"The paper describes a method to measure ILO member States‘ progress towards the application of freedom of association and collective bargaining rights. The method is based on coding the findings of the ILO supervisory system and compiling this information in a readily accessible and concise manner. It consists of both conceptual and more practical components and builds on four basic elements: the premises of definitional validity, reproducibility and transparency; the 168 evaluation criteria used to code de jure and de facto issues of non-compliance; the ILO textual sources selected for coding; and the general and source-specific coding rules. The final product is a table providing detailed and verifiable information that can be easily traced back to the original ILO textual source. The paper also aims to serve as a reference for future work on measuring progress towards the implementation of the other fundamental principles and rights at work, covered in the ILO 1998 Declaration."

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