All publications: arrangement of working time + hours of work
Research brief
Global legislative trends on paid annual leave
Paid annual leave is an essential instrument to prevent the indefinite extension of working time throughout the year, protect workers' physical and mental health, promote work-life balance, facilitate family reunification, and sustain long-term...
Technical Report / 56
Working time and well-being: contributions of Time Use Surveys to the analysis of the labour market in Latin America
This technical report analyzes evidence from seven Latin American countries and demonstrates how time-use surveys can provide a deeper understanding of the relationship between working hours, caregiving responsibilities, commuting, and well-being,...
Short hours of work, long hours of work, and work hours mismatch in China's labour market
This report examines the growing polarization of working hours in China, including very short and excessively long hours and mismatches between actual and preferred working time. Drawing on micro-survey data, it analyses the economic and labour...
Research report
Decent work and responsible business practices in Indonesia's electronics manufacturing sector
This study, which initiated by the Government of Japan-funded ILO-RISSC project, focusses on the two main production types in Indonesia's electronics industry: producers of electronics parts and components and final product assembly, which occurs in...
Fact sheet
Supporting a Talent Partnership with Bangladesh
This publication provides comprehensive information about the Talent Partnership project, which is implemented by ILO Bangladesh and funded by the European Union.
ILC.111/VI/Points for discussion
General discussion on a just transition: Points for discussion
ILC.111/V/Points for discussion
Recurrent discussion on labour protection: Points for discussion
Research Brief
A COVID-19 retrospective: How is the garment sector in Asia rebuilding?
This Brief provides both an update of the quantitative impact of COVID-19 on Asia’s garment industry, and to bring new qualitative insights into how key industry stakeholders assessed the performance of the national and international pandemic...
Report V(Rev.)
Leaving no one behind: Building inclusive labour protection in an evolving world of work
Background report for the second recurrent discussion on the strategic objective of social protection (labour protection), under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization, 2008, as amended in 2022. In the...
Executive Summary
World Employment and Social Outlook 2023: The value of essential work [Summary]
Key workers are essential for societies to function. This report calls for a revaluation of their work to reflect their social contribution, and for greater investment in key sectors.
World Employment and Social Outlook 2023: The value of essential work
Key workers are essential for societies to function. This report calls for a revaluation of their work to reflect their social contribution, and for greater investment in key sectors.
Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World
Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World provides a comprehensive review of both main aspects of working time – working hours and working time arrangements (also called work schedules) – and their effects on workers' work-life balance.
Report
Greening Enterprises: Transforming processes and workplaces
Summary
Greening Enterprises: Transforming processes and workplaces [Summary]
ILO Monitor on the world of work. 9th edition
The report gives a global overview of how countries are tackling an uneven labour market recovery that has been further undermined by developments such as the Russian aggression against Ukraine, increases in inflation, and continuing strict COVID-19...
ILO Brief
Employment prospects in Afghanistan: A rapid impact assessment
A rapid assessment by the International Labour Organization highlights huge losses in jobs and working hours since the change in administration with women workers especially hard hit.
Executive Summary
World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2022
This ILO flagship report details the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on the world of work.
Towards a human-centred agenda: Human resource management in the BRICS countries in the face of global challenges
This book examines novel evidence of human-centred human resources management (HRM) practices in five leading emerging economies, namely Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa.
COVID-19 Pandemic in the World of Work
ILO Monitor: COVID-19 and the world of work. 8th edition
The report gives a global overview of how countries are grappling with the recovery, eighteen months into the crisis. Based on new data, it provides a detailed picture of the different recovery trends between developed and developing countries. It...
Purchasing practices and working conditions in global supply chains: Results from field work in Bangladesh, China, India, South Africa and...