Edited by Jeanne Mager Stellman
1998, 4-Volume Print Version
ISBN 92-2-109203-8
275 Sw.frs.; US$250; £150;175 Euros
CD-ROM (Single User)
ISBN 92-2-109818-4
200 Sw.frs.; US$175; £105; 125 Euros
Printed Version and CD-ROM Set
400 Sw.frs.; US$375; £225
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Actors for development
Edited by Normand Lécuyer and Jean Courdouan
2002, x+370 pp.
ISBN 92-2-106480-8
31.50 Sw.frs; US$20.95; £14.00; 21.00 Euros
Also available in French
In the rapidly changing world of work, labour administrations face significant challenges. This comprehensive volume examines how they are coping with globalization, modernization, and political and financial constraints while also contributing to the economic and social development of their countries.
Providing valuable real-life examples of effective and innovative practice, this study includes 27 case studies from countries around the world covering labour, employment and vocational training, industrial relations and evaluation. In all these fields, the book considers how labour administrations can better promote social democracy, the legal and social protection of workers and stronger ties between the social partners.
It examines the management, organization and internal functioning of labour administration while identifying issues that require close and high-priority attention. It also focuses on the difficulties of managing change and discusses various methods to help organizations be more efficient and useful as they modernize. The New Forms of Labour Administration offers a wealth of ideas and suggestions administrators can modify to fit their given situation.
Changing Labour Markets in Europe The role of institutions and policies.
2001, xvii+254 pp.
ISBN 92-2-111385-X
35 Sw.frs; US$22.95; £14.65
24.50 Sw.frs.;
US$15.95; £10.50; 15.75 Euros
Labour market institutions are a stabilizing force
in the face of continuous structural and technological change. They are
necessary for shaping the behaviour of firms and workers, and are a
precondition for the efficient functioning of labour market systems.
Drawing on the experience of four small European economies (Austria,
Denmark, Ireland and the Netherlands), this timely book analyses four
important policy areas in terms of their potential contribution to
employment success: macroeconomics, industrial relations, working time and
equal opportunities.
This book examines how macroeconomic policy
provides the necessary framework for any labour market and does much to
determine overall employment and unemployment. It analyses how
macroeconomic policy affects the labour markets of small countries,
especially in comparison with some of the larger European countries.
The social dialogue between workers’
and employers’
organizations and the government is covered and the book shows how the
dialogue within the system of industrial relations can be an effective
instrument of labour market governance.
A prominent share of what is commonly called labour
market flexibility is provided by policies in the field of working time, a
topic which the book discusses thoroughly. The book also addresses the
question of the employment effect of working time reductions.
Likewise, equality of opportunity in the labour
market is highlighted, and the study discusses the institutional
conditions for high and increasing participation of women in the labour
market. It shows that a gender balanced labour market is pivotal for
achieving high overall employment rates, which are crucial indicators of
full employment.
This is a resource for policy-makers in all regions
of the world who need to understand the working of labour market
institutions and policies in order to face employment problems and other
obstacles on the way towards providing decent work for all.
Children at Work. Health and
Safety Risks
Second Edition
By Valentina Forastieri
2002, xiii+169 pp.
ISBN 92-2-111399-X
27.50 Sw.fr; $17.95; £10.95; 18 Euros
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| "...this text is a worthwhile reference for any health and safety professional concerned about child labor. A starting point is needed to seriously address the issues surrounding child labor, especially where hazardous conditions exist, and this text provides a basis for that beginning." Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, April 2003, USA |
In praise of the previous edition:
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"This book was very informative and, in some cases, disturbing. Although child labor in hazardous occupations in not common in the United States, the information in this publication will be of interest to many U.S. hygienists" |
"...addresses the problem from an occupational safety and health point of view. Indeed, to date, little information has been available concerning children's actual work conditions and their impact on health. Therefore, the reading of this very interesting ILO publication is recommended." |
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"This book is not so much a clarion call as it is a beacon to guide the steps needed to take critical action on the problem of child labor. As an introduction to a model it serves to suggest and encourage. Used wisely it can facilitate action.""… this book can serve as a useful primer, not so much as to How to do but What to do. This book can be a useful addition as a text book for introductory courses at the post secondary level, in professional workshops, and in organization planning focused on working effectively on the issue of child labor. This book is also a timely reminder to us in the U.S. and especially to a range of professionals concerned with child health." |
The second edition of this useful and informative book provides an approach to the protection of children through the development of a programme on occupational safety and health specifically addressed to working children. It illustrates how this can be done within a framework of a national policy aimed at the elimination of child labour. This new edition takes account of the provisions of the ILO's Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182), covering work that is likely to harm the health, safety and morals of children, and presents updated information on health and safety risks, and current studies including examples of successful responses.
As with the previous edition, it also includes procedures to identify hazardous working conditions, and offers advice on developing improved methods and instruments to assess and protect the health of working children. It supplies basic information and guidance for the general reader, as well as valuable reference material for physicians and others on possible child-related occupational diseases.
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Care Work: The quest for
security
Edited by Mary Daly
2002, xviii+261pp.
ISBN 92-2-111402-3
30 Sw.fr; US$19.95; £11.95; 20 Euros
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| "...Mary Daly has provided researchers and policymakers with an informative and well-documented resource. Americans, especially, can learn a lot from this international survey of how governments can help eliminate much of the mess in arranging for high quality care for its most needy citizens." - Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, Vol. 30, June 2003, USA |
This insightful volume argues that care workers – those looking after
children, the elderly and people with disabilities – require security
similar to any other group of workers. It provides a valuable overview and
analysis of care work as a relevant social policy phenomenon in
industrialized and developing countries around the world, while exploring
pivotal questions such as how provisions for care are made, who is to
benefit, and who is to pay.
In the past, policymakers, economists, and statisticians have made little attempt to
measure the extent or incidence of care work, let alone its economic and
social value. This book contributes to the debate surrounding the
compensation, legitimization and regulation of care work. It examines how
care work is defined and treated in different parts of the world such as
Western Europe, India, Brazil, and Russia. Performed predominately by
women, care work is treated in a markedly different way between developed
and developing countries, and this study explores the cultural
specificities involved in this difference.
Taking an empirical as well as a conceptual approach, Care
Work also discusses various types of policy interventions such as cash
payments, taxation allowances, different types of paid and unpaid leave,
social security credits and other mostly unpaid benefits for those
providing care.
Social
Re-insurance. A new approach to sustainable community health financing
Edited by David M. Dror and Alexander S.
Preker
2002, 518pp.
ISBN 92-2-112711-7 65 Sw.fr; US$40; £29.95; 45 Euros
45.50 Sw.frs.;
US$27.95 £21; 31.50 Euros
Also available in French
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"... allows the reader to have a full immersion in the fresh well of creative responses to the challenge of lifting the poor people from ill-being to well-being. The study is relevant and timely, and opens the door for action, and probably for healthy, intense debate on the issue as well." |
"The authors suggest that reinsurance techniques could be used to improve the viability of small risk pools typical of community health financing schemes. This is an innovative application to the health sector and to poor populations of lessons learned from other sectors." |
This
comprehensive volume discusses the strategies and public
policies that countries can use to mitigate the shortcomings
of community financing schemes designed along the lines of
microinsurance. Re-insurance is emphasized as a mechanism
for enlarging the risk pool and spreading risks across
larger population groups than any one scheme could do on its
own.
Other
measures explored include:
- improving
the actuarial basis for determining the insurance
premium needed to protect against expenditure
fluctuations
- introducing
subsidies to pay for the premiums of low-income
populations
- using
effective prevention and case-management techniques to
limit expenditure fluctuations
- enlisting
technical support
- establishing
and strengthening links with formal financing and
provider networks
The volume demonstrates how, through such actions, community financing can be the important first step toward improving financial protection and access to health services for the poor.
Purchase one copy of:
Employment-Intensive Infrastructure
Programmes: Capacity buidling for contracting in the construction sector
Peter Bentall, Andreas Beusch and Jan de Veen
1999, x+228 pp.
ISBN 92-2-111581-X
35 Sw.frs.; US$23.95; £ 14.95; 22.50 Euros
Also available in French
and Spanish
This comprehensive, easy-to-use guide describes how large scale labour-based
infrastructure programmes, carried out by contract, should be developed.
The practical guidelines presented in this book introduce cost-effective,
employment intensive approaches to infrastructure works while exploring
how socio-economic objectives such as employment, conditions of work and
labour standards can be integrated into private sector programmes of this
nature.
And receive a free copy of:
Employment-Intensive Infrastructure
Programmes: Labour policies and practices
David Tajgman and Jan de Veen
1998, xi+240 pp.
ISBN 92-2-111034-6
30 Sw.frs.; US$19.95; £ 12.95; 20 Euros
Also available in French
and Spanish
This guide presents the current experience on how labour issues are dealt
with in employment-intensive infrastructure programmes. It provides guidance
on how progress on working conditions and standards can be made with the
involvement of the social partners. Separate sections contain advice for
the government ministries responsible for civil works, labour and employment,
workers` and employers` organizations.
Edited by Jeanne Mager Stellman
1998, 4-Volume Print Version
ISBN 92-2-109203-8
275 Sw.frs.; US$250; £150; 175 Euros
CD-ROM (Single User)
ISBN 92-2-109818-4
200 Sw.frs.; US$175; £105; 125 Euros
Printed Version and CD-ROM Set
400 Sw.frs.; US$375; £225
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Sending
Workers Abroad: A manual for low- and middle-income countries
By M. Abella
1997, viii+114 pp.
ISBN 92-2-108525-2
20 Sw.frs.; US$18; £10.95; 13 Euros
16 Sw.frs; US$14.40; £8.75; 10.40 Euros
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"This is a timely study on an issue which is becoming increasingly weighty as cross-border flows of labour increase with globalization... a must for policy-makers who are involved in foreign employment. Its usefulness can also be extended to those who are involved at the operational level, such as policy-makers, recruitment agencies (both public and private), welfare support groups, etc. It is also useful reading for students wanting to know more about the labour market institutions of foreign employment in various developing countries." |
"... useful to researchers and those interested in practical guidelines for thinking about labor migration. Roger Böhning is the world`s most knowledgeable international civil servant who deals with migration. The strength of this book is that it lays out the basic questions in the order that a policymaker charged with `doing something` about labor migration would confront them." |
This book examines the role played by the state and private sector in organizing labour migration and the economic and social issues raised by such migration policies and programmes. It explores the question of whether, and how, migrant workers should be controlled and regulated to safeguard the interests of the sending state without infringing the basic rights of the individual. Drawing on the experience of several countries, Abella illustrates the key elements of migration programmes and suggests principles and concepts that could be used to reconcile some of the inherent conflicts among policy goals.
Employing
Foreign Workers: A manual on policies and procedures of special interest
to middle- and low-income countries
By W.R. Böhning
1996, xi+97 pp.
ISBN 92-2-109453-7
20 Sw.frs.; US$18; £10.95; 13 Euros
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| "... useful to researchers and those interested in practical guidelines for thinking about labor migration. Roger Böhning is the world`s most knowledgeable international civil servant who deals with migration. The strength of this book is that it lays out the basic questions in the order that a policymaker charged with `doing something` about labor migration would confront them. International Migration Review, 1998 |
This manual sets out the considerations and options that policy-makers and academics can draw upon when they are faced with questions on migrant workers, such as the involvement of employers and workers organizations, the irregular inflow of workers, illegal employment, and whom to admit and under what conditions. The book will be especially useful in countries confronted for the first time with the employment of foreigners.