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,...

Frontmatter -- Foreword / Ryder, Guy -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Antecedents -- Part I. An Experiment in Social Justice: 1919-1939 -- 1. Beginnings -- 2. Facing the Crisis -- Part II. The Second Founding: 1940-1948 -- 3. The Road to Philadelphia -- 4. A Place in the New...

This report is the final output of a research project investigating the effects of automation on employment in the automotive, apparel and footwear industries in five countries, namely Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, Romania, and Spain. The main objective of this project has been to improve our...

This synthesis reportstemsfrom a joint International Labour Organization (ILO) and European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) project examining the impact of structural trends and the COVID-19 pandemic on labour market transitions, that is, the movements of individuals within and between...