2020

1. 

   Technical Brief

   Using digital technologies in employment-intensive works

   01 September 2020

   This technical brief presents examples of the Employment-Intensive Investment Programme’s (EIIP) use of digital technologies during the planning, implementation, monitoring and closure/evaluation phases of a project cycle.

2. 

   Publication

   ILO Response to the Beirut Blast: A decent work approach for quick recovery and job creation

   14 August 2020

   On August 4 2020, a massive explosion ripped through the Port of Beirut, killing hundreds of people and leaving thousands more injured and homeless. The ILO response programme contributes to the UN Flash Appeal under the Emergency Response Framework to address the consequences of the explosion, from immediate needs to recovery and reconstruction.

3. 

   Technical note

   COVID-19 response and recovery in countries affected by disasters and climate vulnerability: Challenges and opportunities

   17 July 2020

   The aim of this note is to highlight the potential difficulties as well as the mutually reinforcing benefits of responding to the pandemic in disaster-prone countries.

4. 

   Publication

   HAMETIN - ERA Agro-Forestry Project newsletter June 2020

   15 July 2020

   To share news and information on ERA-AF project activities which are funded by the European Union (EU) and being implemented by the ILO as a component of the Partnership Support for Agro-Forestry (PSAF) Ai ba Futuru.

5. 

   STRENGTHEN Publication Series

   Desk Review Study on Employment Impact Assessment (EmpIA): Potential of Natural Resource Management (NRM) Investments on Employment Creation

   22 June 2020

   STRENGTHEN Publication Series Working Paper No. 24

6. 

   Policy Brief

   The role of public employment programmes and employment guarantee schemes in COVID-19 policy responses

   29 May 2020

7. 

   Guidance

   Technical note on water, sanitation and health (WASH) interventions in response to COVID-19

   14 May 2020

   The aim of this note is to identify EIIP initiatives in the WASH sector that also contribute to local job creation in response to COVID-19.

8. 

   EIIP Project Brief

   Papua New Guinea Project Brief

   05 May 2020

   This project brief describes the Employment-Intensive Recovery and Reconstruction Response (E3R) project to mitigate the impact of a series of 7.5 and a 6.7 magnitude that hit the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, between the 26 of February and 8 of March 2019. By using a local-resource based strategy, the ILO was able to assist successfully in the construction of gravity fed water supply systems and contribute to the transition towards livelihoods recovery.

9. 

   Guidance

   COVID-19 - Job creation through employment intensive public works programmes

   05 May 2020

   This note was developed by the ILO's Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) to promote the design and implementation of short-term emergency employment programmes and longer term employment-intensive public works schemes to create jobs and generate income for vulnerable people in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis.

10. 

    Policy Brief

    Coping with double casualties: How to support the working poor in low-income countries in response to COVID-19

    29 April 2020

    This Policy Brief looks into the possible impact that the COVID-19 pandemic may have, especially on the working poor in LDCs (Least Developed Countries) and countries facing fragility, or the aftermath of a conflict or disaster. In particular, the brief reviews possible impacts and responses that can be undertaken as part of the ILO response through the Jobs for Peace & Resilience (JPR) Flagship Programme.