All project publications

South Africa’s automotive transition: Managing employment risks and opportunities in the shift to new energy vehicles

The shift to new energy vehicles will reshape jobs, skills and production across the automotive industry in South Africa. This ILO brief examines the employment risks and opportunities of the transition and identifies priorities for supporting...

Applying the ILO’s Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Approach: A Practical Guide

This guide provides practical guidance for ILO country teams and partners on applying the Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work approach. Drawing on country experiences, it offers an operational framework, examples and good practices for designing...

Registration of individual businesses in Viet Nam: Drivers, challenges and lessons from international experience

This report examines the legal, institutional and policy environment governing individual businesses in Viet Nam and identifies opportunities to promote their formalization.

Review of key policies supporting private sector development in Viet Nam

This report reviews the policy and regulatory framework supporting private sector development in Viet Nam, with a focus on SMEs.

International experiences in the development of Viet Nam’s private sector

This report examines international experiences in private sector and SME development from the Republic of Korea, China, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, India and Estonia.

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work in Egypt

Enhancing productivity and improving working conditions in Egypt's leather tanning sector

This report presents key findings from the assessment of Egypt’s leather tanning sector.

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work in Egypt

Enhancing productivity and improving working conditions in Egypt's marble sector

This report presents key findings from the assessment of Egypt’s marble sector.

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work in Egypt

SCORE brochure in Egypt

This brochure presents the International Labour Organization's Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) tool, its process of implementation, real-life impact and eligibility criteria for interested enterprises in Egypt.

Productivity ecosystems for decent work

International experiences of modernizing the organization and operation of employment services: Implications for Viet Nam

This report draws on international experiences in modernizing employment services to identify implications for Viet Nam, contributing to the ILO’s Decent Work Country Programme 2022–26 and supporting evidence-informed decision-making.

Countering illegal footwear and leather imports in South Africa

Mapping harms to industry, jobs and investment

Measuring change: Productivity ecosystems and decent work in practice

Survey results from 2022-24: Productivity, jobs, working conditions and policy in three pilot countries

Productivity measurement and analysis: A guidance note

Viet Nam

Viet Nam's machinery and equipment industry - A systemic sector assessment

Viet Nam

Viet Nam’s wood and furniture industry - A systemic sector assessment