This guide is intended as an informal, user-friendly companion to "ILO law on freedom of association: standards and procedures" (1995). Part 1 of the guide explains freedom of association (FOA) standards, highlighting their impacts in real-life practice. Part 2 is a more detailed discussion of the bodies discussed in Part 1 and how these bodies can best be used to secure and promote FOA. The guide includes a glossary of useful ILO terms and abbreviations as well as a list of additional reading.