All publications: employers organizations

Conflict

Enterprise creation, employment and decent work for peace and resilience: The role of employer and business membership organizations in Asia

The private sector is widely referenced as a critical actor in conflict-affected zones. This paper examines the private sector conflict interface: what business can do, both during and after a conflict situation, collectively through employer and...

Analysis of the economic development role of sectoral business associations: in the rubber, electronics and electrical and automotive...

This paper focuses on functions that drive economic, enterprise and employment growth as well as skills development in terms of managing technological change and offers a comparative exploration of sectoral business associations (SBAs) in three...

Developing the capacity of Employers’ Organizations in the Arab Region to contribute to job-rich growth through effective policy and social...

Projet RAB/12/50/NOR - Evaluation consultant: Tim Dyce

A study of the Employers of Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon: Intertwined

The study focuses on the critical role of employers in recruiting and managing the employment relationship within the current normative framework of Lebanon.

Skills, access to finance, regulatory reform, and ASEAN regional integration: Challenges and policy directions for enterprises (2016)

Studies indicate that a variety of challenges hinder further inflow of investment into the People’s Democratic Republic of Lao. Lack of skills and limited human resources, limited access to financial services and a discouraging regulatory...

Working Paper on Operational Parameters to Assess Fair Recruitment Practices

These parameters list a series of questions and issues that should be looked into in order to assess recruitment practices.

Mobile app

Eliminating and Preventing Forced Labour: Checkpoints for Companies (PDF version)

Access the full content from the retired mobile app 'Eliminating and Preventing Child Labour: Checkpoints for Companies'.

Public-Private partnerships

ILO public-private partnerships on social dialogue

Social dialogue between governments and employers’ and workers’ organizations fosters socio-economic progress, social equity and stability. It also plays a vital role in promoting democratic decision-making and managing the globalization process....

Employers have strong, independent and representative organization (Outcome 9 - 2016) - Final evaluation (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project: GLO/14/59/NOR, GLO/14/73/SID, and RAS/14/58/NOR - Evaluation Consultant: David Irwin

The role of employment service providers: Guide to anticipating and matching skills and jobs, Vol. 4

This guide is a part of the European Training Foundation (ETF), ILO and Cedefop series of guides on skills anticipation and matching.

A study on the practices of employers in engaging homeworkers in West Java and Central Java Provinces

This report presents the findings from the study as well as recommendations for APINDO and other relevant stakeholders to promote decent work for homeworkers.

Guidelines

ILO-IOE child labour guidance tool for business: How to do business with respect for children's right to be free from child labour

This Guidelines aims to improve global supply chain governance, due diligence and remediation processes to advance the progressive elimination of child labour

Social Protection in ASEAN: Employer Perspectives and Recommendations

This paper analyzes the social protection system from the perspective of employers in the four ASEAN countries of Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. It provides an overview of social protection policies relevant to employers, their views...

Social protection in ASEAN: employer perspectives and recommendations

This report focuses on the business case for social protection, and summarizes employers’ views on social protection policies with reference to four countries: Cambodia and Indonesia, which are in the process of developing their social protection...

Social dialogue and industrial relations in Morocco: Public-Private Partnership

The OCP Group (Office Chérifien des Phosphates) is the largest company in the country. In 2010, products of phosphates and their derivatives accounted for nearly a quarter of Moroccan exports by value, approximately 3.5 per cent of GDP. Morocco’s...

ILO Pakistan Decent Work Country Programme II - Annual Report 2014

The ILO Pakistan Office continues to facilitate the realisation of “decent work” through its Technical Corporation Projects. Here are some of our notable achievements in 2014.

Conference report

Conference report: Fostering Female Talent in the Workforce

The conference pointed out that while much progress has been made there is still a need for continued effort to promote change. These efforts should include addressing unconscious bias, focusing on female talent retention to prevent leaks, enabling...

Second edition

Combating forced labour: A handbook for employers and business

This handbook provides guidance material and tools for employers and business to strengthen their capacity to address the risk of forced labour and human trafficking in their own operations and in global supply chains. (2015 revised edition)

Employers' assessment

Preliminary assessment of the impact of labour migration from South Asia on South Asian employers

This particular study was undertaken based on discussions held during a meeting of the South Asia Forum of Employers (SAFE) on 3-4 October 2013 in New Delhi, India. The Bangladesh Employers’ Federation (BEF), taking the lead from the SAFE...

The role of Employers' organizations