All publications: Latvia
Background paper prepared by the International Labour Office
Fair employment for social justice
Joint ILO - EU report
Mapping enterprise formalization measures in tourism in the European Union
Tourism plays a crucial role in economic growth and employment generation in European countries. However, informality remains a significant challenge in the sector contributing to deficits in decent work and sustainability and undermines tax...
Towards an effective, influential and inclusive social dialogue in Ukraine: The path to recovery and reconstruction 2025. Update of the...
This 2025 Update of the 2019 original Green Paper outlines the current state of affairs of social dialogue in Ukraine, considers the differences between social dialogue and civil dialogue, and provides comparative information from three EU member...
ILO Working paper 32
Digital Work in Eastern Europe: Overview of Trends, Outcomes, and Policy Responses
This paper presents the emergence and growth of digital labour markets in Eastern Europe over the period 1999-2019. It presents the profiles of digital workers, their working conditions and discusses how these are shaped by the business models of...
Social dialogue and the Future of Work
Enhancing social partners’ and social dialogue’s roles and capacity in the new world of work
Reversing Pension Privatizations. Rebuilding public pension systems in Eastern Europe and Latin America
From 1981 to 2014, thirty countries privatized fully or partially their public mandatory pensions; as of 2018, eighteen countries have reversed the privatization.
Measuring Curricula Mismatch for Food Processing and Tourism Sectors in Belize
A look at the degree to which labour demands are met by educational institutions
Extension of Social Security - Working Paper - ESS 72
Second-pillar pension re-reforms in Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Macedonia, Romania, and Slovakia. Benefit payouts amidst continuing...
Informal Meeting of Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs hosted by the Latvian EU Presidency
Expanding the outreach and impact of OSH standards in micro and small enterprises
The Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union identified the issue of occupational safety and health (OSH) in micro and small enterprises (MSEs) as a topic for the Informal Ministerial Meeting (IMM). The IMM created a forum to share...
Chapter 2: Eco-Health Farm Network (EHFN), Latvia
Founded in the early 2000s, the Eco-Health Farm Network (EHFN) supports small-scale producers in rural Latvia to integrate organic farming practices, health services, environmental preservation, and educational tourism into their work.
Learning from Catalyst of Rural Transformation
This publication reviews 8 cases of "Catalyst" of rural transformation from different countries. It extracts lessons that remind us of the economic and development potential of rural areas, and most important, the central role of rural men and...
Learning from Catalyst of Rural Transformation
This publication reviews 8 cases of "Catalyst" of rural transformation from different countries. It extracts lessons that remind us of the economic and development potential of rural areas, and most important, the central role of rural men and...
Living and working conditions in inland navigation in Europe
This study explores various aspects of the inland navigation in the European region, addressing all the essential aspects in relation to the working and living conditions of the crews, including relevant laws and regulations, occupational safety and...