“Working time and wages are the working conditions that have the most direct and tangible effect on the everyday lives of workers and employers. Wages can determine job choice, the …
ILO
OSH and the COVID-19 pandemic: A legal analysis
This study provides an analysis of how occupational safety and health (OSH) regulation responded to the circumstances of key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explains the objectives of OSH …
ILO General Survey: Achieving Gender Equality At Work
Here is the new general survey from the ILO on Gender Equality at Work. General Survey on the Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111), the Workers with Family …
Decent work in the platform economy
The growth in the platform economy and platform work represents an opportunity for job creation and more flexible organization of production processes, but also a challenge in terms of fair …
The gender pay gap in the health and care sector: A global analysis in the time of COVID-19
“COVID-19 has shone a light on the critical importance of health and care workers, who were applauded and celebrated. It also laid bare the extent of inequalities workers in this …
Cooperatives and the World of Work No. 14 – Partnerships between trade unions and the social and solidarity economy to support informal economy workers
“Over two billion workers, representing 61.2 per cent of global employment, are in the informal economy (ILO 2018a). Workers’ experiences differ significantly depending on their occupation, with women concentrated in …
ILO Working Paper: Protection of workers’ personal data: General principles
“This study on “the legal protection of workers’ personal data” aims to develop the knowledge base on this subject in light of legal and technological developments. The purpose of this …
ILO: Care at work – Investing in care leave and services for a more gender equal world of work
“The ILO report Care at Work: Investing in Care Leave Policies and Care Services for a More GenderEqual World of Work provides a global overview of national laws and practices …
ILO Technical Brief: Healthy and Safe Telework
” The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have called for measures to be put in place to protect workers’ health while teleworking. A new technical brief …
FAMILY-FRIENDLY POLICIES FOR WORKERS IN THE INFORMAL ECONOMY
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the specific needs of workers in the informal economy, as well as their children and highlight urgent gaps and the range of …
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