Tools and Services on Rural Economy
2015
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Provisional Record No.14-1(Rev.)
Third item on the agenda: Information and reports on the application of Conventions and Recommendations - Report of the Committee on the Application of Standards (Part.1)
13 June 2015
GENERAL REPORT
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Publication
Employment protection legislation: Summary indicators in the area of terminating regular contracts (individual dismissals)
27 March 2015
2014
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Second edition
Ergonomic checkpoints in agriculture: Practical and easy-to-implement solutions for improving safety, health and working conditions
21 March 2014
This manual presents practical solutions for improvements in agricultural work and rural life from an ergonomics point of view. The checkpoints it lists are intended to be used as a means to improve existing working and living conditions, for better safety, health and efficiency in agricultural and rural settings.
2013
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Publication
Work Sharing during the Great Recession: New developments and beyond
18 June 2013
This volume presents the concept and history of work sharing, how it can be used as a strategy for preserving jobs and also its potential for increasing employment − including the complexities and trade-offs involved. Work-sharing programmes used during the Great Recession of 2008−09 are analysed for several European countries and other countries around the world.
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Publication
Shared Harvests: Agriculture, Trade, and Employment (ILO-UNCTAD)
14 May 2013
The edited volume “Shared Harvests: Agriculture, Trade and Employment” is the outcome of a technical cooperation project entitled “Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade and Employment” managed jointly by the European Commission and the International Labour Office (ILO) with funding from the European Union, and collaborative work between the ILO and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The research findings in this volume emphasize the need to make agriculture (or re-establish it as) a high policy priority, particularly in the domains of development, trade, and employment.
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Publication
Public Sector Shock: The impact of policy retrenchment in Europe
24 April 2013
On the basis of a comparative and comprehensive assessment, illustrated by case studies in education, health and public administration, policy issues are discussed with the aim of finding the right mix of public sector reforms.
2012
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Publication
Upgrading informal apprenticeship - A resource guide for Africa
12 January 2012
A policy learning approach to shift informal apprenticeship back into the focus of national priorities for enhancing skills and youth employability.
2011
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Instructional material
Toolkit on Poverty Reduction through Tourism
12 December 2011
The toolkit outlines the background to poverty reduction approaches and how the ILO is involved within the context of decent work and the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Recent developments in tourism and a vision for an inclusive, pro-poor tourism industry are summarized.
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Publication
Safety and Health in Agriculture. Code of practice
28 November 2011
This code of practice is intended to raise awareness of the hazards and risks associated with agriculture and promote their effective management and control; to help prevent occupational accidents and diseases and improve the working environment in practice; to encourage governments, employers, workers and other stakeholders to cooperate to prevent accidents and diseases; and to promote more positive attitudes and behaviour towards occupational safety and health in agriculture throughout the sector.
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Publication
Analysing the employment impact of public investment and sectoral policies - The DySAM methodology
01 August 2011
This paper presents the DySAM, a diagnostic tool which helps understand the employment impact of infrastructure investment, but also other public policies. The paper explains its functioning, purpose and applicability also showing findings of country studies.