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

Pathways towards greater impact: Improving your MFI's inclusive insurance offering

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) can be one of the most effective distribution channels for delivering inclusive insurance, given their trust-based relationship with emerging consumers and infrastructure to provide financial services. Unfortunately,...

Pricing for microinsurance: A technical guide

Microinsurance providers expressed a need for increased understanding and expertise in pricing their products. This need was confirmed by a survey conducted in selected countries and with selected microinsurance providers by the ILO's Impact...

Training guide for Freedom of association and collective bargaining

Training guide for freedom of association trainers in the Philippines

The training guide was produced for use by officials of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) in training user trainees in international labour standards (ILS), and in particular standards...

Capacity building self-assessment guide for microinsurance providers

This tool is a questionnaire to guide self assessment of institutional rationale and readiness to start microinsurance initiatives.

Guidelines to develop a women's microfinance institution (LKMP) in Maluku (in Bahasa Indonesia)

This guide is a follow-up of government programs in order to reduce the level of poverty that is focused on economic empowerment of women through the development of Microfinance Institutions and is expected to be a reference for Provincial and...

Action brief

ILO’s Training on Photography with Palestinian Women in oPt

Based on follow up consultative meetings with ILO constituents and other national stakeholders, ILO, GIZ and UNRWA singed a MoU in December 2010 to conduct a skills development training course on "Women’s Gainful Employment Through Skills in...

Action brief

ILO's Training with Palestinian Women Engineers in Gaza

A skills training course for the unemployed Palestinian women engineers in the construction sector in the Gaza Strip was planned.

Action brief

Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Yemen

This action brief describes ILO activities undertaken in 2009-10 with the Ministry of Technical Education and Vocational Training targeting young unemployed women in Yemen, in line with the Decent Work Country Programme outcome on advancing gender...

Review of the institutional arrangements for labour market information and skills anticipation in India

This study was commissioned by the ILO as part of a dual phase assignment to review current institutional arrangements for labour market information and skills anticipation in India, and to develop a national model that recommends the roles,...

Employment implications of the "Five - Hubs Strategy" of Sri Lanka

Employment Working Paper No. 116

Mapping and analysis of growth-oriented industrial sub-sectors and their skill requirements in Bangladesh

Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 17

Guide for the formulation of national employment policies

This guide for the formulation of national employment policies has been prepared as a capacity building tool for ILO’s tripartite constituents, ILO technical staff and a variety of national stakeholders who are engaged in the development and...

Integrated programme for empowering conflict-affected communities (Sri Lanka) (Midterm Joint Evaluation Summary)

Joint Project SRL/10/03/HSF: UNDP, UNICEF and ILO - Evaluation consultant: Dr. Darini Rajaisngham Senanayake

Operator, Incinerator: International Hazard Datasheets on Occupation

The datasheet contains information on the hazards, risks and notions of prevention related to this specific occupation. The datasheet is intended for those professionally concerned with health and safety at work.

Operator, Wastewater treatment plant: International Hazard Datasheets on Occupation

The datasheet contains information on the hazards, risks and notions of prevention related to this specific occupation. The datasheet is intended for those professionally concerned with health and safety at work.

Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification in the Kyrgyz garment sector

Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 19

Skills Policies for Economic Diversification in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Enhancing local skills policies for the food and tourism sectors

Preliminary assessment of training and retraining programmes implemented in response to the Great Recession

Employment Working Paper No. 122

Pacific Growth and Employment - Fact Sheet

A joint initiative of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Australian Council of Trade Unions with support of the Australian Government - ILO Partnership Agreement (2010-2015)

Disability Inclusion

Breaking the skilling barriers

Many people with disabilities face major barriers to social inclusion in their communities. Many are not able to access mainstream training or decent education and this leads to significantly decreased employment opportunities. This publication...