All publications: Health and social services

Briefing note

Government of Indonesia’s response to Covid-19: Analysis of ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities

How Government of Indonesia is responding to the pandemic of COVID-19? (ACTRAV) - 6 April 2020

Your health and employment: key information for workers

The following information has been developed for workers in Qatar by the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs with the support of the ILO Project Office.

Short-term Policy Responses to COVID-19 in the World of Work

The note prepared by ILO Decent Work Team for South Asia and India offers the possible actions that could be considered during COVID-19 crisis by the state governments. It has special focus on informal sector workers.

Towards Universal Health Coverage: Social Health Protection Principles

Social health protection provides a rights-based approach to reaching the objective of universal health coverage that ensures financial protection and effective access to health care services.

COVID-19 and the World of Work

COVID-19 and R205: what role for workers’ organizations?

This note prepared by the ILO’s Bureau for Workers’Activities (ACTRAV) shows why the ILO Recommendation No 205 on Employment and Decent Work for Peace and Resilience (R205) is an effective instrument for governments, employers and workers...

Report

The impact of HIV on care work and the care workforce

This publication provides an overview of the gaps and challenges in six sub-Saharan African countries (Liberia, Namibia, South Africa, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia). By providing a picture of front-line prevention and treatment...

Report

Voluntary Confidential Counselling and HIV Testing for Workers

ILO’s VCT@WORK is saving lives by adopting innovative approaches to reach out to workers in the formal as well as informal economy. The new report, released ahead of the World AIDs Day 2019 , shows that workplace offers immense opportunities of...

Portfolio of Policy Guidance Notes on the Promotion of Decent Work in the Rural Economy

Providing Access to Quality Services in the Rural Economy to Promote Growth and Social Development

Collaborating to promote labour rights in Qatar’s hospitality sector

Convened by the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs, ILO, and the Institute for Human Rights and Business the Working group for sustainable growth and decent work in Qatar’s hospitality is multi-stakeholder forum, open...

The handbook for the integration of Indians in Italy

A guide developed by the ILO for Indian migrants living in Italy containing useful information on rights and resources. Available in English, Hindi and Punjabi.

Resource Manual for Peer Educators of Enterprises on TB and HIV/AIDS Workplace Programmes

A training manual for peer educators in enterprises, to create awareness amongst workers, address stigma and discrimination and promote early diagnosis and treatment for TB and HIV and related illnesses.

Access to health services for people living with HIV/AIDs (PLwHA) participating in the National Health Insurance (JKN) in Denpasar, South...

This research is intended to learn from the situation of JKN utilization to support HIV services in three major cities in Indonesia with a high HIV prevalence, so that they can portray the use, obstacles and needs of patient-oriented programs.

Guide to developing balanced working time arrangements

A practical guide or “how to” manual on working time arrangements - also known as “work schedules”.

Guide to developing balanced working time arrangements (epub)

Guide to developing balanced working time arrangements (mobi)

Statement of Commitment of Indian Employers’ Organizations on addressing TB and HIV in the world of work

Statement issued at the round table organized by ILO’s ‘Strengthening the World of Work Response To TB and HIV in India’ programme.

Working paper

The future of work in the health sector

This paper explores how changing technology, demographics and other drivers will change work in the health care sector. Such changes will provide opportunities and pose challenges to governments, employers and workers in the field.

Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 104

Overtime work: A review of literature and initial empirical analysis

An inter-disciplinary overview on how overtime issues are addressed by different academic disciplines. Examines the incidence of overtime work within the context of several distinct national employment regimes and industrial relations systems.

Masoyise Health Programme

Publication

Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 3

This brief is part of the Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 series produced by the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC). Through a series of 17 briefs, one for each Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), COPAC...