All publications: labour intensive employment + infrastructure

EIIP in Asia and the Pacific

Advancing employment and decent work through public investments

Turning public investment into decent jobs. Discover how the ILO’s Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) helps countries across Asia and the Pacific use infrastructure and environmental investments to create employment, strengthen local...

ILO Brief

Promoting formalization outcomes in Employment-Intensive Investment Programme

From rubble to resource: Guidance for people-centred circular rubble management and reconstruction 

The joint publication highlights how circular approaches can create decent work while reducing environmental impacts and supporting local economies in crisis and post-conflict contexts.

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Employment impact assessment of the Gypsum Mining Sector in Garissa County, Kenya

This report is an employment impact assessment of the gypsum mining sector in Garissa County, Kenya, analysing its contribution to job creation, livelihoods and local economic development in a fragile and evolving context marked by the 2023 mining...

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Guide for Employment Impact Assessments in the Roads Sector

This guideline provides a structured approach to conducting the employment impact assessments (EmpIAs) of road investments, supporting their design and implementation to maximise job creation and improve job quality. It sets out how to conduct an...

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Employment impact assessment of the Bwanje Valley Irrigation Scheme, Malawi

This report is an employment impact assessment of the Bwanje Valley Irrigation Scheme (BVIS) in Malawi, focusing on the effects of improved irrigation following the construction of the Bwanje Valley Dam in 2019.

Jordan Impact Study

Rainwater harvesting units in Jordan: Assessment of effects

Rainwater harvesting is driving local economic development in Jordan. One third of farmers hired additional labour, creating more than 2,000 workdays, while nearly half inspired their neighbours to build 250+ cisterns on their own. A powerful...

EIIP Project Brief

Women’s participation in employment and resilience-building: Experiences from the Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) in...

Guide

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) - Manual for Labour-Based Rural Road Construction and Maintenance

A practical guide to safe and compliant rural road construction using employment-intensive, local resource-based methods to promote decent work, safer worksites and sustainable rural infrastructure.

Research Brief

Drought, crop losses and employment impacts in Zambia

This research brief examines the impacts of the 2018–2019 drought in Zambia on crop productivity and local labour markets, combining satellite-based drought analysis with Labour Force Survey data. The findings show declines in agricultural...

World of Work series

Employment and Social Trends 2026

The Employment and Social Trends 2026 report examines the state of global labour markets, highlighting stable headline employment alongside stalled progress in job quality and widening inequalities. The report analyses productivity, demographic and...

January 2026

Emergency employment in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Employment promotion is a primary goal of the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Emergency Response Plan's (ERP) Recovery Programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The ERP is supported by a multi-donor pooled funding arrangement...

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Employment impact assessment of Luangwa-Mwami Road, Zambia, using LFS and GIS

This publication presents a second Employment Impact Assessment (EmpIA) of Phase 2 of the Nacala Road Corridor Project (NRCP) in Zambia, undertaken by the ILO in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and co-funded by the European...

Guidance Note

Social Safeguards for Employment Intensive Approaches: Operationalising the Humanitarian, Development and Peace Nexus in Afghanistan

The guidance note was developed to promote coherence and provide practical direction on integrating social safeguards among agencies implementing employment-intensive initiatives and cash-for-work projects in Afghanistan. The document underscores...

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Employment Impact Assessment of the Regional Rusumo Falls Hydropower Project, Rwanda

This report presents an employment impact assessment (EmpIA) of the Regional Rusumo Falls Hydropower Project (RRFHP), a cross-border energy investment spanning Rwanda, Tanzania and Burundi. The study examines both direct and non-direct employment...

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Sénoba-Ziguinchor-Mpack road rehabilitation project : Assessment of the perception of impacts by users and households

This report presents the findings of a qualitative survey assessing how users and households perceive the impacts of the rehabilitation of the Sénoba–Ziguinchor–Mpack (RN4) road, the construction of the Kalounayes road, and the development of feeder...

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Final Employment Impact Assessment of the Sénoba-Ziguinchor-Mpack road in Senegal

This report presents the employment impact assessment of the rehabilitation of the Sénoba–Ziguinchor–Mpack road in southern Senegal.

EIIP-SSTC Inter-regional forum for Asia Pacific and Arab Regions

Forum report from the EIIP SSTC Inter-regional forum for Asia-Pacific and the Arab States

EIIP-SSTC Inter-regional forum for Asia Pacific and Arab Regions

Employment-Intensive Investment Programme: Recovery and Reconstruction Works - Implementation and Capacity Building Arrangements

This paper outlines the ILO’s employment-intensive investment approach to post-crisis recovery, emphasising inclusive, locally driven strategies that integrate social and environmental safeguards. It explores climate-adaptive construction methods,...

EIIP-SSTC Inter-regional forum for Asia Pacific and Arab Regions

What makes the Employment-Intensive Investment Programme relevant to our regions?

This paper frames the first thematic session of the April 2025 Inter-regional Forum in Bangladesh. It explores the relevance of employment-intensive investment approaches across Asia and the Arab States, highlighting good practices, regional...