Publications on Employment intensive investment

  1. Publication

    Brief: The ILO Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis

    03 April 2017

    As part of the wider UN response to the Syrian refugee crisis, the ILO has adopted a development-focused and employment-driven strategy to support host communities and refugees so as to maintain and reinforce the social and economic stability of the affected neighbouring countries (Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Egypt). This addresses in particular the key strategic direction of the 3RP of investing in livelihoods and employment opportunities to better equip refugees and host community members to provide for themselves and their families.

  2. Employment and Decent Work in fragile situations: Pathways for peace and resilience

    Strengthening national leadership through the Embedded Approach in Timor-Leste

    19 September 2016

    This paper provides an overview of selected lessons learned from the ILO’s involvement in fragile Timor-Leste. In particular it focuses on the embedded approach and its significance for the sustained engagement of the ILO in Timor-Leste.

  3. Instructional material

    Manual for supervision of labour-based road rehabilitation works

    01 January 2005

  4. Publication

    Comparative study on the impact of labour-based and equipment-based methods in road works

    01 May 2004

  5. Instructional material

    Integrated Rural Accessibility Planning (IRAP) Modular Training Package

    01 January 2003

  6. Publication

    Building local government capacity for rural infrastructure works

    01 January 2003

  7. Publication

    ASIST Bulletin No. 4

    01 November 1995

    Bi-annual newsletter containing articles and news on labour-based activities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Theme of this issue: Capacity building and training; and labour-based urban upgrading