All news: employment policy
Global Employment Trends for Youth 2026: Back to the future
The report examines recent developments in youth labour markets worldwide and provides the latest global and regional analysis of youth employment trends and prospects.
Brief
Employment impact assessment of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa generated a 2.9% decline in annual GDP in Jamaica causing more than 30,000 job losses.
ILO Working Paper 165
Gridded-Labour Market Data in Ghana using Remote Sensing and Random Forest
This study proposes the first set of high-resolution maps of labor market data, based on disaggregating district-level statistics from the 2021 housing and population census of Ghana at a 0.005-degree resolution using remote sensing and machine...
Report
Assessment of public employment services and labour market policies in Nepal
This report presents findings and recommendations from an ILO-supported assessment of Nepal’s public employment services and labour market policies. It aims to strengthen PES capacity and improve access to quality services for jobseekers, employers,...
Second (revised) edition
Guide to private employment agencies
Private employment agencies are increasingly shaping the world of work — connecting job seekers to opportunities, helping employers meet skills needs, and supporting more dynamic labour markets. Yet with this growing influence comes responsibility:...
Policy brief
India is a major player in the digital services market – How did they get there and what does it mean for jobs?
India has become a major global player in digital trade and currently ranks fifth in the world in the export value of digitally delivered services. This Policy Brief draws lessons on what is behind the country’s reputation as a top player in the...
Policy brief
The role of central banks and other financial sector regulators and policymakers in job creation in Africa
Persistent unemployment, other forms of labour underutilization and pervasive informality remain a significant challenge in Africa, exacerbated by the fragility of the global economic and geopolitical climate, rising conflicts, and the slow pace of...
Guidelines
Green Employment Diagnostics for a Just Transition
A practical framework to support social partners in analysing how climate change and the green transition shape economies, jobs and livelihoods—and to design policies that create decent work while ensuring a just and inclusive transition.
Framework Working Group
Artificial intelligence adoption and its impact on jobs
This paper, drawing primarily upon recent and ongoing research at the ILO, suggests a landscape where AI is more likely to augment human capabilities and enhance productivity in many roles rather than leading to widespread automation, although...
Volunteer work among older persons - Trends and policy implications for ageing societies
This research paper released by United Nations Volunteers (UNV) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) discusses the concepts of active and healthy ageing and how volunteerism plays an important role. It explores the demographics of older...
Technical Guidance Note
Gender-responsive National Employment Policies: A path for gender equality
This Technical Guidance Note provides guidance to countries on how to develop and implement a gender-responsive National Employment Policy (NEP). NEPs are widely adopted in emerging and developing countries and bring together different policy areas...
Digital transformation in employment policies
The report examines if and how national employment policies (documented in the ILO’s Employment Policy Gateway) include digital transformation and related topics. It gives a short overview of the ILO’s work on employment policies and the...
Employment policies
Enhancing the gender responsiveness of the proposed revisions to the Employment Law in Viet Nam (Policy brief)
The revision to the Employment Law is an important opportunity to accelerate Viet Nam’s progress in ensuring equality in the world of work as a fundamental right. The focus of the policy brief is on recommendations to strengthen the gender...
Employment policies
Labour Market Information Systems: International experiences and considerations for the revision of the Viet Nam Employment Law (Policy...
For the consideration of the Government of Viet Nam in its ongoing revision of the Employment Law, this policy brief presents an overview of the main functions and features of a robust and reliable labour market information system. It draws on...
Decent work, brighter futures
Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024
This report represents the 20th anniversary publication of the ILO’s Global Employment Trends for Youth (hereafter “GET for Youth”). As an anniversary edition, this GET for Youth looks back on what has been achieved since the dawn of the...
Report
Part II: Two decades of national employment policies 2000-2020
Towards a new generation of national employment policies (NEPs): What can we learn from the evolution of the scope and content of NEPs?
Infographic
A guide to using the Employment Policy Action facility (EPAF)
This simple, visual guide explains how the ILO's Employment Policy Action Facility (EPAF) works and how users can best utilize it to fit their employment policy needs.
Publication
Guidelines for employment diagnostics in times of continuous change
This guidance note outlines ILO’s approach to employment diagnostics in order to analyse labour market dynamics in continuous change.
Report
Two decades of national employment policies 2000-2020
Part I: Employment policy design: Lessons from the past, policies for the future