All publications: labour intensive employment + infrastructure

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

Government-led Public Works Programme and Public Employment Programme to address poverty alleviation, climate change and crisis

This paper, prepared for the EIIP-SSTC Inter-regional forum for Asia Pacific and Arab regions, explores Public Works Programmes (PWP) and Public Employment Programmes (PEP) as tools for poverty alleviation, climate adaptation, and crisis response....

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

Peer Learning Guide South-South Technical Cooperation (SSTC) for the Employment Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP)

This learning guide aims to introduce SSTC as a tool for socio-economic development and to achieve the Agenda 2030. It explains the main concepts of SSTC, its fundamental principles, processes to be followed to implement projects under the framework...

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...

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Analysis of the construction sector and related employment in Cameroon

This report presents an analysis of the construction sector in Cameroon, examining its contribution to GDP and employment, the extent of informality, and the opportunities to expand decent job creation through Employment-Intensive Investment...

Study

Rapid Skills Gap Assessment of selected industrial sectors- Syria

In partnership with the Chamber of Industries in Syria, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has conducted a Rapid Skills Gap Assessment to provide a comprehensive overview of workforce development challenges and opportunities in Syria’s...

ILO Care Economy Brief

Employment-intensive investments for advancing decent work in the care economy

This policy brief by the International Labour Organization (ILO) examines how employment-intensive investments can help tackle the global care crisis and expand decent work opportunities, with a focus on promoting gender equality through...

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Employment impact assessment of the National Feeder Roads Programme in Rwanda, using GIS and LFS data

This report presents an Employment Impact Assessment (EmpIA) of the National Feeder Roads Programme (NFRP) in Rwanda, focusing on the long-term employment effects produced.

Project brief

Building Resilience: Decent work and infrastructure for displaced communities in Somalia

In Baidoa, Somalia, thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, and host community members are finding new hope through an ILO initiative funded by BMZ and KfW. By combining employment-intensive infrastructure projects with job...

EIIP training modules

Enhancing Labour-Based Construction Management

Key Resources to Strengthen Knowledge and Training in Labour-Based Construction for Planners, Engineers, Technicians, and Contractors

ILO Emergency Response Plan’s (ERP)- Recovery Programme

Progress update on ILO emergency recovery efforts in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

The ILO is implementing its Emergency Response Plan’s (ERP) Recovery Programme to mitigate the impact of the war on Palestinian workers and employers through three interlinked components: employment promotion, social protection, and business...

ILO Brief

ILO national technical assistance programme

Why and how to leverage Employment Impact Assessments at national levelThis note explains how Employment Impact Assessments (EmpIAs) can be leveraged to create more and better jobs through actions taken at national level. It elaborates what EmpIAs...

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Employment Impact Assessment of the Logone Bridge Project in Cameroon

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Employment impact assessment of the Talaky Be project in Madagascar

METI Project

Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Mediterranean Infographic

METI, the Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment programme, is a four-year regional initiative funded by the European Union and implemented by the International Labour Organization.

METI Project

Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Mediterranean Brochure

METI, the Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment programme, is a four-year regional initiative funded by the European Union and implemented by the International Labour Organization.

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Employment impact assessment of parts of the NASIRA risk-sharing facility

Employment Impact Assessment of the Green Mini-Grid (GMG) Facility: Additional 20 Mini-Grid Sites in Turkana County, Kenya

This report presents an employment impact assessment (EmpIA) of an additional 20 Mini-Grid Sites in Turkana County, Kenya.

ILO-UNEP-IUCN report

Decent Work in Nature-Based Solutions 2024: Unlocking jobs through investment in skills and nature-based infrastructure

The second report in a biennial series on decent work, just transition and nature-based solutions

ILO Guide

Disaster risk reduction for resilience through employment and decent work

This ILO guide addresses the need for proactive disaster-risk reduction, integrating resilience into employment and decent work to support recovery and build long-term sustainability.

Brief

ILO Contribution to Lebanon Emergency Response in the framework of the Humanitarian, Development and Peace Nexus

In September 2024, Lebanon witnessed a sharp escalation in large-scale cross-border attacks, resulting in significant loss of life and severe damage to the economy. The recent violence has caused immense suffering. The ILO has developed an Emergency...