All publications: Telecommunications and information technologies
Tracer study of graduates of BBPVP Bekasi’s motion graphics and computer networks blended learning courses
These tracer study highlights the relevance and quality of the blended courses in computer network and motion graphics develop by ILO and BBPVP Bekasi.
ILO Working paper 80
Realizing the opportunities of the platform economy through freedom of association and collective bargaining
This study provides empirical evidence from different regions of the world to identify avenues for platform economy workers to access freedom of association and collective bargaining.
International Journal of Labour Research
New wine in old bottles: organizing and collective bargaining in the platform economy
This article presents a non-exhaustive review of recent forms of organizing and mobilizing platform workers across Europe, with the objective of mapping current variations in trade union strategies towards technological change and analytically...
International Journal of Labour Research
Digital activism as a pathway to trade union revitalization
Technological change is of critical importance for the future of unions. On the one hand, the rapid rise of the platform economy and the decentring of industrial work pose an enormous threat to their very existence. On the other hand, digital tools...
International Journal of Labour Research
Trade union responses to organizing workers on digital labour platforms: A six-country study
This paper examines the changing dynamics of the employment relationship in the digital economy and its implications for the continuous adaptation of freedom of association and protection of the workers’ right to organize in the AsiaPacific region....
International Journal of Labour Research
Voice and representation for ridehailing drivers in sub-Saharan Africa: Pathways for trade union revitalization?
This paper seeks to explore the extent to which new players and nonconventional strategies shape the collective representation and voice of platform workers. Drawing on secondary sources, the paper systematically argues that traditional trade union...
International Journal of Labour Research
Trade union revitalization in the United States of America: A call for a labour movement programme in support of self-organizing workers
From a peak of one third of the workforce in 1955 and still over 20 per cent in 1983, at present only 10.3 per cent of United States workers remain members of trade unions. A significant trend of worker self-organizing and formation of new...
International Journal of Labour Research
Challenges of trade unionism in the face of new forms of work organization
This article describes the structural characteristics of work in Latin America and the Caribbean, in which a pattern of subordination to the interests of capital accumulation and large transnational companies has historically predominated,...
Report
E-formalization in Latin America: Accelerating in a region full of gaps
There is considerable debate on how technologies are changing labour market features, but less attention is directed to how public policies may take advantage of information and communication technology (ICT) to ease the transition to formality....
ILO Working paper 75
Using Online Vacancy and Job Applicants’ Data to Study Skills Dynamics
This paper explores the potential of online job vacancy and application data for analysing skills dynamics, particularly where other data sources are scarce. Using data from Uruguay’s BuscoJobs platform, it develops a skills taxonomy and applies...
National workshop: "Towards a brighter future of work in the Indian digital economy"
Summary report of the webinar held on 25 May 2022
National Workshop: Lack of skilled ICT personnel in Indonesia: can we still compete?
Summary report of the webinar held on 19 May 2022
ILO Working paper 68
Methodological issues related to the use of online labour market data
This paper provides a mapping of existing research that employs online labour market data in countries of different income levels. It discusses the potential of these data for understanding labour market phenomena, such as those related to skills,...
ILO Working paper 60
Mobile internet, skills and structural transformation in Rwanda
We study the impact of mobile internet rollout on Rwanda’s labour market. Areas with higher mobile internet coverage experience an increase in employment opportunities, especially towards high skilled and high-value-added activities.
Digital solutions and formalization: E-formalization case study on Republic of Korea
This report documents the pathway that the Republic of Korea has taken in the design, implementation and adaptation of its digital governance systems and related applications as they relate specifically to labour market formalization.
Technical brief
Healthy and Safe Telework
This brief provides information about the health impact of telework and guidance on how to organize telework to protect and promote physical and mental health and social wellbeing of workers.
E-formalization regional report
Renewing the social contract through e-formalization in the world of work
ILO Working paper 41
Supporting decent work and the transition towards formalization through technology-enhanced labour inspection
The development and expansion of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has had far-reaching consequences for governance and the world of work, including how labour administrations and inspectorates manage and deliver services.
International Labour Review, Centenary Collection (2021), No. 2
Introduction: Labour and technology – Reflecting on a century of debate in theInternational Labour Review
The aim of this Centenary Issue is to assess a century of debates about the relationships between labour and technology as reflected in various relevant articles in the International Labour Review. The recent wave of interest in sociotechnical...
International Journal of Labour Research
Digitalize, adapt and innovate: Challenges and opportunities for trade unions amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and the recovery period
This article explores the emerging challenges for workers’ organizations that intersect with digital technology deficits at national level and growing informalization, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although specific reference is...