All publications: Health and social services

WHO & ILO policy brief

HIV self-testing at workplaces: approaches to implementation and sustainable financing

Social security

Accessing medical benefits under ESI Scheme: A demand-side perspective

This study brings together comprehensive primary evidence from four states of India supplemented by an analysis of relevant secondary data, to identify obstacles and incentives faced by beneficiaries in accessing the Employees’ State Insurance...

JLMP study

African Health Practitioner Migration and Mobility Study

The African Health Practitioner Migration and Mobility Study is carried out by the ILO in close collaboration with the AU, WHO, and IOM

Promising practices for fair recruitment

Recruitment of health workers through bilateral labour agreements (BLAs): Kenya and the United Kingdom

This promising practice is part of a series, and results from a stocktaking exercise undertaken five years after the launch of the Fair Recruitment Initiative (FRI).

Executive summary

Care at work: Investing in care leave and services for a more gender equal world of work

The report provides a global overview of national laws and practices regarding care policies, namely maternity protection, paternity, parental and other care-related leave policies, as well as childcare and long-term care services in 185 countries.

Caring for those who care – Guide for the development and implementation of occupational health and safety programmes for health workers

Digital innovations in social health protection for India: Technical resource document

ILO Brief

Intervention Model: For extending social protection to migrant seasonal agricultural workers

Drawing from the ILO Guide on “Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers, Refugees, and their Families” developed in collaboration with ISSA and ITCILO, the Intervention Models aim to provide policymakers and practitioners with succinct...

Occpational safety and health

Assessment of Drivers and Constraints for Occupational Safety and Health in the Construction Global Supply Chain in Myanmar

Vision Zero Fund aims to prevent and reduce work-related accidents, injuries and diseases by strengthening public frameworks and establishing sustainable business practices in global supply chains (GSCs). Vision Zero Fund Myanmar Phase II started in...

Selected extracts

Extending social health protection: Accelerating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Asia and the Pacific

The publication is a selection of country cases from, Extending Social Health Protection: Accelerating progress towards universal Health Protection in Asia and the Pacific. It documents country experiences and lessons learned on the extension of...

Rapid assessment of the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on Khartoum, West Kordofan and East Darfur, Sudan

More than 1,500 households from forcibly displaced and host communities and over 460 enterprises were surveyed in the States of Khartoum, East Darfur, and West Kordofan, followed by a number of focus group discussions at different levels. The...

ILO Brief

Intervention Model: For extending social protection to migrant domestic workers

Drawing from the ILO Guide on “Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers, Refugees, and their Families” developed in collaboration with ISSA and ITCILO, the Intervention Models aim to provide policymakers and practitioners with succinct...

ILO Brief

Intervention Model: For extending social protection to migrant workers in an irregular situation

Drawing from the ILO Guide on “Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers, Refugees, and their Families” developed in collaboration with ISSA and ITCILO, the Intervention Models aim to provide policymakers and practitioners with succinct...

ILO Brief

Intervention Model: For extending social protection to refugees and asylum seekers

Drawing from the ILO Guide on “Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers, Refugees, and their Families” developed in collaboration with ISSA and ITCILO, the Intervention Models aim to provide policymakers and practitioners with succinct...

Caring for those who care: National Programmes for Occupational Health for Health Workers

This policy brief, jointly produced by WHO and ILO, is intended to provide a short overview on the issues and recommendations for policy decision-makers in ministries of health and ministries of employment and labour; local authorities; managers of...

Occpational safety and health

Banning Hazardous Pesticides: Recommendation for Myanmar

Vision Zero Fund is a project on occupational safety and health (OSH) working in Myanmar since May 2017 in the garment, ginger, and contruction value chains. Handling agrochemicals brings risks to farmers and has been a significant OSH concern in...

Occupational safety and health

Pesticide safety in action: Lessons from Myanmar

Vision Zero Fund is a project on occupational safety and health (OSH) working in Myanmar since May 2017 in the garment, ginger, and construction value chains. Handling agrochemicals brings risks to farmers and has been a significant OSH concern in...

Executive Summary

World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2021

In 2020, an estimated 8.8 per cent of total working hours were lost – the equivalent of the hours worked in one year by 255 million full-time workers. This summary indicator captures the various channels through which the pandemic has affected...

Report

World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2021

In 2020, an estimated 8.8 per cent of total working hours were lost – the equivalent of the hours worked in one year by 255 million full-time workers. This report provides a comprehensive assessment of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the...

DIILM updates

Developing International and Internal Labour Migration project update no.5, migrant centres

The Developing International and Internal Labour Migration (DIILM) project has supported Labour organisations and Civil Society Organisatioins (CSOs) to run Migrant Centres in different strategic locations across Myanmar. The centres are places...