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General Surveys: 2010 - 2019

2010 - 2019

Year Topic Title Description 
2019 Social security

Universal social protection for human dignity, social justice and sustainable development

 General Survey concerning the Social Protection Floors Recommendation, 2012 (No. 202)
2018 Working time Ensuring decent working time for the future

General Survey concerning working-time instruments
Hours of Work Industry Convention, 1919 (No. 1), Weekly Rest Industry Convention, 1921 (No. 14) Hours of Work Commerce and Offices Convention, 1930  (No. 30), Forty-four week Convention, 1935 Convention, 1935 (No. 47) Reduction of Hours of Work Recommendation, 1962 (No. 116), Night Work Women Convention Revised, 1948 (No. 89), Protocol of 1990 to the Night Work Women Convention Revised, 1948, Night Work of Women Agriculture Recommendation, 1921 (No. 13), Weekly Rest Commerce and Offices Recommendation, 1957 (No. 106) Weekly Rest Commerce and Offices Recommendation, 1957 (No. 103) , Holidays with Pay Convention Revised, 1970 (No. 132) , Holidays with Paz Recommendation, 1954 (No. 98), Night Work Convention, 1990 (No. 171), Night Work Recommendation, 1990 (No. 178) , Part-time Work Convention, 1994 (No. 175), Part-time Work Recommendation, 1994 (No. 182).
2017 Occupational safety and health  Working together to promote a safe and healthy working environment General Survey on the occupational safety and health instruments concerning the promotional framework, construction, mines and agriculture
Occupational Safety and Health Convention (No. 187) and Recommendation (No. 197), 2006
Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988 (No. 167) and Recommendation (No. 175), 1988
​Safety and Health in Mines Convention (No. 176) and Recommendation (No. 183), 1995
Safety and Health in Agriculture Convention (No. 184) and Recommendation (No. 192), 2001
2016 Migrant workers Promoting fair migration

General Survey concerning the migrant workers instruments
Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97), and the Migration for Employment Recommendation (Revised), 1949 (No. 86)
the Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975 (No. 143), and the Migrant Workers Recommendation, 1975 (No. 151)
2015 Freedom of association, collective bargaining, and industrial relations Giving a voice to rural workers

General Survey concerning the right of association and rural workers’ organizations instruments
Right of Association (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 (No. 11)
the Rural Workers’ Organisations Convention, 1975 (No. 141)
and the Rural Workers’ Organisations Recommendation, 1975 (No. 149)
2014 Wages Minimum wage systems General Survey of the reports on the Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131), and the Minimum Wage Fixing Recommendation, 1970 (No. 135)
2013 Freedom of association, collective bargaining, and industrial relations Collective bargaining in the public service: A way forward

General Survey concerning labour relations and collective bargaining in the public service
Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151) Labour Relations (Public Service) Recommendation, 1978 (No. 159)
Collective Bargaining Convention, 1981 (No. 154) Collective Bargaining Recommendation, 1981 (No. 163)
2012 Fundamental Conventions Giving globalization a human face General Survey on the Fundamental Conventions concerning rights at work in light of the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization, 2008
2011 Social security Social security and the rule of law

General Survey concerning social security instruments in light of the 2008 Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization
Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102)
Employment Promotion and Protection against Unemployment Convention, 1988 (No. 168)
Income Security Recommendation, 1944 (No. 67)
and the Medical Care Recommendation, 1944 (No. 69)
2010 Employment policy and promotion General Survey concerning employment instruments

General Survey concerning employment instruments in light of the 2008 Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization
Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122)
The Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142)
The Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88)
The Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181)
The Job Creation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Recommendation, 1998 (No. 189)
The Promotion of Cooperatives Recommendation, 2002 (No. 193)