The paper deals with the importance of trade unions in former times and at the present time. The author compares the living conditions of working people, the forms and conditions of labor markets and the state of enterprises in the second half of the 19th century as essential causes of the trade...

Examines the situation regarding labour relations, employment and working conditions in Ugandan plantations in the light of the ILO's Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy. Includes the text of the Declaration and a summary of the proceedings...

Examines features of the municipal waste management sector in South Africa, including the legal and policy context, and describes conditions of work and collective barraging arrangements. Provides an overview of worker and employer organizations and sets out a strategy for organizing waste...

Based on a survey of 13 micro and small enterprises in both the formal and informal sectors in three urban areas of Kenya. Describes the key characteristics of these enterprises, investigates conditions of employment and labour practices and examines the role of the Bakery, Confectionery,...

Includes texts of "Charter of Rights for Migrant Workers in Southern Africa", "Charter of Rights for Migrant Workers" (South African Catholic Bishops Conference) and "National Union of Mineworkers Miners' Bill of Rights".

This study is one of a series of country studies commissioned by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on non-standard work arrangements in the public sector. Its aim is to understand, firstly, the implications of this trend for the decent work objectives and, secondly, to identify...