The International Labour Organization and the Quest for Social Justice, 1919-2009
The International Labour Organization and the Quest for Social Justice, 1919-2009

Author: Gerry Rodgers

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 294

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This book tells the story of the International Labour Organization, founded in 1919 in the belief that universal and lasting peace goes hand in hand with social justice. Since then the ILO has contributed to the protection of the vulnerable, the fight against unemployment, the promotion of human rights, the development of democratic institutions and the improvement of the working lives of women and men everywhere. In its history the ILO has sometimes thrived, sometimes suffered setbacks, but always survived to pursue its goals through the political and economic upheavals of the last 90 years.

Edward Phelan and the ILO
Edward Phelan and the ILO

Author: Edward Joseph Phelan

Publisher: International Labor Office

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 352

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This book offers a unique portrait of Edward J. Phelan (1888-1967), an Irishman who dedicated his life to social justice and whose views and actions guided the work of the ILO for decades. Phelan played a pivotal role in the birth of the ILO and steered and nurtured its further development from the time he joined the Office as the first international civil servant in 1919 until his retirement in 1948, having served as its fourth Director (and first Director-General). Edward Phelan and the ILO is one of the first outcomes of the ILO's "Century Project", looking forward to its centenary in 2019. The project aims to strengthen the ILO's knowledge of its own past in a variety of ways: history not only helps to explain how and why past and present policies originated and evolved; knowledge of the rich heritage of the ILO also equips the Organization better to meet its present responsibilities and future challenges.

ILO Histories
ILO Histories

Author: Jasmien van Daele

Publisher: Peter Lang

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 9783034305167

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In 2009, the International Labour Organization (ILO) celebrated its ninetieth anniversary. The First World War and the revolutionary wave it provoked in Russia and elsewhere were powerful inspirations for the founding of the ILO. There was a growing understanding that social justice, in particular by improving labour conditions, was an essential precondition for universal peace. Since then, the ILO has seen successes and set-backs; it has been ridiculed and praised. Much has been written about the ILO; there are semi-official histories and some critical studies on the organization's history have recently been published. Yet, further source-based critical and comprehensive analyses of the organization's origins and development are still lacking. The present collection of eighteen essays is an attempt to change this unsatisfactory situation by complementing those histories that already exist, exploring new topics, and offering new perspectives. It is guided by the observation that the ILO's history is not primarily about «elaborating beautiful texts and collecting impressive instruments for ratification» but about effecting «real change and more happiness in peoples' lives».

The Governance of Labour Administration
The Governance of Labour Administration

Author: Heyes, Jason

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2021-11-18

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 180220315X

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Focusing on public administration activities in the field of national labour policy, this timely book provides detailed analyses of labour administration reforms, innovations and challenges in different countries, including detailed case studies from Brazil, Germany, India, Japan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the US.

The ILO @ 100
The ILO @ 100

Author: Christophe Gironde

Publisher: Brill Nijhoff

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789004399006

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On the occasion of the centenary of the International Labour Organization (ILO), International Development Policy explores the Organization's progress and gaps to date and its efforts to respond to the new challenges of the fourth industrial revolution, with regard to labour and social protection.

The International Labour Organization
The International Labour Organization

Author: Daniel Maul

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2019-11-05

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 3110646668

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This book is the first comprehensive account of the International Labour Organization’s 100-year history. At its heart is the concept of global social policy, which encompasses not only social policy in its national and international dimensions, but also development policy, world trade, international migration and human rights. The book focuses on the ILO’s roles as a key player in debates on poverty, social justice, wealth distribution and social mobility subjects and as a global forum for addressing these issues. The study puts in perspective the manifold ways in which the ILO has helped structure these debates and has made – through its standard-setting, technical cooperation and myriad other activities – practical contributions to the world of work and to global social policy.

Global Wage Report 2018/19
Global Wage Report 2018/19

Author: International Labour Office

Publisher:

Published: 2018-11-26

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 9789220313466

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The 2018/19 edition analyses the gender pay gap. The report focuses on two main challenges: how to find the most useful means for measurement, and how to break down the gender pay gap in ways that best inform policy-makers and social partners of the factors that underlie it. The report also includes a review of key policy issues regarding wages and the reduction of gender pay gaps in different national circumstances.