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Assessment of Infrastructure Investments in Transport and Job Creation : Examples from Road Sector Investments in Lebanon and Jordan

Final Report

Assessment of Infrastructure Investments in Transport and Job Creation : Examples from Road Sector Investments in Lebanon and Jordan

Can we create better jobs in Africa's booming construction sector ? Looking to market systems analysis to point us in the right direction

Market System Analysis - Africa

Can we create better jobs in Africa's booming construction sector ? Looking to market systems analysis to point us in the right direction

Can we create better jobs in Africa's booming construction sector ? Looking to market systems analysis to point us in the right direction

Market System Analysis - Africa

Can we create better jobs in Africa's booming construction sector ? Looking to market systems analysis to point us in the right direction

Building decent work for all

Market System Analysis - Mozambique

Building decent work for all

Digging in the construction value chain of Mozambique to build more green enterprises and empower women through job creation

Infrastructure Development, the Construction Sector and Employment in Rwanda

Infrastructure Development, the Construction Sector and Employment in Rwanda

Laying a foundation for better working conditions

Market System Analysis - Rwanda

Laying a foundation for better working conditions

Revealing the construction value chain to enhance working conditions and fight informality in Rwanda

Exploratory study of good policies in the protection of construction workers in the Middle East

Exploratory study of good policies in the protection of construction workers in the Middle East

Construction is one of the key sectors of the labour market in many parts of the Middle East, particularly the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, where the building of world-class sporting stadiums, educational institutions, museums and...

Conducting Labour Inspections on Construction - A guide for labour inspectors
 cover_Conducting Labour Inspections on Construction - A guide for labour inspectors

Conducting Labour Inspections on Construction - A guide for labour inspectors

The objective of this guide is to assist labour inspectors fulfil their inspectorial function by providing information, in a user friendly format on, a suggested methodology for conducting inspections of construction activities; from planning to...

Building a preventative Safety and Health Culture in Construction
Building a preventative Safety and Health Culture in Construction - Cover

Guide to the Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988 (No. 167) and Recommendation (No. 175)

Building a preventative Safety and Health Culture in Construction

Pilots for Change: Zambia's Pilot Houses

Good Practice

Pilots for Change: Zambia's Pilot Houses

Zambia’s Pilot Houses were built to test and demonstrate ways of incorporating sustainable principles in the construction of comfortable and affordable homes.

Migrant Workers in Commercial Agriculture

Technical Report

Migrant Workers in Commercial Agriculture

Migrant Work & Employment in the Construction Sector

Technical Report

Migrant Work & Employment in the Construction Sector

High rise, low pay: Experiences of migrant women in the Thai construction sector
High rise low pay-EN

High rise, low pay: Experiences of migrant women in the Thai construction sector

Executive Summary of the report: Migrant Work & Employment in the Construction Sector

Executive Summary of the report: Migrant Work & Employment in the Construction Sector

Challenges and Opportunities of Teleworking for Workers and Employers in the ICTS and Financial Services Sectors
Challenges and Opportunities of Teleworking for Workers and Employers in the ICTS and Financial Services Sectors - Cover

Challenges and Opportunities of Teleworking for Workers and Employers in the ICTS and Financial Services Sectors

Issues Paper for the Global Dialogue Forum on the Challenges and Opportunities of Teleworking for Workers and Employers in the ICTS and Financial Services Sectors (Geneva, 24-26 October 2016)

‘Basic English and Arabic words for Construction Trade: Promoting Decent Work for Construction Workers’ – Students booklet
Cover of the English and Arabic booklet for Bangladeshi construction workers

‘Basic English and Arabic words for Construction Trade: Promoting Decent Work for Construction Workers’ – Students booklet

Students booklet for a language course to teach migrants who will take up construction work basic vocabulary in English and Arabic

Basic English and Arabic words for Construction Trade: Promoting Decent Work for Construction Workers’ – Instructors manual
Cover of the Instructors' manual for the English and Arabic for Bangladeshi construction workers

Basic English and Arabic words for Construction Trade: Promoting Decent Work for Construction Workers’ – Instructors manual

Instructors manual for a language course to teach migrants who will take up construction work basic vocabulary in English and Arabic

Zambia Green Jobs Programme Annual Impact Report - 2015

Zambia Green Jobs Programme Annual Impact Report - 2015

At the end of 2015, the Zambia Green Jobs Programme supported the creation of 2,660 jobs, as well as the quality improvement of 2,018 green and decent jobs existing in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. In addition, the programme has...

Skills needs in emerging green jobs in the building and tourism industries in Thailand

Skills needs in emerging green jobs in the building and tourism industries in Thailand

This study identifies skills needs and gaps in the construction and tourism industries in Thailand, with a view to transforming jobs in these industries into green jobs. Current skills and training systems were reviewed and analysed to see whether...

MORE THAN BUSINESS ALONE: Extending and Promoting Social Protection amongst MSMEs and Informal Workers in Zambia’s Building Construction...

Social Protection

MORE THAN BUSINESS ALONE: Extending and Promoting Social Protection amongst MSMEs and Informal Workers in Zambia’s Building Construction...

The social protection component of the Zambia Green Jobs Programme aims to strengthening a social protection floor for vulnerable workers and families in the construction sector. This report is a brief outlining the approach methodology, and results...