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.

Pamphlet comprising a textbook on procedures relating to ILO Conventions and ILO Recommendations and designed primarily for official services responsible for dealing with ILO matters and others concerned in the adoption and implementation of international labour standards - covers adoption, submission and ratification of conventions, report on ratified and unratified conventions, machinery for supervising the observance of obligations arising under or relating to conventions and recommendations, etc.

This volume provides a detailed legal analysis of the fourth pillar of the international maritime regulatory regime, the comprehensive Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, and its provisions to achieve decent work for seafarers and a level playing field for shipowners.