All publications: Australia
Research brief
The impact of GenAI on jobs, productivity and work organization: a review of the empirical evidence
This research brief reviews emerging empirical evidence on how generative AI is affecting jobs, productivity and work organization. It examines findings from experiments, firm-level data, platform studies and worker surveys to better understand how...
Social Protection
The future of social insurance in Viet Nam: Policy options and recommendations
Viet Nam is making bold progress toward universal social insurance, backed by strong policy reforms and expanding coverage. This report highlights strategic ILO recommendations to support the next phase of legal and structural transformation.
Note
Trade in Renewable Energies Goods International trade flows and employment impacts for Australia, China, Japan, South Asia, and East Asia...
This note examines international trade and employment patterns in goods associated with these types of renewable energies (REG) from 2012 to 2023, with a particular focus on Australia, China, Japan, and the regions of South Asia and East Asia and...
Guidelines on costing and financing: Recognition of prior learning
ILO Working Paper 143
Collective bargaining and collective action in the platform economy
This working paper was prepared in 2024 and reviews developments internationally since 2021 relating to the exercise of the right to bargain collectively and the existence of collective agreements among workers in the platform economy. The paper...
Research Report
Innovative approaches to formalization in Asia and the Pacific: Background report to ILO Asia and the Pacific Tripartite Regional Knowledge...
This report showcases a wide range of innovations that are taking place across Asia and the Pacific to tackle informality, ranging from state-of-the-art use of technology to facilitate formalization, to community-based approaches to protect workers...
Asia-Pacific Migration Report 2024: Assessing Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration
The report highlights the realities of migrants in Asia and the Pacific and provides comprehensive recommendations to enhance migration governance to be more inclusive and gender-responsive.
STRENGTHEN2
Institutionalization of EmpIAs - 6 case studies
This paper reviews the experiences of six countries – Australia, Cameroon, Korea, Peru, the Philippines, and Rwanda – in the design and implementation of employment impact assessments (EmpIAs) at different phases of the budget and planning cycle....
ESG Leadership Essentials: a global training to empower EBMOs
The ILO and ITCILO ACTEMP teams delivered the ESG Leadership Essentials global training.
Social protection
World social protection report 2024-26: Regional companion report for Asia and the Pacific
This Asia and the Pacific regional companion report complements the ILO’s World Social Protection Report 2024-26: Universal social protection for climate action and a just transition.
APESO
Asia-Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2024: Promoting decent work and social justice to manage ageing societies
This Asia-Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2024 report pulls together the most recent statistics to depict the state of the labour market and its impact on the 3.4 billion people living in the region. Beyond past trends, the report examines the...
ILO Brief
Pacific Employment and Social Monitor, April 2024: Towards resilient labour markets and better jobs
The report highlights how low-quality jobs are driving migration from smaller Pacific islands and calls for targeted policies for inclusive decent work.
Factsheet
Fact sheet: Pacific Climate Change Migration and Human Security (PCCMHS) Programme - Phase II
Policy Brief
Minimum wage response to COVID-19 and inflation crises: An Asia-Pacific region overview
This policy brief presents a comprehensive analysis of nominal and real minimum wages in the Asia-Pacific region from 2015 to 2022, taking into account the impact of inflation on the purchasing power of workers. Concentrating on 22 countries with...
Youth employment
Technology in public employment services to promote youth employment in Asia and the Pacific
This report provides insights into how public employment services in Asia-Pacific are digitally transforming and how they are using technology to support youth in the labour market.
ILO Working paper 93
Digital transformation of social security administration and services: A comparative analysis of Australia, Canada, Denmark and France
This report examines the digital transformation of social security administration and services in Australia, Canada, Denmark and France. It compares national approaches, technologies and implementation experiences, highlighting opportunities,...
Green jobs
Australia: The Employment - Environment - Climate Nexus: Employment and environmental sustainability factsheet
The Employment-Environment-Climate Nexus Factsheets are a series produced for countries in the Asia-Pacific region. This Factsheet provides key features of labour market and environmental sustainability performance in Australia, as well as...
Australia: Preliminary analysis of ILO mining employment data by sex
EU - ILO comparative review
Individual and collective dispute resolution systems - A comparative review
The present report investigates specific individual and collective labour dispute resolution practices and institutions in a selected sample of countries: Australia, Belgium, France, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The countries were...
Background note
Labour relations and COVID-19 in Australia
Find out how bipartite social dialogue between employers and trade unions was used to mitigate the COVID-19 crisis in Australia (working time flexibility).