All publications: skilled workers + unskilled workers + training + skills + lifelong learning

Child labour

Ethical and quality reporting on child labour: A training manual for media professionals in Pakistan

The training manual has jointly been adapted by Group Development Pakistan and ILO Country Office for Pakistan for building the capacity of media professionals in ethical, evidence-based and quality reporting on child labour in Pakistan.

Infographic Brochure: Tertiary Education Graduate Survey in Egypt 2021

Check this brochure to know more insights of the study’s findings.

Report

Digitalization and Employment, A Review

This report reviews new labour market opportunities brought about by digital transformation and identifies gaps and potential avenues for future research.

ILO Working paper 75

Using Online Vacancy and Job Applicants’ Data to Study Skills Dynamics

This paper explores the potential of online job vacancy and application data for analysing skills dynamics, particularly where other data sources are scarce. Using data from Uruguay’s BuscoJobs platform, it develops a skills taxonomy and applies...

Executive Summary

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022: Investing in transforming futures for young people

Report

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022: Investing in transforming futures for young people

Incorporating the most recent labour market information available, Global Employment Trends for Youth sets out the youth labour market situation around the world. It shows where progress has or has not been made, updates world and regional youth...

Skills needs in Kuwait following the Covid-19 pandemic

Based on desk research and a survey of 240 firms across multiple sectors in Kuwait, carried out from October to December 2021, the report explores how the skills needs of companies in Kuwait changed following the pandemic. Providing a...

Employer tracer study and perception of public vocational training center (BLK) graduates

The objective of this study is to provide a snapshot of the absorption level of BLK graduates by industry, and to capture employer opinions of the competency and performance of BLK graduates.

Socioeconomic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia: Labour market analysis and policy recommendation

This study attempts to examine the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, with a special focus on the sectoral level and Micro, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs); employment and the labour market; vulnerable groups;...

Think piece

A market systems approach to skills development

A joint think piece by the ILO SKILLS Branch and SME unit

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...

National workshop: "Towards a brighter future of work in the Indian digital economy"

Summary report of the webinar held on 25 May 2022

Practical guide for industries to developing and updating competency standards (in Bahasa Indonesia)

This guide is prepared to provide information and become a reference for industry in the process of compiling and updating competency standards, both national work competency standards, adapting international standards and standards for special...

National Workshop: Lack of skilled ICT personnel in Indonesia: can we still compete?

Summary report of the webinar held on 19 May 2022

Factsheet

Scaling up decent jobs for youth

Report

Youth employment in Turkey: Structural challenges and impact of the pandemic on Turkish and Syrian youth

ILO Working paper 68

Methodological issues related to the use of online labour market data

This paper provides a mapping of existing research that employs online labour market data in countries of different income levels. It discusses the potential of these data for understanding labour market phenomena, such as those related to skills,...

Policy brief

Digital learning and training: Opportunities and challenges for trade union education

This brief aims to inexorably link to the future of work moving towards a digital society. It is an imperative for trade unions to embrace the positive impacts of technological advancement while adopting new changes and digital transformation.

Policy brief

Skills development and lifelong learning in Asia and the Pacific: Strengthening the role of trade unions

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an acceleration in the pace of change. This has added to the urgency for tripartite stakeholders to respond with guiding strategies and policies for the skills development.

Policy brief

Skills development and lifelong learning in India: Challenges for trade unions

This brief provides a macroeconomic perspective of skills development and lifelong learning in India. It examines outcomes for the population and the workforce thus far and highlights the main areas of weakness. It also analyses the social and...