Resources

Publications

• Guide to International Labour Standards – Pdf 1.4 MB
  ITC-ILO, 2008

• Handbook of procedures relating to international labour Conventions and Recommendations – Pdf 0.4 MB
  ILO, 2006, Rev. 2006

• Freedom of Association: Digest of decisions and principles of the Freedom of Association Committee of the Governing Body of the ILO – Pdf 1.7 MB
  ILO, 2006, Fifth (revised) edition

• Manual for drafting ILO instruments – Pdf 0.7 MB
  ILO, 2006

• Practical Guide to Child Labour Reporting – Pdf 1.2 MB
  ILO and ITC-ILO, 2006

• Training Materials for a Global Alliance against Forced Labour –- Pdf 3.2 MB
  ITC-ILO, 2006

• Memorandum concerning the obligation to submit conventions and recommendations to the competent authorities – Pdf
  ILO, 2005

• Rules of the Game: a brief introduction to International Labour Standards – Pdf 0.8 MB
  ILO, 2005

• The Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations: Its dynamic and impact –- Pdf 0.4 MB
  by E. Gravel and C. Charbonneau-Jobin, ILO, 2003

• Collective Bargaining: ILO standards and the principles of the supervisory bodies – Pdf 0.3 MB
  by B. Gernigon, A. Odero and H. Guido, ILO, 2002

• ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow-up: A Training Guide
  by E. Cairola and A. Chiarabini, ITC - ILO, 2002
  Available (in English, French and Spanish) upon request

• International labour standards: A global approach – Pdf 3.7 MB
  ILO, 2001, preliminary edition

• International Labour Standards: A Trade Union Training Guide
  by E. Cairola and A. Chiarabini, ITC- ILO, 1999
  Available (in English, French, Spanish and Arabic) upon request

• ILO principles concerning the right to strike – Pdf 0.2 MB
  by B. Gernigon, A. Odero and H. Guido, ILO, 1998

• International Labour Standards' Procedures: Case study training materials
  by D. Tajgman, ITC-ILO, 1997
  Available (in English, French and Spanish) upon request

• ILO Principles, Standards and Procedures concerning Freedom of Association – Pdf 1.3 KB
  ILO, 1989

• Procedure for the Examination of Complaints Alleging Infringements of Trade Union Rights – Pdf 0.6 MB
  ILO, 1985

• Standing Orders concerning the Procedure for the Examination of Representations under Articles 24 and 25 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization – Pdf 0.1 MB
  ILO, 1980

CD-ROMs (available upon request)

• International Labour Standards: A global approach – A Training Package
  ILO, 2006

• International Labour Standards E-Library, ILSE CD-ROM
  ILO, 2005

• Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining Electronic Library
  by B. Gernigon, A. Odero and H. Guido, ITC-ILO, 2004, version 2

Slides

• ILS Characteristics and Adoption
  ILS/FPR Programme

• Freedom of Association: Standards and Supervision
  by K. Tsotroudi

• Equality of Opportunity and Treatment in Employment and Occupation
  by M. Oeltz

• Standards concerning Employment and Training: Formulation of policies and social dialogue
  by N. Elkin

• ILO Standards on Decent Wage Levels and Fair Remuneration Practices: Conventions Nos. 94, 95, 131 and 173
  by G. Politakis

• Hours of Work: Conventions Nos. 1, 30, 47, 14, 106, 132 and 175
  by M. Humblet

• OSH Conventions and Recommendations
  by V. Savine

• International Labour Standards on Social Security
  by G. Lopez-Morales

• Gender Mainstreaming in Reporting on ILS
  by K. Landuyt

ILO instruments

• ILO Constitution, 1919

• ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, 1998

ILO Conventions

• C1 Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919

• C14 Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921

• C29 Forced Labour Convention,1930

• C30 Hours of Work (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1930

• C47 Forty-Hours Week Convention, 1935

• C81 Labour Inspection Convention, 1947

• P81 Protocol of 1995 to the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947

• C87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948

• C88 Employment Service Convention, 1948

• P89 Protocol of 1990 to the Night Work (Women) Convention (Revised), 1948

• C94 Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949

• C95 Protection of Wages Convention, 1949

• C98 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949

• C100 Equal Remuneration Convention, 195

• C102 Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952

• C105 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957

• C106 Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1957

• C111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958

• C122 Employment Policy Convention, 1964

• C129 Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969

• C131 Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970

• C132 Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970

• C138 Minimum Age Convention, 1973

• C142 Human Resources Development Convention, 1975

• C143 Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975

• C144 Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976

• C150 Labour Administration Convention, 1978

• C155 Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981

• P155 Protocol of 2002 to the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 198

• C170 Chemicals Convention, 1990

• C171 Night Work Convention, 1990

• C173 Protection of Workers' Claims (Employer's Insolvency) Convention, 1993

• C175 Part-Time Work Convention, 1994

• C176 Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995

• C181 Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997

• C182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999

ILO Recommendations

• R177 Chemicals Recommendation, 1990

• R178 Night Work Recommendation, 1990

• R183 Safety and Health in Mines Recommendation, 1995

• R189 Job Creation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Recommendation, 1998

• R193 Promotion of Cooperatives Recommendation, 2002

Reports of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations

• General Report, Report III (Part 1A) (2006) – Pdf 4.7 MB

• Information document on ratifications and standards-related activities, Report III (Part 1B) (2006) – Pdf 1.1 MB

General Surveys of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations

• Labour Inspection (2006) – Pdf 0.9 MB

• Hours of Work: From fixed to flexible? (2005) – Pdf 0.7 MB

• Promoting Employment: Policies, skills, enterprises (2004) – Pdf 1.1 MB

• Protection of Wages: Standards and safeguards relating to the payment of labour remuneration (2003) – Pdf 2.1 MB

• Tripartite Consultation (2000) – Pdf 0.4 MB

• Migrant Workers (1999) – html

• Equality in Employment and Occupation (1996) – html

• Labour Administration (1997) – html

• Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining (1994) – html

• Minimum Age (1981)

• Abolition of Forced Labour (1979)

Global Reports under the Follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

• The End of Child Labour: Within reach (2006) – Pdf 1.1 MB

• A Global Alliance against Forced Labour (2005) – Pdf 1.4 MB

• Organizing for Social Justice (2004) – Pdf 0.4 MB

• Time for Equality at Work (2003) – Pdf 3.6 MB

Governing Body documents

• Improvements in the standards-related activities of the ILO: A progress report, GB.292/LILS/7 (2005) – Pdf 0.1 MB

International Labour Conference documents

• Work in the fishing sector, Report IV (1) (2007) – Pdf 0.1 MB

ILO databases

• Applis: Database containing information on ratifications, comments of the Committee of Experts, and reporting schedule

• Ilolex: Database of ILO Conventions and Recommendations, ratification information, comments of the Committee of Experts and the Committee on Freedom of Association, discussions of the Conference Committee, representations, complaints, General Surveys, and related documents

• LibSynd: Database of freedom of association cases

• Natlex: Database of national laws on labour, social security, and related human rights