Publications

2012

1. Highlights of the report "The Youth Employment Crisis: Time for Action"

   22 May 2012

   This report provides a summary of a full report entitled “The Youth Employment Crisis: Time For Action” which will be discussed by the Committee on Youth Employment of the 101st Session of the International Labour Conference in June 2012 (www.ilo.org/ilc).

2. 

   Global Employment Trends for Youth 2012

   22 May 2012

   The study examines the continuing job crisis affecting young people in many parts of the world. It provides updated statistics on global and regional youth unemployment rates and presents ILO policy recommendations to curb the current trends.

3. 

   Youth voices from Asia and the Pacific

   18 May 2012

   Between December 2011 and May 2012, the ILO has consulted young people from around the globe to gather their inputs to an International Youth Forum in Geneva, ahead of the 101st International Labour Conference for which a key focus is youth employment. As part of this global process, 13 national youth employment consultation events took place in Asia and the Pacific. This report summarises the key messages brought by young people and policy makers.

4. Executive summary of the "Global Employment Trends for Youth 2012"

   17 May 2012

   The 2012 study examines the continuing job crisis affecting young people in many parts of the world. It provides updated statistics on global and regional youth unemployment rates and presents ILO policy recommendations to curb the current trends.

5. Regional Trade Agreements and domestic labour market regulation

   11 May 2012

   Employment Working Paper No. 120

6. Strategies for unions to provide benefits and financial services to workers: Experiences in the United States

   08 May 2012

   Employment Working Paper No. 121

7. Global Employment Outlook, April 2012 projections

   27 April 2012

   The global jobs challenge has worsened since the beginning of 2012. New projections indicate that globally 202 million people will be seeking a job this year.

8. Globalization, trade unions and labour standards in the North

   26 April 2012

   Employment Working Paper No. 119

9. 

   Protecting the Poor: A microinsurance compendium. Vol. II

   10 April 2012

   Offering a synthesis of new trends and practices in the growing market of microinsurance, this volume will be an invaluable resource for policy-makers and practitioners alike.

10. Preferential Trade Agreements and the Labour Market

    05 April 2012

    Employment Working Paper No. 117

11. 

    Understanding deficits of productive employment and setting targets: a methodological guide

    04 April 2012

    Employment targeting guide

12. 

    Employment Diagnostic Analysis: a methodological guide

    04 April 2012

    The purpose of the present guide is to provide a tool for context-specific analysis of the dynamics and characteristics of employment and to identify and understand the causes behind the main constraints and challenges, as well as opportunities for increasing productive employment in an inclusive and sustainable manner.

13. The Youth Employment Crisis: Time for Action

    02 April 2012

    Report prepared by the Office for the ILC 2012 discussion on Youth Employment, Summary of key issues and findings

14. ILO and Cooperatives - COOP NEWS No. 1, 2012 (Newsletter)

    29 March 2012

    ILO and Cooperatives, Issue No. 1, 2012 This issue provides information on the launch of International Year of Cooperatives 2012, in countries around the world. It also provides information on COOP activities including the roll out of My.COOP - Managing your agricultural cooperative, as well as on-going work in the implementation of ILO's Recommendation 193 on the Promotion of Cooperatives particularly in the areas of integrating the teaching of cooperatives in school curricula, promoting gender equality in cooperatives, and research based advocacy on cooperatives. Updates on CoopAFRICA and information on a new projects social enterprise project South Africa and technical input related to youth employment and cooperatives is also included.

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    Unleashing the Potential for Rural Development through Decent Work - Building on the ILO Rural Work Legacy 1970s - 2011

    16 March 2012

    Stocktaking of the approaches, tools, work methods, achievements and lessons learned.

16. Sustainable Enterprises - creating more and better jobs

    13 March 2012

    Developing sustainable enterprises: the ILO approach

17. Boosting Local Economies

    13 March 2012

    The ILO approach to local economic development - Sustainable Enterprises

18. The Social Economy

    13 March 2012

    The ILO approach to Social Economy - Sustainable Enterprises

19. The cooperative way of doing business

    13 March 2012

    The ILO approach to supporting cooperatives - Sustainable Enterprises

20. Responsible Global Business

    13 March 2012

    The ILO approach to responsible global business - Sustainable Enterprises