All publications: employment + employment policy + employment security + unemployment

Trade, investment and employment: how they are connected and why it matters for job creation

This brief explains how trade, investment, and employment are connected, and why these links matter for decent job creation.

Applying the ILO’s Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Approach: A Practical Guide

This guide provides practical guidance for ILO country teams and partners on applying the Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work approach. Drawing on country experiences, it offers an operational framework, examples and good practices for designing...

Brief

Informality in Nepal’s Construction Sector: Promoting enterprise formalization and extending social protection to construction workers

This brief brings together findings from the sectoral diagnostic of informality in Nepal’s construction sector and insights from relevant stakeholders gathered through a policy dialogue. It highlights the need to advance enterprise formalization and...

E-Waste for Youth Employment in Limpopo

The E-Waste for Youth Employment in Limpopo Province Project, implemented by the ILO with funding from the Government of Japan, promoted decent employment and entrepreneurship for young people, particularly women, through sustainable e-waste...

Statistical profile of youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

This report presents an in-depth statistical profile of youth not in employment, education, or training in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Research Brief

Tariff rises, trade tensions and labour markets: Employment impacts and policy implications

Rising tariffs and escalating trade tensions do not protect jobs—they risk destroying them. A new ILO analysis examines how different tariff scenarios could affect employment across countries and groups of workers, highlighting the far-reaching...

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.

Rapid Market Scoping of the Renewable and Solar Energy Sector in Jordan

Developed under the ILO’s Manzuma project in Jordan, funded by the Regional Development and Protection Programme (RDPP III), this report examines one of the key cross-cutting constraints identified across the project’s three priority sectors (food...

Market Systems Analysis of Priority Sectors for Inclusive Growth in Jordan: Food Industry, Food Services, and Chemicals

Developed under the ILO's Manzuma project and funded by Regional Development and Protection Programme (RDPP III), this Market Systems Analysis examines Jordan's food industries, food services and chemicals sectors to identify the structural...

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...

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.

Registration of individual businesses in Viet Nam: Drivers, challenges and lessons from international experience

This report examines the legal, institutional and policy environment governing individual businesses in Viet Nam and identifies opportunities to promote their formalization.

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...

Aligning enterprise development with decent work objectives: A new paradigm for MSMEs policies

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) generate most of the world's jobs and are central to inclusive economic growth. Yet too often, MSME policies assume that better employment outcomes will naturally follow from business development,...

India-Italy Migration Corridor Analysis: Trends & Opportunities

The India–Italy Migration Corridor Analysis supports the India–Italy Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement (MMPA) by offering verified insights on migration pathways, skills, and opportunities for students and workers, highlighting key...

International experiences in the development of Viet Nam’s private sector

This report examines international experiences in private sector and SME development from the Republic of Korea, China, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, India and Estonia.

Review of key policies supporting private sector development in Viet Nam

This report reviews the policy and regulatory framework supporting private sector development in Viet Nam, with a focus on SMEs.

Factsheet

ILO PROSPECTS: Results at a glance

This “Results at a Glance” factsheet presents key figures from the overall PROSPECTS Partnership, highlighting its reach, achievements and contribution to longer-term solutions for forcibly displaced persons and host communities. It summarizes ILO’s...

Factsheet

PROSPECTS Partnership Jordan: Promoting Resilience, Decent Work and Social Cohesion

This factsheet outlines how the PROSPECTS Partnership is supporting Jordan’s efforts to promote resilience, decent work and social cohesion for refugees and host communities. It focuses on strengthening protection, education, livelihoods and...

Factsheet

PROSPECTS Partnership Uganda: Expanding Opportunities for Refugees and Host Communities

This factsheet outlines how the PROSPECTS Partnership is supporting Uganda’s progressive refugee response by expanding opportunities for refugees and host communities. It focuses on turning inclusive policies into practical results through...