All publications: employment services

Tracer study of graduates of BBPVP Bekasi’s motion graphics and computer networks blended learning courses

These tracer study highlights the relevance and quality of the blended courses in computer network and motion graphics develop by ILO and BBPVP Bekasi.

Review of national policy framework and practice

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

A baseline study on the right to work and rights at work for refugees and other forcibly displaced persons

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

A baseline study for Iraq 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,...

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

A baseline study 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, employment,...

ILO Working paper 72

Why should we integrate income and employment support? A conceptual and empirical investigation

This paper conceptualizes, for the first time, the implementation of policy approaches that integrate active labour market policies within income support schemes, focusing on low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). We develop a conceptual framework...

Comprehensive rapid assessment of public employment services in Uganda - With a special assessment in two target host community refugee...

YEAP 2020-2030

ILO’s Youth Employment Action Plan (YEAP) 2020-30

Tracer study: Skills Profiling Application in Egypt for refugees and host communities

ILO PROSPECTS Egypt in collaboration with Skilllab, a social start-up based in the Netherlands, and the Association of Businessmen in Alexandria (ABA), piloted a skills-profiling application that enables refugees and host communities to self-assess...

Behavioural insights in employers’ choice of recruitment services for domestic work

The ILO launched a campaign based on behavioural science, in a bid to influence the market in Hong Kong towards greater demand for fair recruitment practices. This report presents the results of the randomised control trial that was designed and...

Policy guidance note: Digitalizing career guidance services

This policy guidance note provides advice to decision makers, managers and technical staff on how to invest in digitalizing career guidance services 

Global Report

Technology adoption in public employment services: Catching up with the future

The combined effects of the global pandemic and the general trend of digitalization are pushing public employment services to accelerate their use of innovation to develop and deliver simpler, faster and better services for clients.

Promising practices for fair recruitment

Regulation of Private Recruitment Agencies in Uganda

This promising practice is part of a series, and results from a stocktaking exercise undertaken five years after the launch of the Fair Recruitment Initiative (FRI).

Guidelines

Guidelines on the setting-up of effective job centres in developing countries with reference to Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and...

These Guidelines on how to establish job centres (employment service centres) were developed in response to calls from ILO constituents and the YouMatch Project partner countries in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa regions.

A guide for employment services practical training package for employment services staff in Indonesia

This practical training package is design to improve the basic capacity of Employment Services staff members in order to provide better services to their clients – jobseekers and employers.

A guide for employment services theoretical (e-learning) training package for employment services staff in Indonesia

This theoretical training package is design to improve the basic capacity of Employment Services staff members in order to provide better services to their clients – jobseekers and employers.

Rapid assessment of emerging needs for workers and skills in times of the COVID-19 crisis

The result of this study indicated that there are both employment loss and demand in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis in all sectors; however, recruitment situation is difficult as there are hard-to-fill vacancies, and skills shortages remain a...

Publication

Towards decent work for young refugees and host communities in the digital platform economy in Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Egypt

This report explores job creation in the gig economy from the unique experiences and perspectives of youth and refugees, as well as from the viewpoint of digital labour and e-commerce platforms, digital training providers, start-up incubators,...

Toolkit

Setting up effective Job Centres in developing countries with reference to sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa Regions

This toolkit is part of a package of guidelines and tools comprising a research paper on trends and developments in employment services in the regions and guidelines on setting up effective job centres developed in collaboration with GIZ Youmatch...

General Information of TVET Institutes in Cambodia

Promising practices for fair recruitment: Nepal – Bilateral labour agreements include provisions related to fair recruitment

This promising practice is part of a series, and results from a stocktaking exercise undertaken five years after the launch of the Fair Recruitment Initiative (FRI).