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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Edmundo Werna, Construction Sector, International Labour Office, Geneva Klappentext This authoritative guide promotes safe, healthy and non-exploitative working conditions for the construction industry. It combines theoretical analysis and case-studies from around the world, offering recommendations for best practice.The book results from a project funded by the Geneva International Academic Network, with staff from the International Labour Office and the University of Geneva. It presents and discusses the challenges and potential of local authorities to promote decent work in construction.Existing literature on decent work focuses mainly on the roles and responsibilities of actors in the private sector but the contribution of the public sector should not be ignored. Local authorities play a crucial role in economic development through a range of policies and programmes in the construction sector and related services.Labour Conditions for Construction: decent work, building cities & the role of local authorities includes a methodology that combines quantitative and qualitative information. It defines and validates a set of criteria to evaluate the capacity of local authorities, combining criteria about decent work, the construction sector and the policies and programmes of the local authority in each case study city.The book fills an important gap in focussing on the role of local authorities in creating and promoting decent work and will be of interest to managers and policy-makers in construction, health and safety and labour relations as well as to researchers and students in construction management. Zusammenfassung This book, from the ILO (International Labour Office) - the champion of good working conditions - analyses the roles of key players in promoting decent work in the construction industry worldwide. It combines theoretical analysis and case-studies, with recommendations to both practitioners and academics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors. Foreword by Elisabeth Gateau. Foreword by José de Filippi Jr. Preface. Terms and Abbreviations. Dedication. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1 Conceptual and Methodological Issues (Roderick Lawrence and Mariana Paredes Gil). 1.1 What is decent work? 1.1.1 Origins of the concept. 1.2 Conceptual issues. 1.2.1 Interrelations between the four key components of decent work. 1.2.2 Contradictions and conflicts between components of decent work. 1.2.3 Universality of the decent work concept. 1.3 Understanding the interrelationships between employment, construction and local authorities. 1.4 Criteria for defining indicators of decent work. 1.4.1 Criteria for the construction sector. 1.4.2 Criteria for local authorities. 1.5 Research methodology. 1.5.1 Case studies in local authorities. 1.5.2 Methodology for case studies. Notes. 2 Measuring Decent Work (Mariana Paredes Gil). 2.1 Review of proposals to measure decent work. 2.2 Indicators of the employment dimension. 2.2.1 Employment opportunities. 2.2.2 Remuneration of work. 2.2.3 Working conditions. 2.3 Indicators of the social security dimension. 2.4 Indicators of the workers' rights dimension. 2.4.1 Forced labour. 2.4.2 Child labour. 2.4.3 Inequality at work. 2.4.4 Freedom of association. 2.5 Indicators of the social dialogue dimension. 2.6 Synthesis. Notes. 3 Local Authorities and the Construction Industry (Mariana Paredes Gil and Edmundo Werna). 3.1 Decent work in urban areas. 3.1.1 Employment dimension. 3.1.2 Social protection. 3.1.3 Workers' rights. 3.1.4 Social dialogue.<...
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"In sum, Labour Conditions for Construction is easy to digest, an authoritative read and is an excellent text that is highly recommended for policy-makers, practitioners and researchers alike with an interest in the construction labour market from across the social science community." ( Construction Management and Economics , 1 August 2010)
"[An] excellent text ... relevant illustrations will be eagerly received and welcomed as a valuable contribution to the much needed information on employment creation as a tool for poverty alleviation. ... Deserves a wide and caring readership." ( RoSPA Occupational Safety & Health Journal , January 2010)
