Publications on freedom of association

December 2007

  1. Publication

    Freedom of association and staff participation in higher education decision-making: A review

    01 December 2007

    Working Paper 257

January 2007

  1. Publication

    Working paper No. 1 "Freedom of association and collective bargaining in export processing zones: Role of the ILO supervisory mechanisms"

    01 January 2007

    Discusses the principles of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations and the Committee on Freedom of Association concerning the freedom of association and collective bargaining rights of workers in export processing zones (EPZs), the recommendations made by them and the measures taken by the governments of EPZ-operating countries pursuant to such recommendations

November 2006

  1. Publication

    Freedom of association - Digest of decisions and principles of the Freedom of Association Committee of the Governing Body of the ILO. Fifth (revised) edition, 2006

    01 November 2006

    Summarizes the decisions and principles of the Committee on Freedom of Association up to its 339th report (November 2005).

October 2006

  1. Publication

    Freedom of association. Digest of decisions and principles of the Freedom of Association Committee of the Governing Body of the ILO. Fifth (revised) edition.

    21 October 2006

October 2005

  1. Meeting document

    Trade Union Rights in Belarus

    26 October 2005

    Traces the development of industrial relations. Makes recommendations regarding the complaints of the violation of trade union rights. Refers to relevant ILO instruments.

January 2005

  1. Instructional material

    Social dialogue in the health services: A tool for practical guidance – The handbook for practitioners

    01 January 2005

May 2004

  1. Publication

    Organizing for social justice. Global report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on fundamental principles and rights at work. Report of the Director-General, 2004

    20 May 2004

    Freedom of association, and the recognition of the right to bargain collectively, are not only fundamental human rights at work, but also vital elements of economic, social and political processes. Organizing for social justice takes account of the current trends in exercising these rights as well as the significant challenges that still remain in many parts of the world, particularly in the today’s global economy.

  2. Publication

    The International Labour Organization's Fundamental Conventions

    01 May 2004

May 2003

  1. Publication

    Joint IOE/ICFTU Statement in the fight against HIV/AIDS (2003)

    12 May 2003

October 2002

  1. Publication

    The Committee on Freedom of Association. Its impact over 50 years

    28 October 2002

    Based on a selection of examples from the past 25 years, examines the manner in which the Committee on Freedom of Association of the Governing Body of the ILO carries out its supervisory role.