All publications: economic reconstruction + armed conflict + natural disasters + economic recovery + peace
Independent thematic evaluation of the ILO’s work in post-conflict, fragile and disaster-affected countries: Past, present and future,...
What should the ILO be doing to help post-conflict, fragile and disaster-affected countries? Finding decent work remains a core challenge for people affected by crisis in countries like Haiti, still recovering from the 2010 earthquake, or in other...
Independent thematic evaluation of the ILO’s work in post-conflict, fragile and disaster-affected countries: Past, present and future,...
Volume II includes a collection of country reports on the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Haiti and Lebanon.
Social protection
Real life, real challenges, real protection: Life stories of worker-beneficiaries and experiences in social protection availment
This document features eight stories of people’s experiences with social protection coverage. Contrary to the usual approach of examining project effectiveness, this document takes a people-centred approach as it examines social protection coverage...
Employment promotion following the earthquake in Mianzhu, Sichuan Province of China: Public-Private Partnership
In May 2008, an earthquake registering 8.0 on the Richter scale struck the Sichuan province in China. Official statistics state that over 45 million people were affected, including 69,163 deaths. Approximately 6.5 million homes were destroyed and...
Sustainable livelihood and recovery
Sustainable livelihood and recovery for Super Typhoon Haiyan-affected communities
This document summarizes the achievements of these donor projects and presents examples of the numerous sub-projects that were implemented by the ILO in the four affected regions (Eastern, Central and Western Visayas and MIMAROPA) in the aftermath...
Local resource-based employment generation
Typhoon Bopha: Local resource-based employment generation, climate change impact mitigation and livelihood recovery interventions in Davao...
Responding to natural or man-made disasters is a central part of livelihood development in many parts of the world. On 4 December 2012, Typhoon Bopha locally known as Pablo made landfall as a Category 5 super typhoon in the Philippines.
Sloping agricultural land technology
Typhoon Bopha: Sloping agricultural land technology: A post-calamity intervention on sustainable farming in Cateel and Boston, Davao...
This knowledge product is a supporting document of Typhoon Bopha manual which intends to help farmers appreciate the practicality and applicability of SALT that can be used as a post-calamity intervention or as a regular and simple farming technique...
Guide for post-calamity response
A practical guide for post-calamity response: The Philippine experience
This Guide aims to encourage a positive and proactive approach to post-calamity response. The imagery of a country rising from destruction serves to inspire people to not only hope, but to believe that the ability to rise again lies in their hands.
Livelihoods and income generation
Emergency and recovery support to restart livelihoods, income generation and food self-sufficiency: Final project fact sheet
Emergency employment activities were at the forefront of ILO disaster response because of the magnitude and urgency to make humanitarian relief goods and services physically accessible, and reduce health risks.
Generating emergency employment
Generating emergency employment and recovering sustainable livelihoods: Final project fact sheet
In support of the Philippine government and local communities affected by Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), the international humanitarian community prepared a plan with a number of strategic objectives to govern and prioritize the international...
Emergency employment and livelihood recovery
Economic recovery: Emergency employment and livelihood recovery and development. Final project fact sheet
The ILO programme components set out an immediate and longer term integrated response to address the livelihood needs of those affected by Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda).
Livelihood recovery
Integrated livelihood recovery for super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) affected communities: Final project fact sheet
Through the contribution of the Government of Japan, the ILO immediately worked with the Philippine government and humanitarian partners in providing emergency employment in typhoon affected workers.
Post-crisis response
Support to find durable solutions in Zamboanga: Final project fact sheet
The role of the ILO in crisis response, whether natural or man-made, focuses on framing or influencing the design and implementation of nationally and internationally supported livelihood programmes of post-crisis response so that they explicitly...
Generating emergency employment and recovering sustainable livelihoods in the Philippines: Norways contribution to the livelihoods...
Project PHI/13/05/NOR - Evaluation consultants: Christoph David Weinmann and Felicissimo David
Japan Earthquake Project
Research on employment and labour measures in the Post-Great East Japan Earthquake recovery process
The International Labour Organization conducted in-depth research on employment, labour and livelihood recovery measures carried out by the government and civil society in Japan in the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. This report...
Improvement of Livelihoods of Vulnerable Households in urban and peri-urban areas of Galkayo
Metal work and wood work play an important role in light engineering sector and the employment potential of the sector;
Migration and resilience: Experiences from Nepal's 2015 earthquake
The research paper examines the impact of the April 25 earthquake and its aftershocks on a range of of behavioural issues linked to migration.
Emergency and recovery support to restart livelihoods, income generation and food self-sufficiency in Leyte province affected by Typhoon...
Project PHI/14/01/UKM - Evaluation consultants: John Connell and Arvy Origenes
Nepal Earthquake April 2015 Preliminary Employment Impact Assessment
This note analyses the employment impact of the recent earthquakes in Nepal.
Integrated Livelihood Recovery for Typhoon Haiyan affected communities - (Final Evaluation Summary)
Project PHI/14/02/JPN - Evaluation consultants: John Connell and Arvy Origenes
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