All publications: employment services

The fact sheet for the Promoting and Building Social Protection and Employment Services for Vulnerable Groups in Mongolia, Learning from...

Supported by the Government of Japan.

Private employment agencies and labour dispatch in China

This paper, written by LIU Genghua, discusses the development of private employment agencies in China, highlighting some of the main issues of concern to the agency industry.

Factsheet: ILO in fragile situations

Working in partnership with countries in fragile situations is a priority for the ILO. The significance of Decent Work for peacebuilding and recovery has been highlighted through recent initiatives such as the conclusion of the New Deal for...

Private Employment Agencies in Ukraine

This research investigates the role of licensed private employment agencies mediating job placement abroad and their impact on labour migration.

ILO/China South-South Cooperation Project to Expand Employment Services and Enhance Labour Market Information in Cambodia and the Lao...

This project is designed to improve labour market efficiency and participation, reducing unemployment, and enhancing linkages and information flows between jobseekers and employers, which will in turn contribute to the reduction of poverty in...

International recruitment industry

Review of country specific regulatory and policy framework related to international recruitment industry and identifying best policy...

Outflow of people across international boundaries of States seeking foreign employment has increasingly become a global phenomenon as a viable source of potentially beneficial and important socio economic character for most of the labour sending and...

Timor-Leste: Labour Market Outlook, first edition, December 2013

This is a short analytical brief, to help the readers to better understand the underlying dynamics in the economy and how it is affecting employment and the labour market.

Promotion and building unemployment insurance and employment services in ASEAN countries (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project RAS/13/53/JPN, RAS/10/59/JPN and RAS/11/58/JPN - Evaluation consultants: Mel Cousins and Ngo Hang

Private employment agencies in South Africa

Presents findings about the work of private employment agencies in South Africa, focusing on empirical and statistical aspects. Covers temporary agency work and recruitment and placement of individuals in permanent or temporary jobs. It highlights...

Law and practice of private employment agency work in South Africa

This paper, written by Paul Benjamin, presents the findings of a study on laws, regulations and practice relating to the work of employment agencies in South Africa, covering the “labour broking” industry and the recruitment and placement of...

Private employment agencies in the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden

This paper, written by Gijsbert van Liemt, discusses the development of private employment agencies in the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden, focusing on the period from the mid-1990s to 2013, highlighting some of the main issues of concern to the...

Manual for UNRWA Employment Service Centres

This manual is developed as a self-instructional guidebook for staff working in UNRWA employment service centres supporting Palestine refugees in UNRWA’s five fields of operation. It can also be used by all staff providing education, career guidance...

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Regulating recruitment of migrant workers: An assessment of complaint mechanisms in Thailand

This report provides the findings of an analysis of the legal framework and the complaint mechanisms for workers with grievances to seek redress - and puts forward recommendations for strengthening the system.

Edible oil value chain enhancement in Ethiopia (Final Joint Evaluation Summary)

Project ETH/10/50/UND - Joint MDGF Achievement Fun Project: Total budget USD 3 million, ILO: 782,170; FAO: 1,061,012; and UNIDO: 1,156,724

Skills development and employment services for the construction sector in the Gaza Strip (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project PAL/10/01/SDC - Evaluation Consultant: Martine Van de Velde

Background note

Background note - ILO/RSP/Japan Regional Workshop and Study Programme on "Improving Skills and Employability for Youth Employment", 5-8 March 2013

Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Zambia

Fact Sheet

Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Ethiopia

Fact Sheet

Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Viet Nam

Fact Sheet

Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Indonesia

Fact Sheet