following international standard classifications: International...