All publications: employment services

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,...

Convention No. 181

Promoting the ratification of the Private Employment Agencies Convention No. 181

To support optimally functioning labour markets, and to help prevent abusive and exploitative practices in labour recruiting, the ILO encourages member States to ratify and implement Convention No. 181 as the most up-to-date instrument in this area.

Convention No. 88

Promoting the ratification of the Employment Services Convention No. 88

Productivity ecosystems for decent work

International experiences of modernizing the organization and operation of employment services: Implications for Viet Nam

This report draws on international experiences in modernizing employment services to identify implications for Viet Nam, contributing to the ILO’s Decent Work Country Programme 2022–26 and supporting evidence-informed decision-making.

Inter-Agency Group booklet

Investing in career guidance

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:...

Mapping active labour market policies in Grenada

The Government of Grenada has been pursuing comprehensive labour market reforms aimed at improving employment outcome, enhancing workforce skills, and strengthening social protection mechanism. These reforms include, among others, the establishment...

Fact sheet

Strengthening of Employment Service Centres in Nepal (SESC)

This project aims to strengthen Employment Service Centres (ESCs) to fully deliver their mandate, while supporting the government at the federal, provincial, and local levels to further develop the policy and institutional framework of Public...

Report to the Ministry of Labour, Employment Opportunity and Youth Affairs, Suriname

National roadmap for transforming Suriname’s Public Employment Services (PES) 2025-2028

This roadmap is based on the participatory discussions and outcomes from a workshop held in Paramaribo from 14 to 18 October 2024.

ILO Working Paper 103

New Forms of Employment and Labour Protection in China

This paper provides a panoramic description and analysis of the diversity of the new forms of employment that have been emerging in China, with the focus on their background, the main types, the status quo of labour rights protection, and the...

Global Report Part I

Public employment services and active labour market policies for transitions: Responses to mega trends and crises

The first global report by the ILO on public employment services explores their role in mitigating the labor market disruptions stemming from the COVID-19 crisis and potentially future crises. Additionally, it investigates the adaptive measures and...

Youth employment

Technology in public employment services to promote youth employment in Asia and the Pacific

This report provides insights into how public employment services in Asia-Pacific are digitally transforming and how they are using technology to support youth in the labour market.

Active Labour Market Policies

The role of active labour market policies for a just transition

This policy brief is part of the ILO Just Transition Policy Briefs series and is intended to present the linkages between just transition and the role of active labour market policies, providing stakeholders with information and recommendations for...

Social insurance and climate change in Indonesia: Implications for Adaptive Social Protection ambitions

Among the wide range of possible roles of social insurance, this report aims to explore the potential of social insurance schemes in addressing climate risk and minimizing the impacts of related shocks in Indonesia.

Manual

How to support a job seeker? Handbook for employment and career development counsellors

In a world of work where changes are accelerating, the role of employment services is crucial. The employment counsellor is essential to support professional transitions, in particular for the most vulnerable groups. However, the profession of...

Country factsheets

ILO PROSPECTS at a glance

The country factsheets provide an overview of the key interventions and results of PROSPECTS programme implementation.

Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks, and practice in Uganda

This report aims to provide an understanding of the current policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and practice in Uganda in relation to the access of refugees to the labour markets, employment, livelihood and training opportunities,...

ILO, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNIDO

Fact sheet: Decent Employment for Youth in Cambodia Programme (Phase 2)

Four UN agencies are working together with the Royal Government in Cambodia to address youth employment challenges in Cambodia. The “Decent Employment for Youth in Cambodia” programme was initiated to address the challenges of youth employment in...

Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks, and practice in Kenya

This report aims to provide an understanding of the current policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and practice in Kenya in relation to the access of refugees to the labour markets, employment, livelihood and training opportunities, including...

Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks, and practice in Egypt

A baseline study for Egypt in the area of relevant policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and current practices in terms of implementation and in relation to the access of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons to the labour markets,...