All publications: employment services

335th Session of the ILO Governing Body

Report of the Director-General - Second Supplementary Report: Report of the Meeting of Experts on Defining Recruitment Fees and Related...

The document provides information on the Tripartite Meeting of Experts on Defining Recruitment Fees and Related Costs that took place in Geneva from 14 to 16 November 2018.

Labour migration

Worker-paid migration costs in the Viet Nam-Malaysia corridor

This report seeks to shed light on the migrant worker-paid migration costs in an important migration corridor: Viet Nam to Malaysia.

Fair perspective: Stories of Filipino migrant workers in the media

One of the three objectives of the ILO’s FAIR project is to disseminate global and national knowledge about fair recruitment and labour migration through engagement with the media. This publication contains an anthology of stories produced during...

Work on Digital Labour Platforms in Ukraine: Issues and Policy Perspectives

The surveys focused specifically on working conditions of online platform workers in Ukraine, and show that digital labour platforms have transformed the modes of work and changed how work is viewed by both businesses and workers.

ILO briefs on Employment Services and ALMPs: Issue no. 1

Public employment services: Joined-up services for people facing labour market disadvantage

This technical note shows how public employment services (PES) are going beyond traditional ways of working, moving towards joined-up services to help people facing complex barriers to employment in finding work and building skills, with the aim of...

Recruitment costs for Chinese workers in EU Member States - Case study: Chinese chefs in Germany

The research aims to identify general challenges and the scope of migration costs for Chinese workers in the EU Member States.

Flyer: JPR Flagship Progamme

This flyer provides detailed information about the JPR flagship programme.

Promoting decent work for domestic workers and elimination of child labor in domestic work: Ten emerging good practices from Indonesia

This book is documenting 10 emerging good practices covered a variety of work areas in realizing decent work for domestic workers and elimination of child labour in domestic work.

Good practices in using partnerships for the delivery of employment services in China

EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 229

Good practices in using partnerships for effective and efficient delivery of employment services in India

EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 233

Good practices in using partnerships for effective and efficient delivery of employment services and active labour market policies in India

EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 233

Assessment of public employment services and active labour market policies in Rwanda

EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 232

Assessment of public employment services and active labour market policies in Namibia

EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 231

Employment implications of trade and changes in skills demand: Evidence from selected countries

EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 237

Good practices in using partnerships for effective and efficient delivery of employment services in South Korea

EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 234

Risks and rewards: Outcomes of labour migration in South-East Asia

This report assesses changes in the lives of migrant workers from before to after their migration and provides recommendations for improving outcomes within the region.

Partnerships and contractors in the delivery of employment services and ALMPs: a literature review

EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 226

Good practices in using partnerships for the delivery of employment services in Colombia

EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 225

Global evidence on youth employment

Interventions to Improve the Labour Market Outcomes of Youth: A Systematic Review of Training, Entrepreneurship Promotion, Employment...

This systematic review investigates the impact of training and skills development, entrepreneurship promotion, employment services, and subsidised employment interventions on the labour market outcomes of young women and men. The systematic review...

FAIR SHARE? International recruitment in the Philippines

This working paper brings together evidence on the culture and practice of fair recruitment for overseas employment in the Philippines.