All publications: Basic metals
Manzuma Sector Selection Study
This publication presents the evidence-based process used to identify the three priority sectors for the Manzuma project, funded by the Regional Development and Protection Programme (RDPP III) in Jordan. This sector selection study presents the...
Jordan annual report 2025
Narrative recap of the development cooperation implementation of the ILO programme in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
This report highlights the International Labour Organization's efforts and achievements in advancing decent work and social justice in Jordan during 2025. It showcases progress in strengthening labour market institutions, expanding social...
Southern African Development Community
SADC Toolkit on mainstreaming decent work and labour productivity in key economic sectors
Report for the Technical meeting (Geneva, 13–17 April 2026)
AI in manufacturing: Challenges and opportunities for promoting decent work, productivity and a just transition
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
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.
ILO Working Paper 153
The return of the visible hand: Social dialogue and the making of 21st-century industrial policy
Industrial policy has returned amid geopolitical rivalry, supply-chain fragility, and contemporary grand transitions, but its performance hinges less on ideology than on governance and design. By examining three comparative cases (Germany, Republic...
Jordan annual report 2024
Narrative recap of the development cooperation implementation of the ILO programme in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
This report details the organization's efforts and achievements in advancing social justice and decent work in Jordan during 2024. It highlights contributions to Jordan's Economic Modernization Vision (EMV) 2033 and the United Nations Sustainable...
Study
Rapid Skills Gap Assessment of selected industrial sectors- Syria
In partnership with the Chamber of Industries in Syria, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has conducted a Rapid Skills Gap Assessment to provide a comprehensive overview of workforce development challenges and opportunities in Syria’s...
Formalization
Research brief: Measuring digital platform employment in Viet Nam: Lessons learned from the pilot survey
This brief explores Viet Nam’s pioneering effort to capture digital platform employment through a labour force survey, offering valuable lessons for improving labour statistics to support informed policymaking.
Formalization
Research brief: Returns to education in Viet Nam: Earnings, education and the transition to formality
This brief explores whether higher qualifications still lead to better earnings in Viet Nam, and how education and training shape workers’ transitions from informal to formal employment.
Diagnostic study of the informal economy in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: The garment and textile, and nursery and kindergarten...
ILO Technical brief
Decent work opportunities and challenges in recycling
This ILO brief, authored by Anna Barford and Annabel Beales, explores the opportunities and challenges in recycling, focusing on decent work. Recycling, a practice dating back millennia, has evolved significantly with industrialization and modern...
ILO Brief
Advancing a Safe and Healthy Working Environment and Decent Work in the Tanning and Leather Industry
This ILO brief highlights the significance and challenges of the global tanning and leather industry. This centuries-old industry produces a wide range of goods, from high-end fashion items to everyday consumer products, and plays a crucial role in...
Advancing Decent Work in Supply chains
Decent Work Challenges and Opportunities in the Textiles and Clothing Sector
This ILO brief highlights the critical role of the textiles and clothing industries in global economic and employment growth. These sectors provide jobs to over 90 million people, predominantly women, and are undergoing significant transformations...
Skills development
Brief: Towards a skills strategy for the textile and garment industry in Viet Nam
The brief highlights the achievements, opportunities, and challenges of Viet Nam’s textile and garment industry amid increasing international integration and participation in global value chains. It provides key recommendations for developing a...
Skills anticipation survey: the manufacturing sector in Lebanon
As Lebanon explores its path to recovery, productivity is considered key to developing a more sustainable economy. The manufacturing sector has shown significant resilience to ongoing economic and political instability, sustaining value-added...
From Orchard to Opportunity: A Rapid Market Analysis of the cherry value chain in Lebanon
This study was developed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) under the BOUZOUR project - “Building Inclusive Markets and Decent Work for Syrian Refugees and Lebanese Host Communities”. The project focuses on the agriculture and agri-food...
Fundamental principles and rights at work
Intertwined
Opportunities and challenges to strengthen the fundamental principles and rights at work in the value chain of the garment industry in Argentina
Ghana
Green Jobs Assessment Model Ghana