Conventions And Recommendations Adopted At Geneva By The International Labor Conference

This document deals with the Conventions and Recommendations adopted by the International Labour Conference at its latest sessions. In accordance with the usual practice pertaining to documents tabled in Parliament on recently adopted International Labour Organization Conventions or Recommendations, the purpose of this document is not to make any recommendation as to ratification of the Conventions, but to set forth the Canadian situation with respect to matters covered in all of these instruments.

Texts of ILO Conventions and ILO Recommendations, 1919 to 1966.

This compilation provides the full text of international labour Conventions, Recommendations and Protocols adopted by the International Labour Conference from its first session in 1919 until the present day, in three volumes: 1919 - 1951, 1952 - 1976 and 1977 to the present. These texts constitute internationally agreed standards of good practice in labour matters, many of which have been used as a model for labour legislation and social policy throughout the world.

This book provides a brief but thorough introduction to the formulation, adoption and application of internationally agreed standards of good practice in labour matters - international labour Conventions and Recommendations - and has been updated to cover developments up to mid-1997. The manual is intended for trade unionists, students and the general reader interested in labour matters, social issues and human rights. It is designed for use on workers' education courses as well as for individual study.