All publications: Food, drink, tobacco
Improving conditions in tea plantations in Assam
Investigating the tea value chain to upgrade working conditions for communities in the Assam region of India
Decent Jobs for youth and improved food security through the development of Sustainable Rural Enterprises - Mid-term Evaluation Summary
Myanmar labour issues from the perspective of enterprises: Findings from a survey of food processing and garment manufacturing enterprises
Along with Myanmar’s political and economic systems, the country’s labour market is undergoing a profound transformation. At the same time, systematic information on the labour market is scarce. Addressing this gap, this study presents data...
Lean Manufacturing Techniques For Food Industries
The idea of developing this manual came as a contribution from the ILO Cairo Office to highlight the importance of adapting “Lean Manufacturing” principles in the production process especially in Food, Textile and Ready –made Garments industries.
Decent Work on Plantations - Brochure
Creating impact for farmers
In this case study, we will explain the impact of the Decent Work for Food Security and Sustainable Rural Development (DW4FS) on the farmers and other community members that we have been working with in NTT.
Enhancing the capacity of local partners
In this case study, we will explain the impact of the Decent Work for Food Security and Sustainable Rural Development (DW4FS) on the farmers and other community members that we have been working with in NTT.
Smallholder to enterprise transition
In this case study, we will explain the impact of the Decent Work for Food Security and Sustainable Rural Development (DW4FS) on the farmers and other community members that we have been working with in NTT.
Decent work, not hard work
Semau Island is one of the areas in Kupang district, East Nusa Tenggara, known for its chronic food insecurity based on the government’s food security and vulnerability assessment released in 2010.
Financial skills help shaping a better future
Andung’s new-found financial awareness came after she joined a skills training organized by the ILO (through a local partner), on Financial Education for Families, a part of the DW4FS Project organized in NTT province.
Sectoral Studies on Decent Work in Global Supply Chains
Comparative Analysis of Opportunities and Challenges for Social and Economic Upgrading
Global supply chains: Insights into the Thai seafood sector
The Thai seafood sector is an example of economic upgrading through participation in Global Supply Chains (GSCs). However, despite the sector is a key contributor to growth and employment for Thailand, social upgrading has been limited to some...
Global supply chains in the food industry: Insights from the Asia-Pacific region
Increasingly, local food markets supplied by small farmers are being replaced by global supply chains (GSCs) dominated by lead retailers, most of them based in developed countries. Workers employed by suppliers often work in low-paid, insecure and...
The promotion of tobacco-free workplaces as part of the ILO Workplace, Health Promotion and Wellbeing Programme
Workplace smoking can be a serious safety and health hazard and a cause of conflict at work. Promotion and implementation of a smoke-free work environment therefore fall under the ILO’s mandate to create healthy and safe workplaces.
Rapid assessment on child labour in Tobacco growing communities in Tabora region, Tanzania
This Rapid Assessment (RAS) was commissioned by the ILO through the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC). The RAS was conducted on children working in tobacco growing communities in Tabora Region in Tanzania in order to...
Extension of Social Security - Working Paper - ESS 51
Realising the Right to Social Security and the Right to Food. The contribution of national social protection floors towards food security...
This paper identifies conceptual synergies and dissonances between food security and income security.
Reducing the worst forms of child labour in tobacco-growing communities in Brazil, Malawi and Zambia: Public-Private Partnership
The ILO and Japan Tobacco International (JTI) have forged a partnership to achieve greater impact and have, together, established the Achieving Reduction of Child Labour in Supporting of Education (ARISE) programme. By addressing the identified...
A protective environment for children in Côte d'Ivoire cocoa-growing communities: Public-Private Partnership
Mars Inc. has teamed up with a range of partners in Côte d’Ivoire to help farmers produce better crops and increase their incomes; to help communities improve their living standards; and to fight child labour by making sure children go to school and...
A programme to reduce WFCL in tobacco-growing communities in Zambia (ARISE I) (Final Evaluation Summary)
Project ZAM/12/55/JTI - Evaluation consultant: Jose Maria Alvarez (team-leader) and Stephen Chipala
Combating the worst forms of child labour in shrimp and seafood processing areas of Thailand (Final evaluation summary)
Project: THA/10/50/USA - Evaluation Consultants: Amy Catherine Jersild, Nantaporn Ieumwananonthachai and Piyanut Kotsan