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

Report III(B)(Addendum)

Promoting employment and decent work in a changing landscape. Addendum to the 2020 General Survey

Research Brief

Impact of the Second Wave COVID Measures on Employment in Turkey

ILO Working Paper 26

Hurricanes and their implications for unemployment: Evidence from the Caribbean

Although extreme climate events pose significant challenges to labour markets, there is a paucity of empirical literature studying their impacts. The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of hurricane strikes on unemployment across a sample...

Highlights: Survey June 2020

Rapid Labour Force Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 in Egypt: First Wave

This report provides an overview of the impact of COVID-19 on households by analyzing the results of a rapid labour force phone survey measuring the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the Egyptian labour market.

ADWA'

Rapid Labour Force Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 in Tunisia: First Wave

This report provides a summary of the key findings of the first wave of rapid labour force surveys conducted by ILO and Economic Research Forum in November 2020, to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on households in Tunisia.

ADWA'

Rapid Labour Force Survey On the Impact of COVID-19 in Morocco: First Wave

This report provides a summary of the key findings of the first wave of rapid labour force phone surveys conducted in November 2020 by ILO and ERF, to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on households in Morocco.

COVID-19 and the world of work

COVID-19: policy responses in Indonesia (Last updated: 21 February 2021)

Countries, including Indonesia, are taking unprecedented measures to combat the spread of the disease, while ameliorating its pernicious effect on the economy and labour market.

World Employment and Social Outlook 2021

Summary: The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work

This report examines how digital labour platforms are transforming the world of work and how that affects employers and workers. It focuses on two main types of digital labour platform: online web-based platforms, where tasks are performed online...

World Employment and Social Outlook 2021

The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work

This ILO flagship report explores how the contemporary platform economy is transforming the way work is organized, and analyses the impact of digital labour platforms on enterprises, workers and society as a whole.

Decent Work

Pakistan Decent Work Country Profile 2019

This report is part of a joint collaboration between the Government of Pakistan and ILO to measure changes to ascertain progress and sustainability toward achieving decent work. The report was carried out in close collaboration with ILO Technical...

Employment and Investment

Employment-Intensive public works (EIPWs) to create employment

This study describes the feasibility of applying employment-intensive public works as a means of addressing the loss of jobs and income resulting from the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 in Pakistan.

COVID-19 response in BARMM (SitRep 1)

Situational report 1 of the ILO-Japan Water and Sanitation Project in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on COVID-19 response through construction and repair of water systems, and the Community Emergency Employment Programme...

COVID-19 Pandemic in the World of Work

ILO Monitor: COVID-19 and the world of work. 7th edition

Rapid assessment of information and communication technology skills demand in Indonesia

This rapid assessment of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skill demands was conducted by analyzing available job vacancies and direct survey of companies.

Rules and practices of severance pay in Indonesia - the Labour Law Number 13 of 2003

This paper aims at systematically organizing multiple factors and presenting a comprehensive framework for calculating termination payments according to the law.

First edition

Global Employment Policy Review 2020: Employment Policies for Inclusive Structural Transformation

The Global Employment Policy Review (GEPR) examines trends in employment policies while at the same time presenting new and innovative solutions to the challenges of policy design and implementation. In this first edition, the report focuses on the...

Global Employment Policy Review 2020: Employment Policies for Inclusive Structural Transformation (Executive Summary)

The Global Employment Policy Review (GEPR) examines trends in employment policies while at the same time presenting new and innovative solutions to the challenges of policy design and implementation. In this first edition, the report focuses on the...

Book

The labour implications of technological upgrading in China

This study provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art overview of technological upgrading in China and its labour implications.

ILO Working Paper 19

Trends and new developments in employment services to support transitions in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa Regions

This paper presents the findings of a survey undertaken in selected countries in the Sub Saharan Africa and Middle East and North Africa regions (SSA and MENA) aimed at reviewing the status of employment service provision, challenges and...

#MyFutureOfWork

The World of Work during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the ILO Response in Latin America and the Caribbean

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an unprecedented crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean. The health crisis has become a socioeconomic crisis, with a sharp decrease in economic activity and a devastating impact on the world of work.